Corey Brown (soccer)

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Corey Brown
Personal information
Full name Corey Edward Brown
Date of birth (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Brisbane Roar
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2010 QAS
2009–2010 Brisbane City
2010–2011 AIS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2018 Brisbane Roar 88 (2)
2018–2020 Melbourne Victory 29 (1)
2020–2022 Brisbane Roar 53 (2)
2023– Brisbane Roar 19 (0)
International career‡
2007–2009 Australia U-17 14 (1)
2011–2013 Australia U-20 10 (1)
2014–2016 Australia U-23 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2015

Corey Brown (born 7 January 1994) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a left back for Brisbane Roar in the A-League.

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He is the son of Rod Brown, [1] who scored for Brisbane Strikers in the 1997 NSL Grand Final and held the record for most NSL goals scored (137 goals) playing throughout the 1980s and 1990s with Marconi, APIA-Leichhardt, Newcastle Breakers and Brisbane Strikers.

Club career

Brown attended a Brisbane all boys school, from grades 5 through to 10; Marist College Ashgrove. In 2009, Brown was awarded a scholarship with the Queensland Academy of Sport at the age of 15. Whilst he was at and played for the QAS, he played on loan for Brisbane City but did not make a senior appearance. In 2010, he was offered a scholarship with the AIS, which he accepted. He made numerous appearances for them in the National Youth League. [2]

On 23 September 2011, it was announced that Brown, who had been on trial for several weeks, had secured a contract with the Brisbane Roar. Brown signed a three-year deal with the club as a player on a full-time youth contract, which allowed him to be on the first team roster but be paid outside of the salary cap. [3]

On 16 May 2012, Brown made his debut at senior level for Brisbane Roar against Chinese side Beijing Guoan in the Champions League, filling in for the injured Shane Stefanutto.

Since then Brown has gone from strength to strength with the Roar, winning the players' player of the season (Gary Wilkins Medal) at the club in the 2016–17 season. [4]

On 27 April 2018, Brisbane Roar confirmed Brown's departure following an approach from Melbourne Victory. [5] Two months later, he officially signed a two-year contract with Melbourne Victory. [6]

On 17 January 2020, Victory released Brown and he rejoined the Brisbane Roar. [7]

Return to Brisbane & controversial release

After making over 50 appearances on his return to Brisbane, on 18 August 2022 Brisbane Roar released a statement advising the termination of Corey Brown's contract for serious misconduct over alleged drug use. [8] Brown's termination was shrouded in controversy with the Professional Footballers Australia labeling the decision by the club as "bizarre" and "misleading". [9] Brown, who has never failed a drug test [10] vehemently denied the allegations and in response initiated legal proceedings against the club. [11] Brown returned to the club ahead of the 2023-24 season under new manager Ross Aloisi. [12]

Career statistics

As of 19 August 2022 [13]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brisbane Roar 2011–12 A-League 00001010
2012–13 40000040
2013–14 1500000150
2014–15 1702130221
2015–16 1510000151
2016–17 2511040301
2017–18 1201000130
Total88241801003
Melbourne Victory 2018–19 A-League 2312050301
2019–20 60100070
Total2913050371
Brisbane Roar 2019–20 A-League 1010000101
2020–21 2600000260
2021–22 1212100142
Total4822100503
Career total1655921301877

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References

  1. ↑ "Hyundai A-League lads and their dads". 4 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "reports & opinion – 2010–2011 – NYL HTML template". Back of the Net. 13 November 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "A-League Football Club". Brisbane Roar. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
  4. ↑ "Corey Brown wins the 2016/17 Gary Wilkins Medal". 13 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas (27 April 2018). "Brisbane lose star defender". FourFourTwo . Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Rugari, Vince (22 June 2018). "Victory confirm Brown, Roux signings". The Newcastle Herald .
  7. ↑ "Signing news: Brown makes Brisbane return". Hyundai A-League. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "CLUB STATEMENT REGARDING COREY BROWN". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "PFA Statement". Professional Footballers Australia. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Rugari, Vince (19 August 2022). "Brisbane Roar under siege amid PFA feud over player's alleged drug use". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Dick, Callum; Smith, Erin (19 August 2022). "Brisbane Roar under fire for sacking Corey Brown with 25-word statement" . Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Squad Update: Week 2 of Pre-Season Commences". Brisbane Roar . 3 July 2023. Returning Queenslanders Alex Parsons and Matt Acton join the squad for week two of pre-season, with Corey Brown who has also returned.
  13. ↑ "Corey Brown". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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