Archie Brown
Personal information
Full name Archie Brown
Date of birth (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 KAA Gent
Number 3
Youth career
Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Lausanne-Sport 43 (5)
2021–2022 Team Vaud U21 4 (1)
2023– Gent 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Archie Brown (born 28 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Gent.

Career

As a youth player, Brown joined the youth academy of English side Derby County, helping them win their only youth topflight title.[1] In 2021, he signed for Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland.[2] On 28 November 2021, he debuted for Lausanne-Sport during a 3–0 loss to Servette.[3]

On 11 August 2023, Brown signed a four-year contract with Belgian club KAA Gent after playing for Lausanne Sport in Switzerland.[4] He is the fourth Englishman to ever play for the Belgian club.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Watching Derby teenager Archie Brown with dad Bobby: 'He was so big as a kid his feet didn't move that fast, he'd just come through 'bang!' and take players out'". theathletic.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 30 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Why Derby's young star Archie Brown turned down a new deal to go to Switzerland". theathletic.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 30 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Archie Brown at Soccerway
  4. 1 2 "Archie Brown nieuwste aanwinst KAA Gent | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 August 2023.

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