Jacob Brown (footballer)

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 19 (2)
International career‡
2021– Scotland 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:32, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:31, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

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

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 via his Glaswegian mother.[5]

  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference Scotland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Jacob Brown: New Scotland arrival hails Steven Fletcher influence". BBC Sport. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.