Brian Ebenezer Adjei Brobbey (born 1 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Ajax.
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Brian Ebenezer Adjei Brobbey | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 20) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Ajax | |||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
0000–2010 | AFC | |||||||||||||||
2010–2018 | Ajax | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Jong Ajax | 32 | (16) | |||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Ajax | 12 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2021–2022 | RB Leipzig | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2022 | → Ajax (loan) | 11 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Ajax | 14 | (8) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Netherlands U15 | 6 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2017 | Netherlands U16 | 5 | (5) | |||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Netherlands U17 | 24 | (16) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:25, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 May 2019 |
Brobbey began his youth career with AFC before joining the Ajax academy in 2010.[1][2]
Brobbey made his Ajax debut in the Eredivisie on 31 October 2020, coming on as a substitute and scoring in a 5–2 victory over Fortuna Sittard.[3] He made his European debut in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League against Atalanta on 9 December 2020 and his performance was praised by coach Erik ten Hag.[4]
On 3 February 2021, Ajax director of football Marc Overmars, confirmed that Brobbey would leave the club at the expiry of his contract at the end of the season.[5] Brobbey scored his first goal in a European competition on 18 February, netting Ajax's second goal in their Europa League round of 32 first leg away win over Lille.[6]
On 12 March 2021, RB Leipzig announced the signing of Brobbey.[7] He joined them on 1 July 2021.[7]
On 27 December 2021, it was announced that Brobbey would return to Ajax on a six-month loan spell without an option to buy.[8] He was assigned shirt number 18, previously worn that season by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.[9] He made his first appearance on 16 January 2022 in an away match against FC Utrecht as the starting striker, securing two goals before being substituted-off in the 70th minute for Davy Klaassen in a 3–0 victory.[10]
On 22 July 2022, Ajax confirmed the re-signing of Brian Brobbey on a five-year contract for a fee of € 16.35 million plus € 3 million in potential add ons. [11]
Born in the Netherlands, Brobbey is of Ghanaian descent.[12] Brobbey represented the Netherlands U17 at both the 2018 and 2019 editions of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, winning both competitions respectively.[13][14]
In October 2022, Brobbey was included in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[15]
He is a younger brother of fellow football player Samuel Brobbey and cousin to Derrick Luckassen and Kevin Luckassen. [16]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Ajax | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | ||||
2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | 17 | 9 | ||||
Total | 32 | 16 | — | — | — | 32 | 16 | |||||
Ajax | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | — | 19 | 6 | |
RB Leipzig | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
Ajax (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 13 | 7 | |
Ajax | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 20 | 8 |
Total | 25 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 15 | ||
Career total | 78 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 37 |
Ajax
Netherlands U17
Individual
AFC Ajax – current squad | |
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