Dajaune Brown
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dajaune Anthony Brown[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 October 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Derby County | ||
Number | 39 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2023 | Derby County | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Derby County | 2 | (0) |
2024 | → Gateshead (loan) | 18 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:41, 22 April 2024 (UTC) |
Dajaune Anthony Brown (born 16 October 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Derby County.
Club career[edit]
Brown came through Derby County's academy,[2] making his debut for the under-18s as a schoolboy during the 2020–21 season.[2] That season he scored twice in six Premier League U18 appearances.[2] The 2022–23 saw further progress with nine goals in nine appearances for the under-21s, and one goal in three Premier League 2 appearances.[2] Brown also made his first appearance in the first team squad as an unused substitute in Derby's fourth round FA Cup match against West Ham United in January 2023.[3]
In July 2023, after training and playing with the first team in pre-season ahead of the 2023–24 season, Brown, aged 17, signed a three-year professional deal which will run until the summer of 2026.[4] He made his professional debut coming off the bench as a 73rd minute substitute for Conor Washington against Blackpool in the EFL Cup on 8 August 2023.[5] Brown made his senior league debut for Derby as a 77th minute substitute for Max Bird in a 4–0 win against Northampton Town in League One on 31 October 2023.[6] Brown made 5 appearances for the first team during the season as they secured promotion to the Championship.
On 23 January 2024, Brown joined National League club Gateshead on a youth-loan until the end of the season.[7] Brown made his debut for Gateshead as a 77th minute substitute for Conor McBride in a 2–1 win against Barnet on 27 January 2024.[8] Brown scored his first goal in senior football during this loan spell, scoring an 90th minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw at Boreham Wood.[9] He would score his second goal, three days later on 5 March in a 3–2 defeat to Solihull Moors[10] Gateshead interim manager Rob Elliot, called for patience from the Gateshead fans he was yet to start a National League game for Gateshead.[11] On 9 March 2024, Brown would start in Gateshead's FA Trophy quarter-final match at home to Peterborough Sports and he would score his first career hat-trick, within 22 minutes, with goals coming a 15 minute period as Gateshead advanced to the semi-finals 3–2 victors, Brown had now scored five goals in three appearances for Gateshead.[12] On 12 March 2024, Brown would make his first league start and score the only goal in a 1–0 win at home to Dagenham & Redbridge, in the 76th minute which extended his goalscoring run.[13] Brown would score twice in a 7–1 win against local rivals Hartlepool United on 26 March,[14] and would assist Gateshead's two goals in their 2–1 FA Trophy semi-final win against Macclesfield on 6 April, as they secured a place in the final at Wembley Stadium in May.[15] Brown was named the National League Player of the Month for March.[16] Brown scored six times in eighteen National League games during his loan spell, as Gateshead qualified for the National League play-offs, however the club were denied a place in the play-offs as the club failed to meet the EFL to get a 10-year lease on the Gateshead International Stadium require to play in the Football League.[17] Brown would score an equalising goal in extra time in the FA Trophy final against Solihull Moors on 11 May 2024 as the game ended in a 2–2 draw; Gateshead won the tie in a penalty shoot-out to win the Trophy, with Brown scoring the winning penalty in sudden death.[18] Brown scored 10 times in 22 appearances for Gateshead in all competitions.[19]
International career[edit]
In March 2024, Brown was called up by the Jamaica under-23 team for a training camp and friendlies against RCD Espanyol Cantera and Guinea under-23s.[20]
Personal life[edit]
Born in England, Brown is of Jamaican descent.[21]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 11 May 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Derby County | 2023–24[22] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Gateshead (loan) | 2023–24[22] | National League | 18 | 6 | — | — | 4[b] | 4 | 22 | 10 | ||
Career total | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 10 |
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in the FA Trophy
Honours[edit]
Derby County
- EFL League One second-place promotion: 2023–24[23]
Gateshead
Individual
- National League Player of the Month: March 2024[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "Squad List 2023/24 & U21 Registered Contract Players - September 2023" (PDF). English Football League. p. 69. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Dajune Brown". dcfc.co.uk. Derby County F.C. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Stone, Simon (30 January 2023). "Derby County 0–2 West Ham United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Youngster Brown pens professional contract". Derby County F.C. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Derby County 0–2 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Derby County 4–0 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Youngster Brown Seals Gateshead Loan Switch". www.dcfc.co.uk. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Gateshead 2–1 Barnet". BBC Sport. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Dajaune Brown nets stoppage-time equaliser for Gateshead at Boreham Wood". BeIN Sports. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Gateshead demand made over Dajaune Brown after Derby County striker scores again". Derbyshire Live. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Gateshead boss calls for patience over on-loan Derby County star ahead of FA Trophy tie". Sunderland Echo. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Heroic failure for Peterborough Sports in the FA Trophy at Gateshead". Peterborough Telegraph. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Gateshead 1–0 Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC Sport. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Gateshead 7–1 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "FA Trophy final a fantastic reward after hard season, Gateshead boss says". BBC News. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Out-on-loan Brown wins National League Player of the Month award". dcfc.co.uk. Derby County F.C. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Derby County striker Dajaune Brown denied Gateshead promotion as statement confirms huge EFL blow". Derbyshire Live. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Gateshead 2–2 Solihull Moors: Report". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Brown ends Gateashead loan stint with FA Trophy Triumph". dcfc.co.uk. Derby County F.C. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Out on loan Brown to attend Jamaica under-23 camp". dcfc.co.uk. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "What is the deal with Dajaune Brown?" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ a b "Games played by Dajaune Brown in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Breaking: Derby County promoted as duo seal it for Paul Warne's side". Derby Telegraph. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Gateshead 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
External links[edit]
- Dajaune Brown at Soccerbase
- Dajaune Brown at Soccerway
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nottingham
- English men's footballers
- Jamaican men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Derby County F.C. players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Jamaica men's youth international footballers
- English people of Jamaican descent
- Sportspeople of Jamaican descent