| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Roy Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Aberdeen | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2006 | Gillingham | 126 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Leeds United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011– | Aberdeen | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2004 | Wales U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | Wales | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Jason Roy Brown (born 18 May 1982 in Southwark, England) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Aberdeen.
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Brown started his career at then-Premier League club Charlton Athletic where he came through the youth system.
Unable to make the first team squad at The Valley, he moved to Gillingham following a successful trial shortly before transfer deadline day in the 2000–01 season. Although he started on the bench for Gillingham, some poor performances by Vince Bartram meant that Brown started the final 10 games of the season.
During the 2002–03 season Brown made 44 starts in all competitions as he was firmly established as the Gills' first choice goalkeeper. During the season, Brown gained international recognition as he won his first Wales U-21 cap.
Injury and lack of form meant that Brown did not make as many appearance as he liked over the next two seasons, although he still managed 38 league starts in those two seasons, and he made, but later withdrew, a transfer request.
At the beginning of the 2005–06 season, with the Gills relegated to League One, new Gillingham manager Neale Cooper signed established goalkeeper Tony Bullock from SPL side Dundee United. A pre-season knee injury to Bullock, however, allowed Brown to cement his place in the team, and his good form was rewarded with a call-up to the full Welsh squad, although he did not play. During the same season Brown was also involved in controversy when he reported racial abuse he had suffered from fans during a match at Chesterfield to the FA, and later stated in an interview that the Association had taken no action, claiming that they "had stuck it in a big file and got on with worrying about what Sven-Göran Eriksson is having for dinner"
Brown was voted the fans' player of the year for his performances during the 2005–06 season and was named in the Wales team for a friendly against a Basque XI on 20 May, although he ended up pulling out of the match due to the birth of his first child. Brown eventually made his full Welsh debut in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago on 27 May 2006.[1]
Brown signed for Blackburn Rovers the following month on a four-year deal.[2] He made his debut for Blackburn on 1 October 2006, as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Wigan Athletic and saved a penalty, but did not appear in a league game again until 27 September 2008. He signed a new contract with the club in January 2008 that sees him contracted to Rovers until the summer of 2011. Brown was released at the end of the season.
On 11 September 2010, Brown signed for Leeds United on an initial one-month loan after an injury to Kasper Schmeichel,[3] and made his Leeds debut as a substitute against Ipswich Town on 2 October after Shane Higgs was injured,[4] after which Brown's loan was extended by a further month, until 13 November. On 5 October, Brown revealed an interest in joining Leeds on a permanent basis.[5][6] Brown made his first start for Leeds against Middlesbrough.[7] His loan came to an end on 15 November.[8]
On 19 November 2010, Sky Sports reported that Brown had signed for Leyton Orient on a one-month loan.[9]
On 3 March 2011, Brown joined Championship side Cardiff City on an emergency loan deal, after injuries to Cardiff's goalkeepers David Marshall, Tom Heaton and Jordan Santiago.[10] The following day, Stephen Bywater also joined on loan, and kept Brown out of the side, but despite not making an appearance during his initial spell, Cardiff decided to extend his loan until the end of the season.[11]
On 20 July 2011, Brown joined Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen on a free transfer .[12][13]
Brown played for Wales U-21's from 2002 to 2004. He was named in the Wales squad for a friendly against a Basque XI on 20 May 2006.
Brown made his full Welsh debut in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago on 27 May 2006.[14]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2001-02 | Gillingham | Division 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |
| 2002-03 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2003-04 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2004-05 | Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2005-06 | League One | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2006-07 | Blackburn Rovers | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2008-09 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2009-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2010-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Leeds United | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| Leyton Orient | League One | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | ||
| Cardiff City | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | England | 140 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | - | 159 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 140 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 0 | ||
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