Jordan Brown (Australian soccer)
Jordan Brown (born 14 August 1996) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a central midfielder for Melbourne Victory in the National Youth League.[1]
Brown playing a pre-season friendly for Melbourne Victory in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jordan Alan Brown | ||
Date of birth | 14 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Central midfielder Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2012 | AIS | ||
2012–2015 | Melbourne Victory | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Melbourne Victory | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Melbourne Victory NPL | 10 | (2) |
2018 | Box Hill United | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Australia U20 | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2014 |
Early life
Brown was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, and is Jewish.[2][3] He attended Caulfield Grammar School where he played for their first XI, and his older sister Ashley also played for Melbourne Victory as a striker in the W-League.
Playing career
As a youth, Brown represented the Australian Joeys under-15 and under-17 sides, and played with the Australian Institute of Sport in the National Youth League.[3]
In 2012 Brown at the age of 16 become the first Australian Jewish player to enter the A-League when he signed a three-year contract with the Melbourne Victory.[3] Brown made his professional football and home debut for Melbourne Victory on 14 January 2014 against Western Sydney Wanderers at AAMI Park, coming on as a substitute for the final 9 minutes of the match.[4] In 2014 he was at 60 kg the lightest player in the four sports of the Australian national leagues.[5] He was released by Melbourne Victory on 23 May 2015.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 3 November 2014
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Melbourne Victory | 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
References
- "Melbourne Victory Youth Squad". melbournevictory.com.au. Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- Blau, Adam (20 January 2014). "Brown makes Victory debut". Australian Jewish News. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- "A-League welcomes first Australian Jewish player". ajn.timesofisrael.com.
- "Jordan Brown". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- "Battle of the codes: Australia's four sports leagues compared - interactive". the Guardian. 15 April 2014.
- "Latest News - V1". Melbourne Victory. 7 September 2017.