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) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Australia U20 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2014 |
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 was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. 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.
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. [2]
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. [2] 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. [3] In 2014 he was at 60 kg the lightest player in the four sports of the Australian national leagues. [4] He was released by Melbourne Victory on 23 May 2015. [5]
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 |
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