James Brown (born 19 February 1990) is an Australian

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player who currently plays for

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club

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. At youth level, he played for the

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. He has 82 caps in the

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with

Gold Coast United Gold Coast United Football Club is an Australian Association football, soccer club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The earliest incarnation of the club formed in 1966 and its home ground was at Nikiforides Family Park in Broadbeach. The first ...

Newcastle Jets Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from the Australi ...

and Melbourne City between 2008 and 2016. He is

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Club career

From the

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(AIS), James Brown originally began his football career in the Tweed Heads region of N.S.W. Australia, with Bilambil F.C. and then Kingscliff Soccer Club, before moving on to play for Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast. After being scouted by several representative teams, and playing football with the Gold Coast Representative Side and an Australia Selection at the Under 13 National Championships, Brown came through the ranks of the

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, and was then signed by the AIS in 2007. A terrific start to the Victorian Premier League season in 2007 saw Brown rise through the ranks at the AIS and become a regular starter and key player for them. Brown scored 4 goals in 22 games, playing alongside the likes of

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, James Holland and

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. As the season came to a close, Brown was found to have developed the

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condition, which has limited his footballing over the past 12 months.

Gold Coast United

On 9 December 2008 Brown was signed to a three-year deal by

. On 2 June 2009 Brown broke his right fibula in training, sidelining him for 8 weeks. On 13 January 2010 Brown scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 win over the

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from a beautiful one-two with captain

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. In the 2011 season debut, Brown scored a stunning late equalizer in a 1–1 draw with

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, the goal was voted goal of the week. In the second game of the season, Brown scored another terrific goal in a 1–1 draw against the

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Mar ...

. In Round 4, Brown scored in a 3–1 win over the

. In Round 6, Brown scored a goal from a heavy deflection in a 2–1 away defeat to

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. Brown was subsequently voted October's young player of the month.

Newcastle Jets

On 15 February 2012 it was announced he had signed a two-year contract with

club

starting at the beginning of the

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season.

Melbourne City

On 20 May 2014 it was announced that Brown joined Melbourne City alongside two other youth players,

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and

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. He scored his first goal in the 70th minute against

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to boost the team's finals hopes On 28 April 2016, Brown was released by Melbourne City.

Avondale

On 19 May 2016, Brown joined National Premier League club Avondale, but departed the club after a month.

Cape Town City

In August 2016, Brown joined newly formed

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side

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. Brown parted ways with the club in October 2016, after only 3 appearances.

Nunawading City

In early 2017, it was announced Brown had signed for

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side, Nunawading City FC. Brown scored on debut against the Eastern Lions in Round 1 of the 2017 season.

Career statistics

Honours

Country

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, James 1990 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Indigenous Australian soccer players Gold Coast United FC players Newcastle Jets FC players A-League Men players Australian Institute of Sport soccer players Men's association football midfielders Melbourne City FC players Avondale FC players Cape Town City F.C. (2016) players Victorian Premier League players Australia men's under-20 international soccer players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Soccer players from Sydney 21st-century Australian sportsmen