Ciaron Maurice Brown (born 14 January 1998) is a professional
footballer who plays as a
defender for
Oxford United and the
Northern Ireland national football team
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. After playing non-League football, Brown signed for Cardiff City in 2018 and made his professional debut for
Livingston during a loan spell the following year.
Club career
Early career
Brown enjoyed a stint at amateur side
Bedfont Sports before moving to
National League South
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club
Wealdstone. He made over 50 appearances for the
Ruislip-based club, scoring twice.
Cardiff City
After a successful trial period, Brown was signed by
Cardiff City
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on 9 January 2018. He was an unused substitute in Cardiff's 3–1 defeat to
Norwich City in the
EFL Cup
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.
On 24 January 2019,
Livingston confirmed the signing of Brown on loan from Cardiff. He played his first league game on 23 February 2019, playing 63 minutes against
Kilmarnock
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. He was again loaned to Livingston in January 2020. On 21 July 2020, he rejoined
Livingston on a one-year loan, making his third spell at the club. On 31 January 2021, Brown was recalled following an impressive string of displays.
On 31 January 2022, Brown joined
EFL League One
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club
Oxford United on loan until the end of the
2021–22 season. On June 10, 2022, Cardiff announced Brown would leave the club when his contract expired on June 30.
Oxford United
On 26 June 2022, Brown would sign with
Oxford United on a two-year deal.
In January 2023,
The Football Association opened an investigation into suspicious betting patterns related to the booking of Brown in
Oxford's FA Cup defeat against
Arsenal
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on 9 January 2023.
International career
Born in the
London Borough of Hillingdon, he qualifies for
Northern Ireland through his mother, who is from
Belfast.
In September 2019, he was called up to the
under-21 side for the
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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qualifiers against
Malta and
Finland.
Six days later he was drafted into the senior squad and made his debut against
Luxembourg in a friendly.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Individual
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Oxford United Player of the Year:
2022–23
References
External links
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Living people
1998 births
English people of Northern Ireland descent
English men's footballers
Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland men's international footballers
Footballers from Hillingdon
Men's association football defenders
Bedfont Sports F.C. players
Wealdstone F.C. players
Cardiff City F.C. players
Livingston F.C. players
Oxford United F.C. players
Isthmian League players
National League (English football) players
Scottish Professional Football League players
English Football League players
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