Nathaniel Brown (footballer)

This article is about the German footballer. For the English footballer, see Nat Brown.

Nathaniel Brown

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-06-16) 16 June 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Amberg, Germany [1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Eintracht Frankfurt
Number	21
Youth career
	TSV Kümmersbruck
2011–2016	Jahn Regensburg
2016–2023	1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	1. FC Nürnberg II	27	(1)
2023–2024	1. FC Nürnberg	24	(1)
2024–	Eintracht Frankfurt	27	(3)
2024	→ 1. FC Nürnberg (loan)	16	(0)
International career‡
2023–2025	Germany U21	14	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Germany UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2025 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:10, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

Nathaniel Brown (born 16 June 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

Club career

Brown is a youth product of TSV Kümmersbruck and Jahn Regensburg, before joining Nürnberg's youth academy in 2016. ^[2] On 15 June 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Nürnberg. ^[3] He began his senior career with Nürnberg's reserves in 2022 in the Regionalliga. On 10 March 2023, he debuted with the senior Nürnberg team in a 2–0 2. Bundesliga win over Eintracht Braunschweig as a late substitute. ^[4] On 27 June 2023, he extended professional contract with Nürnberg. ^[5]

On 3 January 2024, Brown signed for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-and-a-half-year deal, returning to Nürnberg on loan for the remainder of the season. ^[6]

International career

Brown was born in Germany to an American father and German mother. ^[2] He is a youth international for Germany, having played for the Germany U21s. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Nürnberg II	2021–22 [8]	Regionalliga Bayern	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2022–23 [8]	Regionalliga Bayern	20	1	—		—		—		20	1
	Total		27	1	—		—		—		27	1
1. FC Nürnberg	2022–23 [8]	2. Bundesliga	11	1	0	0	—		—		11	1
	2023–24 [8]	2. Bundesliga	13	0	3	0	—		—		16	0
	Total		24	1	3	0	—		—		27	1
Eintracht Frankfurt	2023–24 [8]	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2024–25 [8]	Bundesliga	25	3	3	0	4 [a]	0	—		32	3
	2025–26	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		27	3	3	0	4	0	—		34	3
1. FC Nürnberg (loan)	2023–24 [8]	2. Bundesliga	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
Career total			94	5	6	0	4	0	0	0	104	5

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Germany U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2025 ^[9]

References

1. "Heckings Sonderlob für sein Juwel: "Nene müssen wir herausheben"". kicker.
2. "Heimatbesuch in der Oberpfalz: Club-Talent Brown will "auf dem Boden bleiben"". www.nordbayern.de.
3. "Nathaniel Brown unterschreibt Profi-Vertrag". fcn.de.
4. "Kümmersbrucker Brown mit erstem Zweitliga-Einsatz beim 1. FC Nürnberg". www.onetz.de.
5. "1. FC Nürnberg verlängert mit Talent Brown". www.fraenkischertag.de. 27 June 2023.
6. "Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Nathaniel Brown" [Eintracht Frankfurt signs Nathaniel Brown]. profis.eintracht.de (in German). 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
7. "U21-Nationalmannschaft: Erster Kader nach EM-Debakel: FC-Profi trifft auf zwei Kölner Kollegen". EXPRESS. 1 September 2023.
8. "Nathaniel Brown". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
9. "England 3-2 Germany (aet) highlights: Rowe header ensures Young Lions retain title". uefa.com. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.

External links

• Nathaniel Brown at Soccerway.com
• Nathaniel Brown at WorldFootball.net
• Nathaniel Brown at FBref.com
• Nathaniel Brown at kicker (in German)
• Nathaniel Brown at the German Football Association
• Nathaniel Brown – UEFA competition record ( archive )