Jonathan Brown (Welsh footballer)
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| Jon Brown | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Brown | |
| Date of birth | April 17, 1990 | |
| Place of birth | Bridgend, Wales | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Cardiff City | |
| Number | 26 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Cardiff City | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2007- | Cardiff City | 2 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005-2007 2006- 2008- |
Wales U17 Wales U19 Wales U21 |
16 (0) 3 (1) 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Jonathan Brown (born 17 April 1990 in Bridgend) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Championship side Cardiff City.
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[edit] Early life
Born in Bridgend, Brown attended the Archbishop McGrath School as a youngster. Brown also competed in various sports including rugby and athletics. He was Welsh 100m champion at the 12-14 age group after taking part in the Welsh games.
Brown's father Steve was captain of the Wales youth rugby team between 1976-1977.
[edit] Club career
Brown was originally spotted by Liverpool scout Gwyn James but was unable to sign for the Merseyside club, due to a rule meaning youth players must sign with a team within one and a half hours of their home, so he recommended him to Cardiff City.[1] Having worked his way through the youth system at Cardiff, Brown made his first team debut against Welshpool Town in the FAW Premier Cup where he scored the only goal of the game with a free-kick to send the Bluebirds into the semi-final[2], becoming the first Brdgend-born player to play for Cardiff since Billy Rees.[3] He made his league debut for Cardiff on 12 February 2008 against Coventry City when he came off the bench in the closing minutes and made a second appearance later in the season, coming on as a substitute again during a 3-1 win over Blackpool. Brown is the latest in a long line of recent youth players who have broken into the first team with the Bluebirds such as Joe Ledley, Chris Gunter, Darcy Blake and Aaron Ramsey.
Brown has been a regular at various youth levels for Wales and was part of the under-19 squad that took part in the Milk Cup in 2007.[4] He made his under-21 debut against Malta U21 on 5 February 2008.
[edit] Club stats
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2007-08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
[edit] References
- ^ "City's fleet footed Brown is another young gun being fast-tracked for big things at City" South Wales Echo Retrieved on 16 February 2008
- ^ "Welshpool 0-1 Cardiff City" BBC Sport Retrieved on 13 February 2008
- ^ "Bridgend teen hopes to play in historic match" Glamorgan Gazette Retrieved on 18 May 2008
- ^ "Wales call for City youngsters" South Wales Echo Retrieved on 13 February 2008
[edit] External links
- Jonathan Brown player profile at cardiffcityfc.co.uk
- Jonathan Brown career stats at Soccerbase
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