Jacob Brown

Jacob Samuel Brown (born 10 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward, winger or wing-back for Premier League club Luton Town and the Scotland national team.

He signed for Guiseley at the age of 16 and played in his first senior match against Selby Town in the West Riding County Cup in October 2014.

Brown moved to Barnsley in January 2015 after impressing playing against them in an under-18 match.

Brown started his career with Barnsley, making his professional debut in October 2016.

Brown made his debut for Barnsley against Brentford on 22 October 2016, coming on as a late substitute.

After spending time out on loan at Chesterfield in 2017–18, he broke into the first team at Oakwell, helping them gain promotion to the Championship in 2018–19.

Brown played 13 times for the Spireites in 2017–18 and was unable to help them avoid relegation to the National League.

After spending the first half of the 2017–18 season with Barnsley under-23s, Brown joined League Two side Chesterfield on a six-month loan on 31 January 2018.

Brown broke into the first team at Oakwell in 2018–19 under Daniel Stendel and impressed playing as a winger and won the EFL Young Player of the Month award for January 2019.

He signed a new contract in December 2018.

Brown played 38 times in 2018–19, scoring eight goals as the Tykes gained promotion back to the Championship.

He was sent-off for the first time in his career against Southend United on 2 March 2019.

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 Nottingham Forest and Brentford.

In September 2020 he joined Stoke City for an undisclosed fee.

Brown spent three seasons with Stoke before joining Luton Town in August 2023.

Born and raised in England, Brown was selected by the Scotland national team in November 2021, being eligible through his mother who is from Glasgow.

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

Brown joined Stoke City on 9 September 2020 for an undisclosed fee.

He scored his first goal for Stoke in a 1–0 EFL Cup win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 17 September 2020, and his first league goal in a 3–0 win against Reading in November.

Brown scored six goals in 46 appearances during the 2020–21 season, as Stoke finished in 14th position.

He scored on the opening day of the 2021–22 season in a 3–2 win against Reading.

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 Player of the Year.

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.

Brown joined newly promoted Premier League side Luton Town on 10 August 2023 for an undisclosed fee.

On 29 August 2023, Brown scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory over Gillingham in the EFL Cup.

On 25 November 2023, Brown scored his first regular season goal for Luton Town and the winning goal against Crystal Palace in a 2–1 win at Kenilworth Road, the club's first home Premier League victory.

Brown was eligible to play international football for both England and Scotland, being eligible for the latter through his Glasgow-born mother.

In November 2021, Brown was selected by Scotland for World Cup qualifying matches against Moldova and Denmark.

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

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