Full name Corey Brown Name Corey Brown Parents Rod Brown 2009–2010 QAS Weight 69 kg | Number 5 Height 1.74 m Playing position Role Football player Date joined 2011 | |
Date of birth (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 21) Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Current team Brisbane Roar FC (#5 / Defender) Similar People James Donachie, Jack Hingert, Shane Stefanutto, Jean Carlos Solorzano, George Lambadaridis |
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Corey Brown (born 7 January 1994) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Brisbane Roar in the A-League.
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He is the son of Rod Brown, who scored for Brisbane Strikers in the 1997 NSL Grand Final and held the record for most NSL goals scored (137 goals) playing throughout the 1980s and 1990s mainly with Marconi and Apia.
Club career
Brown attended a prestigious Brisbane all boys school, from grades 5 through to 10; Marist College Ashgrove. In 2009, Brown was awarded a scholarship with the Queensland Academy of Sport at the age of 15. Whilst he was at and played for the QAS, he played on loan for Brisbane City however did not make a senior appearance. In 2010, he was offered a scholarship with the AIS, which he accepted. He made numerous appearances for them in the National Youth League.
On 23 September 2011, it was announced that Brown, who had been on trial with for several weeks, had secured a contract with the Brisbane Roar. Brown signed a three-year deal with the club as a player on a full-time Youth Contract, which allows him to be on the first team roster but be paid outside of the salary cap.
On 16 May 2012, Brown would make his debut at senior level for Brisbane Roar against Chinese side Beijing Guoan in the Champions League, filling in for the injured Shane Stefanutto.