Jacob Samuel Brown (born 10 April 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the

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. Brown started his career with

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, making his professional debut in October 2016. After spending time out on loan at

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in 2017–18, he broke into the first team at

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, helping them gain promotion to the Championship in 2018–19. In September 2020 he joined Stoke City for an undisclosed fee. Born and raised in England, Brown was selected by the

in November 2021, being eligible through his mother who is from

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Club career

Barnsley

Brown began his career at the Sheffield Wednesday Academy where he was released at the age of 14. He signed for

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at the age of 16 and played in his first senior match against Selby Town in the

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in October 2014. Brown moved to

in January 2015 after impressing playing against them in an under-18 match. Brown made his debut for Barnsley against

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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

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

in 2018–19 under

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and impressed playing as a winger and won the

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award for January 2019. He signed a new contract in December 2018. He was sent-off for the first time in his career against

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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

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and

Stoke City

Brown joined

on 9 September 2020 for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for Stoke in a 1–0

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win against

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on 17 September 2020, and his first league goal in a 3–0 win against

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in November. Brown scored six goals in 46 appearances during the

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season, as Stoke finished in 14th position. He scored on the opening day of the 2021–22 season in a 3–2 win against

. Stoke began the season in good form and were in play-off contention at the turn of the year but a poor second half saw the team slip down into mid-table. Brown was top scorer with 14 goals which earned him a new three-year contract and saw him named

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. In the 2022–23 season, Brown scored nine goals in 42 appearances as Stoke finished in 16th. He missed the last few matches of the campaign after sustaining a hamstring injury.

International career

Brown was eligible to play international football for both

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and

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, being eligible for the latter through his

-born mother. In November 2021, Brown was selected by Scotland for World Cup qualifying matches against

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and

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. Brown made his senior international debut for Scotland on 12 November 2021, appearing as a late substitute in a 2–0 win against

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Barnsley *

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runner-up: 2018–19 Individual *

: January 2019 * Stoke City Player of the Year:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Jacob 1998 births Living people Footballers from Halifax, West Yorkshire Men's association football forwards Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers English men's footballers English people of Scottish descent Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players English Football League players Black British sportsmen