Corey Brown (born 7 January 1994) is an Australian

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player who plays as a

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for

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat. Brisba ...

in the

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. He is the son of

Rod Brown Lelton Gerard "Rod" Brown (born September 9, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Dallas, Texas, he holds dual British-American citizenship. Professional career After graduating from Western Michigan University in ...

, who scored for

Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Strikers Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in 1991 as Brisbane United, the club competed in the National Soccer League until the 2003–04 season and was one of tw ...

in the 1997 NSL Grand Final and held the record for most NSL goals scored (137 goals) playing throughout the 1980s and 1990s with Marconi, APIA-Leichhardt, Newcastle Breakers and Brisbane Strikers.

Club career

Brown attended a Brisbane all boys school, from grades 5 through to 10;

Marist College Ashgrove , motto_translation = Act Courageously , location = Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = Australia Queensland , pushpin_ima ...

. In 2009, Brown was awarded a scholarship with the

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at the age of 15. Whilst he was at and played for the QAS, he played on loan for Brisbane City but did not make a senior appearance. In 2010, he was offered a scholarship with the

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, which he accepted. He made numerous appearances for them in the National Youth League. On 23 September 2011, it was announced that Brown, who had been on trial for several weeks, had secured a contract with the

. Brown signed a three-year deal with the club as a player on a full-time youth contract, which allowed him to be on the first team roster but be paid outside of the salary cap. On 16 May 2012, Brown made his debut at senior level for Brisbane Roar against Chinese side

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in the Champions League, filling in for the injured

Shane Stefanutto Shane Stefanutto (born 12 January 1980) is an Australian former professional footballer who is the Technical Director of Brisbane Roar. He previously played for Brisbane Strikers, Lillestrøm, Lyn, North Queensland Fury, Brisbane Roar, Olympic ...

. Since then Brown has gone from strength to strength with the Roar, winning the players' player of the season (Gary Wilkins Medal) at the club in the 2016–17 season. On 27 April 2018, Brisbane Roar confirmed Brown's departure following an approach from

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory e ...

. Two months later, he officially signed a two-year contract with Melbourne Victory. On 17 January 2020, Victory released Brown and he rejoined the Brisbane Roar.

Return to Brisbane & controversial release

After making over 50 appearances on his return to Brisbane, on 18 August 2022 Brisbane Roar released a statement advising the termination of Corey Brown's contract for serious misconduct over alleged drug use. Brown's termination was shrouded in controversy with the

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labeling the decision by the club as "bizarre" and "misleading". Brown, who has never failed a

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vehemently denied the allegations and in response initiated legal proceedings against the club. Brown returned to the club ahead of the 2023-24 season under new manager

Ross Aloisi Ross Aloisi (born 17 April 1973) is a former Australian soccer player who was the captain of Adelaide United in the Hyundai A-League – a team he guided to a minor premiership, a pre-season cup and two Asian Champions League campaigns. After ...

Career statistics

References

External links

Brisbane Roar profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Corey 1994 births A-League Men players Brisbane Roar FC players Melbourne Victory FC players Soccer players from Brisbane Men's association football defenders Australian Institute of Sport soccer players Sportsmen from Queensland Living people Australian men's soccer players People educated at Marist College Ashgrove