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Ciaron Maurice Brown (born 14 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championship club Cardiff City and the Northern Ireland national football team.
Club career
Early career
Brown enjoyed a stint at amateur side Bedfont Sports before moving to National League South club Wealdstone. He made over 50 appearances for the Ruislip-based club, scoring twice.
Cardiff City
After a successful trial period, Brown was signed by Cardiff City on 9 January 2018. He was an unused substitute in Cardiff's 3–1 defeat to Norwich City in the EFL Cup.
Loan to Livingston
On 24 January 2019, Livingston confirmed the signing of Brown on loan from Cardiff. He played his first league game on 23 February 2019, playing 63 minutes against Kilmarnock.
International career
Born in the London Borough of Hillingdon, he qualifies for Northern Ireland through his mother, who is from Belfast. In September 2019, he was called up to the under-21 side for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Malta and Finland. Six days later he was drafted into the senior squad and made his debut against Luxembourg in a friendly.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 August 2019
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bedfont Sports | 2015–16 | CCL Premier Division | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Wealdstone | 2016–17 | National League South | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | National League South | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 61 | 2 | |||
| Cardiff City | 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Livingston (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 88 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 102 | 3 | ||