Nathaniel Brown (footballer)

This article is about the German footballer. For the English footballer, see Nat Brown.

Nathaniel Brown
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-06-16) 16 June 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Amberg, Germany[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 21
Youth career
TSV Kümmersbruck
2011–2016 Jahn Regensburg
2016–2023 1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 1. FC Nürnberg II 27 (1)
2023–2024 1. FC Nürnberg 24 (1)
2024– Eintracht Frankfurt 7 (3)
2024 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 16 (0)
International career‡
2023– Germany U21 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:17, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Nathaniel Brown (born 16 June 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

Club career

Brown is a youth product of TSV Kümmersbruck and Jahn Regensburg, before joining Nürnberg's youth academy in 2016.[2] On 15 June 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Nürnberg.[3] He began his senior career with Nürnberg's reserves in 2022 in the Regionalliga. On 10 March 2023, he debuted with the senior Nürnberg team in a 2–0 2. Bundesliga win over Eintracht Braunschweig as a late substitute.[4] On 27 June 2023, he extended professional contract with Nürnberg.[5]

On 3 January 2024, Brown signed for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-and-a-half-year deal, returning to Nürnberg on loan for the remainder of the season.[6]

International career

Brown was born in Germany to an American father and German mother.[2] He is a youth international for Germany, having played for the Germany U21s.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FC Nürnberg II 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 7 0 — — 7 0
2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 20 1 — — 20 1
Total 27 1 — — 27 1
1. FC Nürnberg 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 11 1 0 0 — 11 1
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 13 0 3 0 — 16 0
Total 24 1 3 0 — 27 1
Eintracht Frankfurt 2023–24 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2024–25 Bundesliga 7 3 3 0 0 0 10 3
Total 7 3 3 0 0 0 10 3
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 16 0 — — 16 0
Career total 75 5 6 0 0 0 80 5

References

  1. ^ "Heckings Sonderlob für sein Juwel: "Nene müssen wir herausheben"". kicker.
  2. ^ a b "Heimatbesuch in der Oberpfalz: Club-Talent Brown will "auf dem Boden bleiben"". www.nordbayern.de.
  3. ^ "Nathaniel Brown unterschreibt Profi-Vertrag". fcn.de.
  4. ^ "Kümmersbrucker Brown mit erstem Zweitliga-Einsatz beim 1. FC Nürnberg". www.onetz.de.
  5. ^ "1. FC Nürnberg verlängert mit Talent Brown". www.fraenkischertag.de. 27 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Nathaniel Brown" [Eintracht Frankfurt signs Nathaniel Brown]. profis.eintracht.de (in German). 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ^ "U21-Nationalmannschaft: Erster Kader nach EM-Debakel: FC-Profi trifft auf zwei Kölner Kollegen". EXPRESS. 1 September 2023.