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Jacob Brown (footballer)

Summary

Jacob Samuel Brown (born 10 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward, winger or wing-back for Premier League club Luton Town and the Scotland national team.[3][2]

Jacob Brown
Personal information
Full name Jacob Samuel Brown[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-10) 10 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Halifax, England[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, winger, wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2013 Sheffield Wednesday
2014–2015 Guiseley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Guiseley 0 (0)
2015–2020 Barnsley 74 (11)
2018 → Chesterfield (loan) 13 (0)
2020–2023 Stoke City 125 (26)
2023– Luton Town 13 (2)
International career‡
2021– Scotland 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:32, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:31, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Brown started his career with Barnsley, making his professional debut in October 2016. After spending time out on loan at Chesterfield in 2017–18, he broke into the first team at Oakwell, helping them gain promotion to the Championship in 2018–19. In September 2020 he joined Stoke City for an undisclosed fee. Brown spent three seasons with Stoke before joining Luton Town in August 2023.

Born and raised in England, Brown was selected by the Scotland national team in November 2021,[4] being eligible through his mother who is from Glasgow.[5]

Club career edit

Barnsley edit

Brown began his career at the Sheffield Wednesday Academy where he was released at the age of 14.[6] He signed for Guiseley at the age of 16 and played in his first senior match against Selby Town in the West Riding County Cup in October 2014.[7] Brown moved to Barnsley in January 2015 after impressing playing against them in an under-18 match.[7] Brown made his debut for Barnsley against Brentford on 22 October 2016, coming on as a late substitute.[7] After spending the first half of the 2017–18 season with Barnsley under-23s, Brown joined League Two side Chesterfield on a six-month loan on 31 January 2018.[8] Brown played 13 times for the Spireites in 2017–18 and was unable to help them avoid relegation to the National League.[6]

Brown broke into the first team at Oakwell in 2018–19 under Daniel Stendel and impressed playing as a winger and won the EFL Young Player of the Month award for January 2019.[9] He signed a new contract in December 2018.[10] He was sent-off for the first time in his career against Southend United on 2 March 2019.[11] Brown played 38 times in 2018–19, scoring eight goals as the Tykes gained promotion back to the Championship.[12] Brown signed a contract extension with Barnsley in May 2019.[13] In 2019–20, Brown provided nine assists as Barnsley battled against relegation and stayed up after winning their final two matches against Nottingham Forest and Brentford.[14][15]

Stoke City edit

Brown joined Stoke City on 9 September 2020 for an undisclosed fee.[16][17] He scored his first goal for Stoke in a 1–0 EFL Cup win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 17 September 2020,[18] and his first league goal in a 3–0 win against Reading in November.[19] Brown scored six goals in 46 appearances during the 2020–21 season, as Stoke finished in 14th position.[20][21][22] He scored on the opening day of the 2021–22 season in a 3–2 win against Reading.[23] Stoke began the season in good form and were in play-off contention at the turn of the year but a poor second half saw the team slip down into mid-table.[24] Brown was top scorer with 14 goals which earned him a new three-year contract and saw him named Player of the Year.[25][26] In the 2022–23 season, Brown scored nine goals in 42 appearances as Stoke finished in 16th.[27] He missed the last few matches of the campaign after sustaining a hamstring injury.[28]

Luton Town edit

Brown joined newly promoted Premier League side Luton Town on 10 August 2023 for an undisclosed fee.[29] On 29 August 2023, Brown scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory over Gillingham in the EFL Cup.[30] On 25 November 2023, Brown scored his first regular season goal for Luton Town and the winning goal against Crystal Palace in a 2–1 win at Kenilworth Road, the club's first home Premier League victory.[31]

