Liam Brown (footballer)

Liam Brown

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	East Kilbride
Youth career
	Queen's Park
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Queen's Park	25	(1)
2017–2019	Motherwell	1	(0)
2019–2021	Edinburgh City	43	(4)
2021–2023	Queen's Park	32	(4)
2022–2023	→ Stenhousemuir (loan)	1	(0)
2023–	East Kilbride	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:50, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Liam Brown (born 6 April 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for East Kilbride as a midfielder. He has previously played for Motherwell, Edinburgh City, Queen's Park and at Stenhousemuir on-loan until January 2023.

Club career

Brown started his career at Queen's Park, making his debut at 17 in a 3–0 defeat at home to East Stirlingshire on 13 February 2016.^[1]

Brown signed for Motherwell in June 2017, initially to play in the under-20 side.^[2] He made his first team debut on 12 May 2018, as a substitute in a 3–0 win against Hamilton Academical.^[3]

He was released by Motherwell in 2019 and then spent two years with Edinburgh City. Brown returned to Queen's Park in June 2021, signing a three-year contract.^[4] Queen's Park paid a transfer fee to acquire Brown, which was the first time the formerly amateur club had done this in its 154-year history.^[4] He was loaned to Stenhousemuir early in the 2022–23 season.^[5]

In June 2023, Brown joined Lowland League side East Kilbride.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 August 2018

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queen's Park	2015–16[7]	Scottish League Two	9	1	0	0	0	0	4[a]	0	13	1
	2016–17[8]	Scottish League One	16	0	1	0	3	0	3[b]	0	23	0
	Total		25	1	1	0	3	0	7	0	36	1
Motherwell	2017–18[9]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	2[c]	0	3	0
	2018–19[10]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	1	0	1[d]	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
Career total			26	1	1	0	3	0	10	0	40	1

1. Appearances in Scottish League One play-offs
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
3. Appearances for Motherwell under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup
4. Appearances for Motherwell under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "Sorry Spiders sunk by Shire". Queen's Park F.C. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
2. "Craigan prepares under-20s squad". Motherwell F.C. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
3. "Motherwell rampant in derby win as Nadir Ciftci fires double against Hamilton". PA. BT Sport. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
4. "Queen's Park pay first transfer fee in club's history to sign Liam Brown".
5. "Loan Moves". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queen's Park FC. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
6. "East Kilbride land Queen's Park midfielder as signing spree stretches to 12". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
7. "Games played by Liam Brown in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
8. "Games played by Liam Brown in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
9. "Games played by Liam Brown in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
10. "Games played by Liam Brown in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2018.