Libby Copus-Brown

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Libby Copus-Brown
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Personal information
Full name Elizabeth Copus-Brown
Date of birth (1997-11-10) 10 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Brighton, England
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle Jets
Number 10
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2020 Newcastle Jets 38 (2)
2020–2022 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 (1)
2022 Newcastle Olympic
2022–2023 Lewes 15 (0)
2023– Newcastle Jets 24 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024

Elizabeth Copus-Brown (born 10 November 1997) is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Newcastle Jets in the A-League Women. She has previously played in the A-League Women for Western Sydney Wanderers and in the FA Women's Championship for Lewes. [1]

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Club career

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Copus-Brown playing for Newcastle

Newcastle Jets

First played as a 16-year-old.

Western Sydney Wanderers

In November 2020, Copus-Brown joined Western Sydney Wanderers. [2] By the time that the 2021–22 A-League Women season had started, Copus-Brown had eight seasons of professional football to her name. The number of games per season for Copus-Brown gradually increased each season. [3]

In April 2022, Copus-Brown joined NPL NSW side Newcastle Olympic, [4] and 4 months later confirmed she had left Western Sydney Wanderers. [5]

Lewes

In August 2022, Copus-Brown joined English Championship club Lewes, following a recommendation by former league-mate Isobel Dalton. [6]

Return to Newcastle Jets

In September 2023, Copus-Brown returned to Newcastle Jets. [7]

On 17 March 2024, Copus-Brown scored the first ever goal at the Wyndham Regional Football Facility, scoring in the 4th minute of an eventual 3–1 win over Western United.

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References

  1. ↑ Newcastle Jets profile
  2. ↑ "Copus-Brown commits to Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Esposito, Joseph (25 November 2021). "Libby Copus-Brown on a mission to see Wanderers rise". The Football Sack . Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Valentine, Renee (12 April 2022). "Wanderers midfielder Libby Copus-Brown latest of big guns to make NPLW NNSW return". The Newcastle Herald .
  5. ↑ Libby Copus-Brown [@BrownCopus] (9 August 2022). "Firstly I'd like to thank @wswanderersfc for the past 2 seasons. I am so grateful to call this club a home away from home. I have learnt alot over the past 2 seasons through the highs and the lows and grown not only as a player but a person too. Thank you to the coaches and staff for believing in me and pushing me to be a better player. Lastly I'd like to thank my team mates, I am so grateful for every single one of you, plenty of laughs and friendships made that will last a lifetime. For now on to the next chapter" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ "Copus-Brown arrives from Down Under". Lewes . 16 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Newcastle Jets sign Libby Copus-Brown". Newcastle Jets . 7 September 2023.


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