Harlee Dean

After going 2–0 behind, Dean powered home a header in the 51st minute, but wave after wave of subsequent attacks proved fruitless and it was the Glovers who were promoted to the Championship.

Harlee James Dean (born 26 July 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Reading.

Early in the 2008–09 season, Dean had a three-month loan spell at Isthmian League Division One North club Redbridge, where he made 15 appearances and scored four goals.

Two of the goals came in a 6–1 thrashing of Witham Town on 9 September 2008.

Dean received his maiden call into the first team for a League Two match against Morecambe on 7 March 2009, but remained an unused substitute during the 2–0 defeat.

After being called into five early 2009–10 season squads without making an appearance, Dean made his professional debut on 31 October 2009, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Scott Doe in a 1–1 home league draw with Port Vale and setting up Josh Scott for the equaliser.

Dean joined Conference South side Bishop's Stortford on loan, which was later extended in January 2009.

He made 13 appearances and scored three goals during his spell.

Dean signed for Conference South strugglers Thurrock on loan on 20 March 2009.

He made 10 appearances without scoring.

Dean joined Conference South side Braintree Town on loan in August 2009.

He made eight appearances for the club without scoring.

Dean signed on loan for Conference Premier side Grays Athletic in November 2009, a deal which was later extended until the end of the 2009–10 season.

Dean made 24 appearances and scored one goal during his time with the club.

He began his career at Dagenham & Redbridge, and had a number of spells on loan at non-League clubs in the Essex and Hertfordshire area, before moving to Southampton in 2010.

It proved to be the only appearance of Dean's Dagenham career and he departed the club on 27 August 2010.

Dean signed for League One club Southampton on a two-year contract on 27 August 2010.

Dean's only first team call-up during the 2010–11 season was as an unused substitute for a 2–0 defeat to Brentford on 11 December 2010.

On 31 March, manager Ian Walker extended Dean's loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.

He made 10 appearances during his spell and scored a consolation goal in a 3–1 defeat to Weston-super-Mare on 19 February.

After the Saints' promotion to the Championship, Dean's only involvement with the first team during the 2011–12 season was as an unused substitute for League Cup matches against Swindon Town and Crystal Palace early in the campaign.

He was released by the club at the end of the season, having failed to make an appearance.

Along with Tony Garrod, Dean returned to Bishop's Stortford on a one-month loan in February 2011.

On 24 November 2011, Dean joined League One club Brentford on loan until 8 January 2012.

He made his debut two days later in a 2–1 win at Rochdale, coming on as a late substitute for match-winner and former Dagenham & Redbridge teammate Sam Saunders.

Dean made his first start for the club in the following game, partnering Leon Legge in defence in a 1–0 FA Cup second round defeat.

Dean made 28 appearances during the 2011–12 season and scored once.

He joined Brentford on a permanent transfer in 2012, and spent five seasons with the club before signing for Birmingham City.

He spent the second half of the 2021–22 season on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, and was released by Birmingham at the end of the following season.

A centre back, Dean captained the Hall Mead School team for five years and forwent his A-levels in order to join the youth team at Dagenham & Redbridge.

On 5 January 2012, Dean's loan was extended until the end of the season.

By the end of January, Dean was consistently one of manager Uwe Rösler's first-choice centre backs and scored the first professional goal of his career with the opener in a 4–0 defeat of Carlisle United on 20 February.

On 21 May 2012, Dean signed a two-year permanent deal with the club.

Dean got his 2012–13 season off to a good start, scoring on his third appearance in a 5–1 rout of Crewe Alexandra on 25 August 2012.

Dean amassed 56 appearances during the 2012–13 season, scored four goals and shared the club's Players' Player of the Year award with Simon Moore.

He scored his second goal of the season in a 3–1 away victory over Colchester United on Boxing Day, and his third goal came in a 2–1 loss to Tranmere Rovers on 19 January 2013, making amends after bringing down David Amoo to concede a penalty for Tranmere's opening goal.

He started in the FA Cup fourth round against Premier League club Chelsea, with a 2–2 draw at Griffin Park taking the Bees to a replay at Stamford Bridge, which was lost 4–0.

A third-place finish in the league and success against Swindon Town in the playoffs saw Brentford face Yeovil Town in the 2013 League One play-off final at Wembley Stadium.

He signed a three-year contract extension in July 2013.

Dean began the 2013–14 season as an ever-present in league matches and made his 100th Brentford appearance in a 5–0 thrashing of Crewe Alexandra on 16 November 2013.