Fiona Brown (footballer)

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Fiona Brown
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Brown in 2018 with FC Rosengård
Personal information
Full name Fiona Alison Brown [1]
Date of birth (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Glasgow City
Number 31
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013 Celtic 36 (29)
2014–2016 Glasgow City
2017 Eskilstuna United 22 (3)
2018–2023 FC Rosengård 51 (8)
2024– Glasgow City 8 (4)
International career‡
2009 Scotland U16 1 (0)
2010–2011 Scotland U17 13 (2)
2012–2014 Scotland U19 15 (1)
2015– Scotland 51 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 6 June 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 (UTC)

Fiona Alison Brown (born 31 March 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Glasgow City and the Scotland national team.

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Club career

Brown played four years at Celtic before she joined Glasgow City in December 2013. [2] She scored the 1–1 in the away match against FC Zürich in the 8th Finals of the UEFA Women's Champions League that Glasgow City in the end won on aggregate. [3]

Eskilstuna United DFF (2017)

On 19 December 2016, Brown left Scotland and signed with Damallsvenskan club Eskilstuna United DFF. [4] On 19 February 2017, she made her first appearance for the club against Piteå IF in the Svenska Cupen. [5] On 17 April, she made her league debut and scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against Hammarby, and was consequently named player of the match. [6] She finished the season with 3 goals in 22 appearances.

FC Rosengård (2017–2023)

On 21 November 2017, Brown joined FC Rosengård. [7] On 10 February 2018, she made her debut in a 3–0 win over Vittsjö GIK in the Svenska Cupen. [8] On 18 February, she scored a hat-trick in a 16–0 victory against Qviding FIF. [9]

Return to Glasgow City

On 8 December 2023, Brown signed a pre-contract agreement to rejoin Glasgow City in January 2024 on a two-year deal. [10]

International career

Brown has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels. On 8 February 2015, she made her senior debut for Scotland in a 4–0 win against Northern Ireland. [11] On 25 October 2017, she scored her first goal in a 5–0 win against Albania. [12]

Career statistics

International appearances

As of the match played on 11 April 2023 [13] [14]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 201570
201610
2017161
201881
201970
2020—
202120
202250
202340
Total502

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first. [13]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 October 2017 St Mirren Park, Paisley, ScotlandFlag of Albania.svg  Albania 2–05–0 World Cup 2019 qualification
26 March 2018Pinatar Football Arena, Murcia, SpainFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2–02–0 Friendly

Honours

Glasgow City

FC Rosengård

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players - Scotland" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Fiona signs for Glasgow City". 18 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Women's Champions League: Zurich 2–1 Glasgow City". BBC Sport. 9 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fiona Brown till Eskilstuna United". Eskilstuna United DFF. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Rysarmatch mellan Piteå och United". Ekurinen. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Eskilstuna United DFF – Hammarby IF 1-0 (0-0)". Eskilstuna United DFF. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Fiona Brown klar för FC Rosengård". FC Rosengård. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Matchrapport: FC Rosengård – Vittsjö GIK, 3-0". FC Rosengård. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Rosengårds cupcross - 16-0". Aftonbladet. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Fiona Brown on 'coming home' to Glasgow City". BBC Sport. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Scotland thrash Northern Ireland in friendly in Belfast". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Five star Scotland rampant in victory". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  13. 1 2 Fiona Brown at the Scottish Football Association
  14. ↑ Southwick, Andrew (10 April 2023). "Fiona Brown: Reaching 50 Scotland caps 'massive' after injury hell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Fiona Brown player profile". Soccerway.
  16. ↑ "Glasgow City win third successive League Cup final". Scotzine. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.


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