Biography

Jacob Samuel Brown (born 10 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Luton Town and the Scotland national football team. Career Barnsley Brown began his career at the Sheffield Wednesday Academy where he was released at the age of 14. He signed for Guiseley at the age of 16 and played in his first senior match against Selby Town in the West Riding County Cup in October 2014. Brown moved to Barnsley in January 2015 after impressing playing against them in a under-18 match. Brown made his debut for Barnsley against Brentford on 22 October 2016, coming on as a late substitute. After spending the first half of the 2017–18 season with Barnsley under-23s, Brown joined League Two side Chesterfield on a six-month loan on 31 January 2018. Brown played 13 times for the Spireites in 2017–18 and was unable to help them avoid relegation to the National League. Brown broke into the first team at Oakwell in 2018–19 under Daniel Stendel and impressed playing as a winger and won the EFL Young Player of the Month award for January 2019. He signed a new contract in December 2018. He was sent-off for the first time in his career against Southend United on 2 March 2019. Brown played 38 times in 2018–19, scoring eight goals as the Tykes gained promotion back to the Championship. Brown signed a contract extension with Barnsley in May 2019. In 2019–20 Brown, provided nine assists as Barnsley battled against relegation and stayed up after winning their final two matches against Nottingham Forest and Brentford. Stoke City Brown joined Stoke City on 9 September 2020 for a undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for Stoke in a 1–0 EFL Cup win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 17 September 2020.

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