Liam Brown (footballer)
Liam Brown (born 6 April 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for East Kilbride as a midfielder. He has previously played for Motherwell, Edinburgh City, Queen's Park and at Stenhousemuir on-loan until January 2023.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Kilbride | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Queen's Park | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Queen's Park | 25 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Motherwell | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Edinburgh City | 43 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Queen's Park | 32 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | East Kilbride | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:50, 12 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Brown started his career at Queen's Park, making his debut at 17 in a 3–0 defeat at home to East Stirlingshire on 13 February 2016.[1]
Brown signed for Motherwell in June 2017, initially to play in the under-20 side.[2] He made his first team debut on 12 May 2018, as a substitute in a 3–0 win against Hamilton Academical.[3]
He was released by Motherwell in 2019 and then spent two years with Edinburgh City. Brown returned to Queen's Park in June 2021, signing a three-year contract.[4] Queen's Park paid a transfer fee to acquire Brown, which was the first time the formerly amateur club had done this in its 154-year history.[4] He was loaned to Stenhousemuir early in the 2022–23 season.[5]
In June 2023, Brown joined Lowland League side East Kilbride.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 August 2018
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 2015–16[7] | Scottish League Two | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2016–17[8] | Scottish League One | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Motherwell | 2017–18[9] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018–19[10] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in Scottish League One play-offs
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances for Motherwell under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances for Motherwell under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
- "Sorry Spiders sunk by Shire". Queen's Park F.C. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- "Craigan prepares under-20s squad". Motherwell F.C. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- "Motherwell rampant in derby win as Nadir Ciftci fires double against Hamilton". PA. BT Sport. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- "Queen's Park pay first transfer fee in club's history to sign Liam Brown".
- "Loan Moves". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queen's Park FC. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "East Kilbride land Queen's Park midfielder as signing spree stretches to 12". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- "Games played by Liam Brown in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- "Games played by Liam Brown in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- "Games played by Liam Brown in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- "Games played by Liam Brown in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2018.