James Dominic Brown (born 12 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Raith Rovers, on loan from St Johnstone. Born in England, he plays for the Malta national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Dominic Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Dover, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Raith Rovers (on loan from St Johnstone) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Millwall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Millwall | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Livingston (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | St Johnstone | 59 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Malta | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:00, 16 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:58, 27 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Millwall
Brown started his career in the youth team at Millwall and signed his first professional contract in April 2016.[2] He made his professional debut in October 2016, in a 2–1 EFL Trophy victory over Gillingham.[3]
In August 2017, Brown joined Carlisle United on loan. He made his debut for the club four days later on 29 August 2017, in an EFL Trophy match.[4] He made his Football League debut for the club on 12 September in a match against Coventry City.[5]
On 2 August 2018, Brown joined newly promoted Scottish Premiership side Livingston on a six-month loan deal.[6]
St Johnstone
On 4 January 2021, Brown joined Scottish club St Johnstone on loan until the end of the season, following the recall of Millwall teammate Danny McNamara.[7] Brown enjoyed success with the Saints in his brief loan spell, winning both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup with the side.[8][9]
In July 2021, Brown signed a two-year deal with St Johnstone.[10]
He moved on loan to Raith Rovers in February 2024.[11]
International career
Brown was born in England, and is of Maltese descent through a grandfather.[12] He was first called up to the Malta national team in October 2021.[13] He was again called up in May 2022 and made his debut on 1 June in a 1–0 defeat against Venezuela.[14]
Personal life
Brown was born in Dover, Kent and attended Dover Grammar School for Boys in the town.[15] He is of Maltese descent.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 August 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Millwall | 2016–17[16] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[17] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[18] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[19] | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[20] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2017–18[17] | League Two | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Livingston (loan) | 2018–19[18] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2019–20[19] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2020–21[20] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| St Johnstone | 2021–22[21] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
Honours
St Johnstone
References
External links
- James Brown at Soccerbase