Ciaron Maurice Brown (born 14 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Oxford United and the Northern Ireland national football team. After playing non-League football, Brown signed for Cardiff City in 2018 and made his professional debut for Livingston during a loan spell the following year.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ciaron Maurice Brown[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 24)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Hillingdon, London, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Oxford United | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Bedfont Sports | 34 | (1) |
2016–2018 | Wealdstone | 48 | (2) |
2018–2022 | Cardiff City | 17 | (0) |
2019 | → Livingston (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Livingston (loan) | 25 | (1) |
2022 | → Oxford United (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2022– | Oxford United | 14 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Northern Ireland U21 | 3 | (0) |
2019– | Northern Ireland | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:33, 4 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:20, 12 November 2020 (UTC) |
Brown enjoyed a stint at amateur side Bedfont Sports before moving to National League South club Wealdstone.[4] He made over 50 appearances for the Ruislip-based club, scoring twice.[3]
After a successful trial period, Brown was signed by Cardiff City on 9 January 2018.[5] He was an unused substitute in Cardiff's 3–1 defeat to Norwich City in the EFL Cup.[6]
On 24 January 2019, Livingston confirmed the signing of Brown on loan from Cardiff.[7] He played his first league game on 23 February 2019, playing 63 minutes against Kilmarnock.[8] He was again loaned to Livingston in January 2020.[9] On 21 July 2020, he rejoined Livingston on a one-year loan, making his third spell at the club.[10] On 31 January 2021, Brown was recalled following an impressive string of displays.
On 31 January 2022, Brown joined EFL League One club Oxford United on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[11] On June 10, 2022, Cardiff announced Brown would leave the club when his contract expired on June 30.[12]
On 26 June 2022, Brown would sign with Oxford United on a two-year deal.[13]
Born in the London Borough of Hillingdon, he qualifies for Northern Ireland through his mother, who is from Belfast.[14] In September 2019, he was called up to the under-21 side for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Malta and Finland.[14] Six days later he was drafted into the senior squad and made his debut against Luxembourg in a friendly.[14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bedfont Sports | 2015–16[15] | CCL Premier Division | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
Wealdstone | 2016–17[16] | National League South | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
2017–18[16] | National League South | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Total | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 61 | 2 | ||
Cardiff City | 2017–18[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2020–21[20] | Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2021–22[21] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Livingston (loan) | 2018–19[18] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Livingston (loan) | 2019–20[19] | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
Livingston (loan) | 2020–21[20] | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
Career total | 130 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 149 | 4 |
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