Nathaniel Brown (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Amberg, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TSV Kümmersbruck | |||
| 2011–2016 | Jahn Regensburg | ||
| 2016–2023 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 27 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 24 | (1) |
| 2024– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | (3) |
| 2024 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Germany U21 | 7 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:17, 22 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Nathaniel Brown (born 16 June 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.
Club career
[edit]Brown is a youth product of TSV Kümmersbruck and Jahn Regensburg, before joining Nürnberg's youth academy in 2016.[2] On 15 June 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Nürnberg.[3] He began his senior career with Nürnberg's reserves in 2022 in the Regionalliga. On 10 March 2023, he debuted with the senior Nürnberg team in a 2–0 2. Bundesliga win over Eintracht Braunschweig as a late substitute.[4] On 27 June 2023, he extended professional contract with Nürnberg.[5]
On 3 January 2024, Brown signed for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-and-a-half-year deal, returning to Nürnberg on loan for the remainder of the season.[6]
International career
[edit]Brown was born in Germany to an American father and German mother.[2] He is a youth international for Germany, having played for the Germany U21s.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 21 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Bayern | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 5 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Heckings Sonderlob für sein Juwel: "Nene müssen wir herausheben"". kicker.
- ^ a b "Heimatbesuch in der Oberpfalz: Club-Talent Brown will "auf dem Boden bleiben"". www.nordbayern.de.
- ^ "Nathaniel Brown unterschreibt Profi-Vertrag". fcn.de.
- ^ "Kümmersbrucker Brown mit erstem Zweitliga-Einsatz beim 1. FC Nürnberg". www.onetz.de.
- ^ "1. FC Nürnberg verlängert mit Talent Brown". www.fraenkischertag.de. 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Nathaniel Brown" [Eintracht Frankfurt signs Nathaniel Brown]. profis.eintracht.de (in German). 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "U21-Nationalmannschaft: Erster Kader nach EM-Debakel: FC-Profi trifft auf zwei Kölner Kollegen". EXPRESS. 1 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Nathaniel Brown at DFB (also available in German)
- Nathaniel Brown – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Amberg
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- German people of African-American descent
- Men's association football fullbacks
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- 1. FC Nürnberg players
- 1. FC Nürnberg II players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- 21st-century German sportsmen