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The reject who made it to the big time: how Brentford defender Ethan Pinnock defied expectations to reach the pinnacle of English football

Daily Mail | December 4, 2021

Related Topics: Brentford F.C., Ethan Pinnock, Millwall F.C., Barnsley F.C., England, Dulwich Hamlet F.C., Isthmian League, Premier League, Charlton Athletic F.C.

You know you've arrived in non-League football when you're landed on your backside within 20 seconds. Equally, you know you've arrived in the Premier League when you're asked to keep Mo Salah quiet for the afternoon.

Ethan Pinnock has done both. Rejected by Millwall at 15 and having played the majority of his career in non-League football, he's now the mainstay of a Brentford team in the Premier League taking on Leeds on Sunday.

So how was his introduction to non-League football at Dulwich Hamlet?

Ethan Pinnock (right) was rejected by Millwall at 15 but has battled his way back up the leagues
The centre half (right) is now a key part of Premier League side Brentford's defensive ranks

'It was my first game, not an actual league game, a pre-season match.

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