Jacob Brown (footballer)

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]

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	23	(3)
International career‡
2021–	Scotland	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:45, 21 October 2024 (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 via his Glaswegian mother.^[5]

Club career

Barnsley

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

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

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

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

Club

As of match played 3 February 2024

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[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 2]	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	19	2	1	0	2	1	—		22	3
Career total			231	39	12	4	11	2	5	0	260	45

1. Appearance in West Riding County Cup
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

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

Barnsley

• EFL League One runner-up: 2018–19^[46]

Individual

• EFL Young Player of the Month: January 2019^[47][48]
• Stoke City Player of the Year: 2022^[49]

See also

• List of Scotland international footballers born outside Scotland

References

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