International career edit

Brown was eligible to play international football for both England and Scotland, being eligible for the latter through his Glasgow-born mother.[32] In November 2021, Brown was selected by Scotland for World Cup qualifying matches against Moldova and Denmark.[4] Brown made his senior international debut for Scotland on 12 November 2021, appearing as a late substitute in a 2–0 win against Moldova.[33]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 2 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guiseley 2014–15[34][35] Conference North 0 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 1 0
Barnsley 2015–16[36] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2016–17[37] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2017–18[38] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19[39] League One 32 8 2 0 0 0 4[b] 0 38 8
2019–20[40] Championship 40 3 2 1 0 0 — 42 4
Total 74 11 4 1 0 0 4 0 82 12
Chesterfield (loan) 2017–18[38] League Two 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Stoke City 2020–21[21] Championship 41 5 1 0 4 1 — 46 6
2021–22[41] Championship 45 13 3 1 4 0 — 52 14
2022–23[42] Championship 38 7 3 2 1 0 — 42 9
2023–24[43] Championship 1 1 0 0 0 0 — 1 1
Total 125 26 7 3 9 1 0 0 141 30
Luton Town 2023–24[43] Premier League 13 2 0 0 2 1 — 15 3
Career total 225 39 11 4 11 2 5 0 253 45
  1. ^ Appearance in West Riding County Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

International edit

As of match played 19 November 2023[44][45]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 2021 1 0
2022 5 0
2023 2 0
Total 8 0

Honours edit

Barnsley

Individual

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "J. Brown". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ^ Jacob Brown at Soccerbase
  4. ^ a b "Scotland: Stoke winger Jacob Brown included in squad for Moldova & Denmark qualifiers". BBC Sport. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Jacob Brown: New Scotland arrival hails Steven Fletcher influence". BBC Sport. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Who is Jacob Brown? Introducing Stoke City's fifth signing of the summer". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "JACOB BROWN: "GUISELEY GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY"". Guiseley AFC. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Jacob Brown heads to Chesterfield on loan". Barnsley. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Jacob Brown EFL Young Player of the Month!". Barnsley FC. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Jacob Brown: Barnsley forward signs new deal with League One club". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Southend 0–3 Barnsley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  12. ^ "League One promotion: Luton Town and Barnsley return to Championship for 2019–20". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Jacob Brown: Barnsley forward extends contract with promoted League One side". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Barnsley 1–0 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Brentford 1–2 Barnsley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  16. ^ "City pocket Brown". Stoke City. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Jacob Brown: Stoke City sign forward from Barnsley for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Wolves 0–1 Stoke". BBC Sport. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  19. ^ "'Real high hopes' – How Jacob Brown made most of lockdown to book £2.5m Stoke City switch". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Stoke City striker has his say on tough patch and not using excuses". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Jacob Brown in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  22. ^ "AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Stoke City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Stoke City 3–2 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  24. ^ "Jacob Brown speaks honestly about frustration and togetherness at Stoke City". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  25. ^ "Major final day boost for Stoke City as player of year contender signs long-term contract". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  26. ^ "Brown pleased to sign new contract". Stoke City. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  27. ^ "Stoke City end of season player ratings for 32-man squad". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  28. ^ "Stoke City suffer injury blow ahead of Cardiff City test". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  29. ^ "Brown joins Luton for undisclosed fee". Stoke City. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  30. ^ "Carabao Cup: Luton Town 3–2 Gillingham – Hatters reach third round in Kenilworth Road return". BBC Sport. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  31. ^ Brewin, John (25 November 2023). "Jacob Brown strikes late to earn Luton vital victory over Crystal Palace". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  32. ^ Lindsay, Matthew (2 November 2021). "How Steven Fletcher convinced Steve Clarke to make his Stoke City team mate Jacob Brown a Scot". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  33. ^ Watt, Martin (12 November 2021). "Moldova 0–2 Scotland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  34. ^ "2014–15 Appearances & Goals". HOME. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  35. ^ "Man of the match v Selby Town FC". gafcforum.proboards.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  36. ^ "Games played by Jacob Brown in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  37. ^ "Games played by Jacob Brown in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  38. ^ a b "Games played by Jacob Brown in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  39. ^ "Games played by Jacob Brown in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  40. ^ "Games played by Jacob Brown in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  41. ^ "Games played by Jacob Brown in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  42. ^ "Games played by Jacob Brown in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  43. ^ a b "Games played by Jacob Brown in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  44. ^ Jacob Brown at National-Football-Teams.com
  45. ^ Jacob Brown at the Scottish Football Association
  46. ^ "League One: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
    "Barnsley: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  47. ^ "EFL Young Player of the Month: January winner". English Football League. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  48. ^ Woodcock, Ian (2 March 2019). "Jacob Brown: Barnsley forward on singing, Ninja Warrior and promotion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  49. ^ "Brown named Player of the Season". Stoke City. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

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