| James Brown | |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland[1] |
| Position: | Right back |
| Currentclub: | Ross County |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Youthclubs1: | Shelbourne |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Shelbourne |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Drogheda United |
| Caps2: | 77 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Stockport County (loan) |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Ross County |
| Caps6: | 33 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 19:01, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
James Brown (born 4 June 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for club Ross County as a right back.
Brown began his career with Shelbourne, joining the senior team in April 2016.[2] He signed for Drogheda United for the 2019 season.[2] He won the 2020 League of Ireland First Division title with Drogheda,[3] and was later selected for the 2021 PFAI Premier Division Team of the Year, as well as being Drogheda's Supporters' Player of the Year.[4] He served as Drogheda's captain.[5]
In late 2021, he underwent trials with English clubs Blackburn Rovers and Bristol Rovers.[6] [7] He signed a contract with Blackburn Rovers in January 2022.[3] [8] [9] [10] He made his EFL Championship debut for Blackburn on the final day of the 2021–22 season, starting in the club's 2–1 defeat of Birmingham City.[11] On 29 July 2022, Brown signed for EFL League Two club Stockport County on loan for the 2022–23 season.[12] [13] He moved on loan to Doncaster Rovers in January 2023.[14]
On 7 July 2023, Brown joined Ross County on a permanent deal.[15]
Brown has been described as an "attack-minded full-back" who "is competent with both feet, can either cut inside or take the defender down to the byline in order to deliver a cross".[16]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Shelbourne | 2016 | League of Ireland First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| Drogheda United | 2019 | League of Ireland First Division | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Stockport County (loan) | 2022–23 | EFL League Two | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2022–23 | EFL League Two | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Ross County | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 3 | |||
| Career Total | 166 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 189 | 7 | |||
Drogheda United
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