Hartlepool sign former Brighton defender Penman

Charlie Penman in action for Brighton in a pre-season friendly at SouthamptonImage source, Getty Images
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Charlie Penman played for Brighton's first team in a pre-season game at Southampton last summer

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Hartlepool have signed former Brighton defender Charlie Penman on a one-year deal.

The 20-year-old was released by the Premier League side earlier this summer.

He never made a senior appearance for the Seagulls but played nine times for Aldershot during a loan spell with the National League side last season.

"Charlie has come here because he wants to establish himself in senior football and forge a successful career in the game," boss Lee Clark told the club website., external

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