Ciaron Brown
{{short description|Northern Ireland international footballer (born 1998_}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ciaron Brown
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|1|14|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/ciaron-brown/ |title=Ciaron Brown |publisher=Cardiff City Football Club |accessdate=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831072013/https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/ciaron-brown/ |archive-date=31 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}
| birth_place = Hillingdon, London, England
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|order=flip}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Oxford United
| clubnumber = 3
| years1 = 2015–2016
| clubs1 = Bedfont Sports
| caps1 = 34
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2016–2018
| clubs2 = Wealdstone
| caps2 = 46
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2018–2022
| clubs3 = Cardiff City
| caps3 = 17
| goals3 = 0
| years6 = 2019
| clubs6 = → Livingston (loan)
| caps6 = 5
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020–2021
| clubs7 = → Livingston (loan)
| caps7 = 25
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2022
| clubs8 = → Oxford United (loan)
| caps8 = 13
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2022–
| clubs9 = Oxford United
| caps9 = 130
| goals9 = 11
| nationalyears1 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland U21
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019–
| nationalteam2 = Northern Ireland
| nationalcaps2 = 21
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 23:30, 12 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 21:22, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
}}
Ciaron Maurice 'The Butcher
Club career
= Early career =
Brown enjoyed a stint at amateur side Bedfont Sports before moving to National League South club Wealdstone.{{cite web |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ciaron-brown-ogo-obi-who-14130459 |title= Ciaron Brown and Ogo Obi: Who are the two Under-23 players Cardiff City have signed?
|date= 9 January 2018
|publisher= WalesOnline |accessdate=30 August 2018}} He made over 50 appearances for the Ruislip-based club, scoring twice.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ciaron-brown/452582/ |title= C.Brown|publisher= Soccerway |accessdate=30 August 2018}}
= Cardiff City =
After a successful trial period, Brown was signed by Cardiff City on 9 January 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/ciaron-brown-257018/|title= Ciaron Brown - Football Player Statistics|publisher= 11v11.com |accessdate=30 August 2018}} He was an unused substitute in Cardiff's 3–1 defeat to Norwich City in the EFL Cup.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45254466 |title= Cardiff 1-3 Norwich |work= BBC Sport |accessdate=30 August 2018}}
On 24 January 2019, Livingston confirmed the signing of Brown on loan from Cardiff.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46993314|title=Livingston: Cardiff City's Ciaron Brown signs on loan|date=24 January 2019|access-date=23 February 2019|language=en-GB}} He played his first league game on 23 February 2019, playing 63 minutes against Kilmarnock.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/02/23/scotland/premier-league/livingston-fc/kilmarnock-fc/2796434/|title=Livingston vs. Kilmarnock - 23 February 2019 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=23 February 2019}} He was again loaned to Livingston in January 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51026762 |title=Livingston sign Cardiff's Ciaron Brown and Huddersfield's Ryan Schofield on loan |website=BBC Sport |date=8 January 2020 |accessdate=8 January 2020}} On 21 July 2020, he rejoined Livingston on a one-year loan, making his third spell at the club.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53472237|title=Livingston sign defender Ciaron Brown on loan from Cardiff City|work=BBC Sport|date=21 July 2020}} On 31 January 2021, Brown was recalled following an impressive string of displays.
On 31 January 2022, Brown joined EFL League One club Oxford United on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2022/january/ciaron-brown-signs-for-oxford-united/ |title=Ciaron Brown signs for Oxford United |publisher=Oxford United FC |date=31 January 2022 |accessdate=1 February 2022}} On June 10, 2022, Cardiff announced Brown would leave the club when his contract expired on June 30.{{Cite web |title=2021/22 Retained List {{!}} Cardiff |url=https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/202122-retained-list |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk |language=en}}
= Oxford United =
On 26 June 2022, Brown signed for Oxford United on a two-year deal.{{Cite web |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2022/june/ciaron-brown-signs/ |title=Ciaron Brown signs |publisher=Oxford United FC |date=26 June 2022 |accessdate=26 June 2022}} On 17 October 2023, Brown signed a contract extension of undisclosed length.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67134463| title=Ciaron Brown: Oxford United defender extends contract| publisher=BBC Sport| date=17 October 2023| access-date=21 February 2025}} His contract was again renewed in June 2025.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c2e38gn7dzgo |title=Oxford defender Brown signs new deal |date=13 June 2025 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=13 June 2025}}
In January 2023, The Football Association opened an investigation into suspicious betting patterns related to the booking of Brown in Oxford's FA Cup defeat against Arsenal on 9 January 2023.{{Cite web |url=https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/fa-investigating-claims-oxford-defender-ciaron-brown-was-deliberately-booked-373670|title=FA investigating claims Oxford defender Ciaron Brown was deliberately booked|publisher=Joe|date=11 January 2023}} The investigation was closed in May 2023 with no action being taken.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4520762/2023/05/15/ciaron-brown-oxford-arsenal-spot-fixing/| title=FA to take no further action on alleged suspicious betting patterns around Oxford Utd booking during Arsenal match| publisher=New York times| date=15 May 2023| access-date=21 February 2025}}
International career
Born in the London Borough of Hillingdon, he qualifies for Northern Ireland through his mother, who is from Belfast.{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/who-is-ciaron-brown-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-cardiff-player-handed-his-northern-irelan/=d-debut-against-luxembourg-38471564.html|title=Who is Ciaron Brown? All you need to know about the Cardiff player handed his Northern Ireland debut against Luxembourg|newspaper=Belfasttelegraph.co.uk|access-date=5 September 2019}} In September 2019, he was called up to the under-21 side for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Malta and Finland. Six days later he was drafted into the senior squad and made his debut against Luxembourg in a friendly.
Career statistics
=Club=
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway}}
{{Oxford United F.C. squad}}
{{Oxford United F.C. Player of the Year}}
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Category:English people of Northern Ireland descent
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Category:21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland
Category:Northern Ireland men's international footballers
Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Hillingdon
Category:People from Hillingdon
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Bedfont Sports F.C. players
Category:Wealdstone F.C. players
Category:Cardiff City F.C. players
Category:Livingston F.C. players
Category:Oxford United F.C. players
Category:Isthmian League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players