James Brown (Australian footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Nunawading City | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Burleigh Heads | |||
| 2005–2006 | QAS | ||
| 2007–2008 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | AIS | 22 | (4) |
| 2008–2012 | Gold Coast United | 38 | (9) |
| 2012–2014 | Newcastle Jets | 28 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Melbourne City | 16 | (1) |
| 2016 | Avondale | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Cape Town City | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Nunawading City | 15 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2007 | Australia U-17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Australia U-20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Australia U-23 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 March 2015 |
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James Brown (born 19 February 1990) is an Indigenous Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for NPL Victoria 2 club Nunawading City. At youth level, he played for the Australia national under-23 soccer team He has 82 caps in the A-League with Gold Coast United, Newcastle Jets and Melbourne City between 2008 and 2016.
From the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), James Brown originally began his football career in the Tweed Heads region of N.S.W. Australia, with Bilambil F.C. and then Kingscliff Soccer Club, before moving on to play for Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast. After being scouted by several representative teams, and playing football with the Gold Coast Representative Side and an Australia Selection at the Under 13 National Championships, Brown came through the ranks of the QAS, and was then signed by the AIS in 2007. A terrific start to the Victorian Premier League season in 2007 saw Brown rise through the ranks at the AIS and become a regular starter and key player for them. Brown scored 4 goals in 22 games, playing alongside the likes of Luke De Vere, Kofi Danning, James Holland and Daniel Mullen. As the season came to a close, Brown was found to have developed the Osteitis pubis condition, which has limited his footballing over the past 12 months.
On 9 December 2008 Brown was signed to a three-year deal by Gold Coast United. On 2 June 2009 Brown broke his right fibula in training, sidelining him for 8 weeks. On 13 January 2010 Brown scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 win over the Newcastle Jets at Skilled Park from a beautiful one-two with captain Jason Culina. In the 2011 season debut, Brown scored a stunning late equalizer in a 1–1 draw with Wellington Phoenix, the goal was voted goal of the week. In the second game of the season, Brown scored another terrific goal in a 1–1 draw against the Central Coast Mariners. In Round 4, Brown scored in a 3–1 win over the Newcastle Jets. In Round 6, Brown scored a goal from a heavy deflection in a 2–1 away defeat to Adelaide United. Brown was subsequently voted October's young player of the month.
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