Thabiso Brown

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Thabiso Brown

| fullname = Thabiso Nelson Brown

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|10|03|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mashaleng, Lesotho

| height = 1.71 m{{NFT player|57511}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Gokulam Kerala

| clubnumber = 21

| youthyears1 = 2009

| youthclubs1 = Sky Battalion

| youthyears2 = 2010

| youthclubs2 = Majantja

| youthyears3 = 2011

| youthclubs3 = Sky Battalion

| youthyears4 = 2013

| youthclubs4 = Super Kingdom

| years1 = 2013–2017

| clubs1 = Kick 4 Life F.C.

| caps1 = 54

| goals1 = 22

| years2 = 2017–2018

| clubs2 = JCDT Bolivia FC

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2018

| clubs3 = Deportivo Sur-Car

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 10

| years4 = 2019

| clubs4 = {{ill|Club Empresa Minera Huanuni|lt=Empresa Minera Huanuni|es}}

| caps4 = 30

| goals4 = 41

| years5 = 2020

| clubs5 = Deportivo FATIC

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| years6 = 2020

| clubs6 = Pirata

| caps6 = 7

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2021

| clubs7 = {{ill|Club Empresa Minera Huanuni|lt=Empresa Minera Huanuni|es}}

| caps7 = 11

| goals7 = 13

| years8 = 2022

| clubs8 = Aurora

| caps8 = 14

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2022

| clubs9 = Real Oruro

| caps9 = 6

| goals9 = 9

| years10 = 2023

| clubs10 = Dandong Tengyue

| caps10 = 25

| goals10 = 7

| years11 = 2024–2025

| clubs11 = Jiangxi Lushan

| caps11 = 30

| goals11 = 8

| years12 = 2025–

| clubs12 = Gokulam Kerala

| caps12 = 9

| goals12 = 11

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam1 = Lesotho U20{{cite news|url=https://medium.com/gandulla-es/de-las-alturas-de-lesoto-al-altiplano-de-bolivia-la-odisea-de-thabiso-brown-368f090888a2|title=De las alturas de Lesoto al altiplano de Bolivia: La odisea de Thabiso Brown|work=Medium|first=Bruno|last=Núñez|date=6 January 2020|accessdate=1 November 2020|language=es|archive-date=26 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226215057/https://medium.com/gandulla-es/de-las-alturas-de-lesoto-al-altiplano-de-bolivia-la-odisea-de-thabiso-brown-368f090888a2|url-status=live}}

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| nationalyears2 = 2015–

| nationalteam2 = Lesotho

| nationalcaps2 = 15

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| club-update = 23:09, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 23:30, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

}}

Thabiso Nelson Brown (born 3 October 1995) is a Mosotho professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Gokulam Kerala and the Lesotho national team.

Club career

In April 2023, Thabiso joined China League One club Dandong Tengyue.

On 20 February 2024, Thabiso joined fellow China League One club Jiangxi Lushan.{{cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/4047101.html|title=官方：前丹东腾跃外援塔比索-布朗加盟江西庐山|publisher=dongqiudi|date=20 February 2024|access-date=21 February 2024|language=zh|archive-date=21 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221011957/https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/4047101.html|url-status=live}}

On 7 February 2025, Brown made his debut for I-League club Gokulam Kerala in a 2–1 loss against Churchill Brothers.{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/i-league-churchill-bros-show-title-credentials-in-2-1-win-against-gokulam-kerala/amp_articleshow/118032727.cms |title=I-League: Churchill Bros show title credentials in 2-1 win against Gokulam Kerala |date=7 February 2025 |website=The Times of India |access-date=7 April 2025}}

International career

=Youth=

Thabiso was the top scorer of the 2015 African U-20 Championship qualification. He scored 5 goals in 4 matches for the Lesotho national under-20 team.

=Senior=

Thabiso made his international debut for Lesotho against Angola in a 4–0 loss in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. On 4 July 2015, he scored his first international goal against Botswana in a 1–1 draw in the 2016 African Nations Championship qualification.{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/57511/Thabiso_Brown.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Thabiso Brown|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=7 February 2025|archive-date=7 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207145322/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/57511/Thabiso_Brown.html|website=national-football-teams.com}}

Career statistics

=Club=

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Chinese FA Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
Pirata \|2020 \|Liga 2 \|7	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	7	1
Aurora \|2022 \|Bolivian Primera División \|14	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	14	2
Dandong Tengyue \|2023 \|China League One \|25	7	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	26	7
Jiangxi Lushan \|2024 \|China League One \|30	8	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	31	8
Gokulam Kerala \|2024–25 \|I-League \|9	11	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	9	11
colspan="3"\|Career total !85	29	2	0	0	0	87	29

=International=

colspan="2"\|Total\|\|15\|\|1
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
rowspan="7"\|Lesotho \|2014	1	0
2015	3	1
2016	2	0
2017	2	0
2021	4	0
2023	2	0
2024	1	0