Jonathan Brown (born 24 April 1990) is a professional
footballer, who currently plays for
Edinburgh United. He has previously played for
Heart of Midlothian,
Livingston,
Stirling Albion, and
Brechin City. Born in South Africa, he has represented Scotland internationally at youth level.
Club career
Having come through the youth team ranks at
Heart of Midlothian, Brown joined
Livingston on a season-long loan in August 2009
and whilst at the club scored his first
Scottish League goal in January 2010 against
Elgin City
Elgin City Football Club (also known as City or The Black and Whites) is a professional senior football club based in Elgin, Moray.
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He ended the season with a Third Division Championship medal.
The following season, he joined
Stirling Albion, again for a season-long loan, but this time at
First Division level.
The season finished disappointingly with relegation as the club finished bottom of the table.
On 8 July 2011, Brown left Hearts and joined
Livingston on a one-year deal after releasing himself from his contract.
In July 2012 Brown joined
Brechin City. He was released by Brechin on 6 May 2014.
In June 2014, Brown signed for
Junior club
Bonnyrigg Rose
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Brown announced his retirement from football on 24 April 2021 after missing most of the
2020–21 season through injury. Brown came out of retirement in December 2021. He was loaned to
Dundonald Bluebell for a few weeks to pick up his fitness. He was still under contract with Rose during his retirement.
The defender signed for
Edinburgh United in 2022.
International career
Brown has represented Scotland at
under-16,
under-18 and
under-19 levels. He was last capped at under-19 international level, playing in the
.
He is also eligible to represent
South Africa at international level.
References
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Living people
1990 births
Men's association football defenders
Scottish people of South African descent
Scottish Football League players
Scottish men's footballers
Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Livingston F.C. players
Brechin City F.C. players
Bonnyrigg Rose F.C. players
Stirling Albion F.C. players
Edinburgh United F.C. players
Scottish Professional Football League players
Scotland men's youth international footballers
Scottish Junior Football Association players
Scotland men's junior international footballers