James Dominic Brown (born 12 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish club St Johnstone. Born in England, he represents the Malta national team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Dominic Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Dover, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | St. Johnstone | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2016 | 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 | 16 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022– | Malta | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:21, 6 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:57, 1 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
Brown was born in England, and is of Maltese descent through a grandfather.[11] He was first called up to the Malta national team in October 2021.[12] He was again called up in May 2022 and made his debut on 1 June in a 1–0 defeat against Venezuela.[13]
Brown was born in Dover, Kent and attended Dover Grammar School for Boys in the town.[14] He is of Maltese descent.[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Millwall | 2016–17[15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[16] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[17] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[18] | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[19] | 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[16] | League Two | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Livingston (loan) | 2018–19[17] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2019–20[18] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2020–21[19] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| St Johnstone | 2021–22[20] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
St Johnstone
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