Corey Brown (footballer)

Corey Brown
Personal information
Full name Corey Brown
Date of birth (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
Brisbane Roar
Number 5
Youth career
2009–2010 QAS
2009–2010 Brisbane City
2010–2011 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Brisbane Roar 51 (1)
National team
2007–2009 Australia U-17 14 (1)
2011–2013 Australia U-20 10 (1)
2014– Australia U-23 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2015

Corey Brown (born 7 January 1994) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Brisbane Roar in the A-League.

He is the son of Rod Brown,[2] who scored for Brisbane Strikers in the 1997 NSL Grand Final and held the record for most NSL goals scored (137 goals) playing throughout the 1980s and 1990s mainly with Marconi and Apia.

Club career

Brown attended a prestigious Brisbane all boys school, from grades 5 through to 10; Marist College Ashgrove. In 2009, Brown was awarded a scholarship with the Queensland Academy of Sport at the age of 15. Whilst he was at and played for the QAS, he played on loan for Brisbane City however did not make a senior appearance. In 2010 he was offered a scholarship with the AIS, which he accepted. He made numerous appearances for them in the National Youth League.[3]

On 23 September 2011, it was announced that Brown, who had been on trial with for several weeks, had secured a contract with the Brisbane Roar. Brown signed a three-year deal with the club as a player on a full-time Youth Contract, which allows him to be on the first team roster but be paid outside of the salary cap.[4]

On 16 May 2012, Brown would make his debut at senior level for Brisbane Roar against Chinese side Beijing Guoan in the Champions League, filling in for the injured Shane Stefanutto.

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2015[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brisbane Roar 2011–12 A-League 00001010
2012–13 40000040
2013–14 1500000150
2014–15 1702130221
2015–16 1510000151
2016–17 00100010
Total5113140582

References

  1. "Corey Brown". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. http://www.a-league.com.au/article/hyundai-a-league-lads-and-their-dads/lv14th33tq9d1d88pbcm128b0
  3. "reports & opinion - 2010-2011 - NYL HTML template". Back of the Net. 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
  4. "A-League Football Club". Brisbane Roar. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
  5. "Corey Brown". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

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