Brian Ebenezer Adjei Brobbey (born 1 February 2002) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

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Club career

Early career

Brobbey began his youth career with AFC before joining the

academy in 2010.

Ajax

Brobbey made his

debut in the

on 31 October 2020, coming on as a substitute and scoring in a 5–2 victory over

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. He made his European debut in the group stage of the

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against

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on 9 December 2020 and his performance was praised by coach

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. On 3 February 2021, Ajax

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, confirmed that Brobbey would leave the club at the expiry of his contract at the end of the

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. Brobbey scored his first goal in a European competition on 18 February, netting Ajax's second goal in their

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round of 32 first leg away win over

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RB Leipzig

On 12 March 2021,

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announced the signing of Brobbey. He joined them on 1 July 2021.

Return to Ajax on loan

On 27 December 2021, it was announced that Brobbey would return to Ajax on a six-month loan spell without an option to buy. He was assigned shirt number 18, previously worn that season by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp. 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

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in a 3–0 victory.

Return to Ajax

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.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Brobbey is of Ghanaian descent. Brobbey represented the Netherlands U17 at both the

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and

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editions of the

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, winning both competitions respectively. In October 2022, Brobbey was included in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

He is a younger brother of fellow football player Samuel Brobbey and cousin to Derrick Luckassen and Kevin Luckassen.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Ajax *

: 2020–21, 2021–22 * KNVB Cup: 2020–21 Netherlands U17 *

Individual * Eredivisie Talent of the Month: May 2022, August 2022, October 2022

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brobbey, Brian 2002 births Living people Dutch sportspeople of Ghanaian descent Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch men's footballers Men's association football forwards Netherlands men's youth international footballers Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Bundesliga players Amsterdamsche FC players Jong Ajax players AFC Ajax players RB Leipzig players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany