Dajaune Brown

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Dajaune Brown
Personal information
Full name Dajaune Anthony Brown [1]
Date of birth (2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Gateshead
(on loan from Derby County)
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2023 Derby County
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Derby County 2 (0)
2024– → Gateshead (loan) 18 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:41, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Dajaune Anthony Brown (born 16 October 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gateshead on loan from EFL League One club Derby County.

Contents

Club career

Derby County

Brown came through Derby County's academy, [2] making his debut for the under-18s as a schoolboy during the 2020–21 season. [2] That season he scored twice in six Premier League U18 appearances. [2] The 2022–23 saw further progress with nine goals in nine appearances for the under-21s, and one goal in three Premier League 2 appearances. [2] Brown also made his first appearance in the first team squad as an unused substitute in Derby's fourth round FA Cup match against West Ham United in January 2023. [3]

In July 2023, after training and playing with the first team in pre-season ahead of the 2023–24 season, Brown, aged 17, signed a three-year professional deal which will run until the summer of 2026. [4] He made his professional debut coming off the bench as a 73rd minute substitute for Conor Washington against Blackpool in the EFL Cup on 8 August 2023. [5] Brown made his senior league debut for Derby as a 77th minute substitute for Max Bird in a 4–0 win against Northampton Town in League One on 31 October 2023. [6]

On 23 January 2024, Brown joined National League club Gateshead on a youth-loan until the end of the season. [7] Brown made his debut for Gateshead as a 77th minute substitute for Conor McBride in a 2–1 win against Barnet on 27 January 2024. [8] Brown scored his first goal in senior football during this loan spell, scoring an 90th minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw at Boreham Wood. [9] He would score his second goal, three days later on 5 March in a 3–2 defeat to Solihull Moors [10] Gateshead interim manager Rob Elliot, called for patience from the Gateshead fans he was yet to start a National League game for Gateshead. [11] On 9 March 2024, Brown would start in Gateshead's FA Trophy quarter-final match at home to Peterborough Sports and he would score his first career hat-trick, within 22 minutes, with goals coming a 15 minute period as Gateshead advanced to the semi-finals 3–2 victors, Brown had now scored five goals in three appearances for Gateshead. [12] On 12 March 2024, Brown would make his first league start and score the only goal in a 1–0 win at home to Dagenham & Redbridge, in the 76th minute which extended his goalscoring run. [13] Brown would score twice in a 7–1 win against local rivals Hartlepool United on 26 March, [14] and would assist Gateshead's two goals in their 2–1 FA Trophy semi-final win against Macclesfield on 6 April, as they secured a place in the final at Wembley Stadium in May. [15] Brown was named the National League Player of the Month for March. [16] Brown scored six times in eighteen National League games during his loan spell, as Gateshead qualified for the National League play-offs, however the club were denied a place in the play-offs as the club failed to meet the EFL to get a 10-year lease on the Gateshead International Stadium require to play in the Football League. [17]

International career

In March 2024, Brown was called up by the Jamaica under-23 team for a training camp and friendlies against RCD Espanyol Cantera and Guinea under-23s. [18]

Personal life

Born in England, Brown is of Jamaican descent. [19]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2023–24 [20] League One 2000102 [lower-alpha 1] 050
Gateshead (loan) 2023–24 [20] National League 186——3 [lower-alpha 2] 3219
Career total186001053269
  1. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Squad List 2023/24 & U21 Registered Contract Players - September 2023" (PDF). English Football League. p. 69. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dajune Brown". dcfc.co.uk. Derby County F.C. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Stone, Simon (30 January 2023). "Derby County 0–2 West Ham United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Youngster Brown pens professional contract". Derby County F.C. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Derby County 0–2 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Derby County 4–0 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Youngster Brown Seals Gateshead Loan Switch". www.dcfc.co.uk. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Gateshead 2–1 Barnet". BBC Sport. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Dajaune Brown nets stoppage-time equaliser for Gateshead at Boreham Wood". BeIN Sports. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Gateshead demand made over Dajaune Brown after Derby County striker scores again". Derbyshire Live. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Gateshead boss calls for patience over on-loan Derby County star ahead of FA Trophy tie". Sunderland Echo. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Heroic failure for Peterborough Sports in the FA Trophy at Gateshead". Peterborough Telegraph. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Gateshead 1–0 Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC Sport. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "Gateshead 7–1 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  15. ↑ "FA Trophy final a fantastic reward after hard season, Gateshead boss says". BBC News. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  16. 1 2 "Out-on-loan Brown wins National League Player of the Month award". dcfc.co.uk. Derby County F.C. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  17. ↑ "Derby County striker Dajaune Brown denied Gateshead promotion as statement confirms huge EFL blow". Derbyshire Live. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  18. ↑ "Out on loan Brown to attend Jamaica under-23 camp". dcfc.co.uk. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  19. ↑ "What is the deal with Dajaune Brown?" – via www.youtube.com.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Dajaune Brown in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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