Archie Brown (footballer)
![]() Brown playing for Derby County in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Archibald Norman Brown[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 May 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | KAA Gent | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Derby County | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Lausanne-Sport | 41 | (5) |
2021–2022 | Team Vaud U21 | 4 | (1) |
2023– | Gent | 31 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | England U20 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:18, 6 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:24, 12 June 2024 (UTC) |
Archibald Norman Brown (born 28 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Gent.
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Brown joined the youth academy of English side Derby County, helping them win their only youth top flight title.[2] In 2021, he signed for Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland.[3] On 28 November 2021, he debuted for Lausanne-Sport during a 3–0 loss to Servette.[4]
On 11 August 2023, Brown signed a four-year contract with Belgian club KAA Gent.[5] He is the fourth Englishman to ever play for the Belgian club.[5]
International career
[edit]On 7 June 2024, Brown made his England U20 debut during a 2-1 win over Sweden at Stadion ŠRC Sesvete.[6] In the next match, he scored his first goal at international level in a 2–2 draw with Republic of Ireland U21.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Born and raised in England, Brown is of Jamaican descent and can also represent the country at international level.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "People Active Sanctions" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 30 May 2022. p. 70. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Watching Derby teenager Archie Brown with dad Bobby: 'He was so big as a kid his feet didn't move that fast, he'd just come through 'bang!' and take players out'". theathletic.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Why Derby's young star Archie Brown turned down a new deal to go to Switzerland". theathletic.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 30 November 2021.
- ^ Archie Brown at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Archie Brown nieuwste aanwinst KAA Gent | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Report: Sweden 1-2 England Elite League Squad". www.englandfootball.com. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Report: England Elite League Squad 2-2 Republic of Ireland". englandfootball.com. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Chelsea 'among clubs interested in Gent's Archie Brown'". sportsmole.co.uk. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Archie Brown at Soccerway
- Archie Brown at WorldFootball.net
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- England men's youth international footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- English expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- English people of Jamaican descent
- Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- English football defender, 2000s birth stubs