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Brennan Dickenson played for which team from 2011 to 2012?
Brennan Dickenson Brennan Peter Dickenson ( born 26 February 1993 ) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Carlisle United . Dickensons career began at Southampton before moving on to Conference South side Dorchester Town . He earned a move to Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion in 2012 . He failed to break into the Brighton first team , instead heading out on loan to Chesterfield , AFC Wimbledon and Northampton Town . He was released in 2014 , joining League One side Gillingham . He joined Colchester United after two seasons with the Kent club . Career . Brighton & Hove Albion . Born in Ferndown , former Southampton trainee Dickenson signed for Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion in January 2012 for an undisclosed fee from Dorchester Town . He had scored five goals in 22 Conference South games during the first half of the 2011–12 season . He joined League Two side Chesterfield on a one-month loan deal on 8 November 2012 . He scored on his professional debut on 10 November after replacing Mark Randall 61-minutes into a 3–2 defeat by Bristol Rovers . He made five starts and six substitute appearances during his time with the Spireites . AFC Wimbledon signed Dickenson on loan for one-month in February 2013 . He made his debut on 23 February in Wimbledons 1–0 win at Dagenham & Redbridge , before scoring in consecutive games , first against Cheltenham Town in a 2–1 defeat , and then a week later in a 3–2 home win over York City . In all , Dickenson made seven appearances for the Dons , before agreeing a one-year contract extension with Brighton at the end of the season . Still without a first-team appearance for Brighton , Dickenson was allowed to leave on loan for League Two once again , this time for Northampton Town until the end of the 2013–14 season on 8 February 2014 . He made his debut the same day as Northampton fell to a 2–0 home defeat by Plymouth Argyle . He scored one goal for the club , in a 2–0 win against Hartlepool United on 22 February , and made 13 league appearances.<ref played by Brennan Dickenson in 2013/2014></ref> In May 2014 , Dickenson had a contract clause invoked extending his contract by one season . Gillingham . Gillingham paid an undisclosed fee to bring Dickenson to the League One club on a two-year contract on 30 June 2014 , just weeks after extending his Brighton contract . He made his debut on 9 August 2014 as a 77th-minute substitute for Jake Hessenthaler in Gillinghams 4–2 defeat to Milton Keynes Dons . He scored in his second game in his first start for the club with a first-half goal against Yeovil Town in the League Cup . He was withdrawn at half-time after picking up a slight injury . He made 42 appearances during the season , scoring three goals.<ref played by Brennan Dickenson in 2014/2015></ref> Bradley Garmston ousted Dickenson from the left-back position which he had become accustomed to playing for Gillingham by November 2015 , with manager Justin Edinburgh saying that choosing between them is probably the most difficult decision . Dickenson had made 18 appearances from August through early November , but found his opportunities limited until March 2016 , when a return to first-team action eventually yielded 36 appearances in total . Dickenson was released by Gillingham in May 2016 . Colchester United . After being released by Gillingham , Dickenson joined League Two side Colchester United on a two-year contract . He made his debut for Colchester on 9 August 2016 in their 4–0 EFL Cup defeat to his former club Brighton , before scoring his first goal on his league debut four days later in Colchesters 2–0 win at home to Cambridge United . His performance was recognised by the English Football League when he was named in the Team of the Week for all three divisions . He scored a brace in his next match on 16 August as he helped his side to a 3–2 win over Grimsby Town at the Colchester Community Stadium . As a result of his performance , he was named in the EFL Team of the Week for the second week in succession . He was also nominated for the League Two Player of the Month award after three goals and an assist in his four league appearances in August . After a goal in each of Colchesters wins against Stevenage and Cheltenham Town either side of New Year , Dickenson was named in the EFL Team of New Year on 3 January 2017 . Having firmly established himself as a regular starter as a left wing-back in the Colchester first-team , Dickenson said that the spell Im having at the moment is probably the best in my career . Ive had a few good seasons but this is probably the best . Dickenson then sustained cruciate ligament damage in April 2017 which would rule him out of action for up to nine months . In his first season with the club , after scoring 12 goals in 39 appearances , he was named Player of the Year alongside the Players Player of the Year award . Dickenson revealed in July 2017 that his injury sustained in April would likely keep him out of first-team action until February 2018 . He made his first appearance of the 2017–18 season on 13 February 2018 , replacing Kane Vincent-Young during Colchesters 2–1 win against Coventry City . At the end of the season , Dickenson took up the option on his contract to remain with Colchester for a further year until at least summer 2019 . Dickenson scored his first goals since April 2017 when he scored a brace against Crewe Alexandra in a 6–0 win on 21 August 2018 . Milton Keynes Dons . Dickenson turned down a new contract offer from Colchester , and on 30 May 2019 joined newly-promoted League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a free transfer effective from 1 July 2019 . He scored his first goal for MK Dons when he scored in an EFL Trophy tie against Wycombe Wanderers on 12 November 2019 . Exeter City . On 17 January 2020 , following the mutual termination of his contract with MK Dons , Dickenson joined League Two club Exeter City on a short-term deal until the end of the season in response to Jack Sparkes sustaining a season-ending knee injury against Newport County on Boxing Day 2019 and other left sided players also being injured . He made his league debut in a 1–0 away win against Grimsby Town at Blundell Park . He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 win over Oldham Athletic , scoring directly from a 35-yard free kick . Dickenson was released by Exeter at the end of his contract in July 2020 . Carlisle United . Dickenson joined Carlisle United on a free transfer on 13 August 2020 . Style of play . Chesterfield manager Paul Cook described Dickenson as a very energetic , left-sided midfielder or left-sided striker who will bring a lot of balance to the team and a lot of energy going forward . He played at left-back for Gillingham , keeping regular left-back Bradley Garmston out of the first-team . Honours . - Colchester United Player of the Year : 2016–17 - Colchester United Players Player of the Year : 2016–17