| Sebastien Summerfield | |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Midfield/wingback |
| Currentclub: | FC Kilchberg |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Legends Academy |
| Youthyears2: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Gateshead |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Newcastle Blue Star[1] |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | FC Kilchberg |
| Caps2: | 45 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam1: | Zimbabwe U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Sebastien Summerfield (born 11 February 2002) is a Zimbabwean footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Kilchberg in Zürich, Switzerland.[2] [3]
Summerfield was born and raised in the Newlands suburb of Harare.[4] He was schooled in his home country Zimbabwe.[5] He began playing football at a very early age[6] and started playing academy football at Celebration Centre aged 6. He attended Harare International School till 2020. While there, Summerfield was coached by former Zimbabwe Warriors Player, Alan Johnson.[7]
At age 17, Summerfield was scouted by former Bafana Bafana player and Newcastle FC midfielder; Matty Pattison to join Gateshead F.C., located in Gateshead, a location across the river from Newcastle upon Tyne (in the United Kingdom). Summerfield moved to Newcastle in 2019. While at Gateshead, Summerfield caught the eye of Zimbabwe U-20 National team Coach Tonderai Ndiraya.[8] who selected him to represent Zimbabwe at the 2020 COSAFA Tournament held in Nelson Mandela Bay.[9] [10] Whilst at COSAFA, Summerfield was handpicked by FC Kilchberg in Zürich, Switzerland.[11] Summerfield made his Swiss debut in October 2021.[12]
Early in 2023, Summerfield added his voice[13] to the growing outcry by prominent players such as Bill Antonio and Tino Kadewere over Zimbabwe's indefinite suspension on the international playing field since February 2022[14] citing the bans' stunting of young Zimbabwean talent.[15]
Summerfield has hosted a series of Under-16 scouting tournaments in the low income areas of Harare, Zimbabwe[4] where he has helped scout talent from low income areas.[16] The grassroots football project has held tournaments in Dzivarasekwa, Mabvuku and Mbare.[17] Summerfield is the founder of the SRS foundation Zimbabwe. A grassroots football foundation which empowers footballers through education and professional opportunities in the football world.
| Season | League | National | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Assists | Division | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Zimbabwe National Team | November–December 2020 | COSAFA U-20 National Tournament | |||||||
| FC Kilchberg-Ruschilkon | 2021–23 | 45 | 10 | 15 | |||||
| 2020–21 | U-20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Newcastle Blue Star | 2020–21 | 13 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| Dynamos FC | 2020, 2021, 2022 | Zimbabwe Premier League | |||||||
| U-21 Pre-Season Training | |||||||||
| FC Schaffhausen | U-21 Pre-Season Training | ||||||||
| FC Thalwil | U-21 Pre-Season Training | ||||||||