Jordan Antonio Brown (born 10 November 1996) is an English

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who plays as a

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for Egham Town in the

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Premier Division North. Having started his football career with the

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, Brown made his competitive debut for

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in 2015 and his since played in Germany, Czech Republic, Canada and Iceland.

Club career

Having been with

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youth team for eight years, Brown joined West Ham in 2013 as he considered there would be greater opportunities to play football. He was first included in a West Ham matchday squad for their

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second leg fixture away to

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of Andorra on 9 July 2015, remaining an unused substitute in a 1–0 victory (4–0 aggregate). With manager

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putting priority on the team's

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performance, he made an array of changes for their third qualifying round second leg away to

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on 6 August, and Brown made his debut as an 80th-minute substitute for

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in a 2–1 defeat which saw his team eliminated. On 9 October 2015, Brown joined Chelmsford City on a one-month loan. On 2 June 2016, Brown announced he had signed for

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via his Instagram social media account. His contract was terminated by mutual consent after 18 months in Germany. Brown returned to London and signed for

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, but following a long wait for international clearance and the departure of

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as manager, Brown was released by new manager

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in March 2018. On 18 October 2018, Brown joined

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side

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. On 30 January 2019, Brown signed for

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side

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. In the

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quartfinals, Brown would score the opening goal as Cavalry would upset

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, knocking them out of the tournament. In December 2019, Cavalry announced Brown would return to the club for the 2020 season. On 22 October 2020, Brown signed a one-year contract with

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. He left the club in March 2021 after asking to terminate his contract. In 2022, he returned to Canada, signing with

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. He led the team in scoring in 2022 with 11 goals. On 22 August 2022, he returned to the

, signing with

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through the 2023 season, with an option for 2024. After the 2022 season, he agreed to mutually terminate the remainder of his contract. In the summer of 2024, he signed with Northwood in the English eighth tier

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. After five appearances, he joined Egham Town in September 2024.https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/egham-town/appearances/jordan-brown/971352

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Calvary FC *

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**Runners-up:

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(Regular season): **Champions: Spring 2019, Fall 2019

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Jordan 1996 births Living people Men's association football forwards English men's footballers Footballers from the London Borough of Brent Black British sportsmen 21st-century Black British people English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany English expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic English expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Arsenal F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Hannover 96 II players Barnet F.C. players 1. SC Znojmo FK players Cavalry FC players VfR Aalen players National League (English football) players Regionalliga players Czech National Football League players Canadian Premier League players Southern Football League players England men's youth international footballers Fylkir players Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland English expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Electric City FC players Northwood F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen