Fiona Brown (footballer)

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Fiona Brown
Brown in 2018 with FC Rosengård
Personal information
Full name Fiona Alison Brown[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Glasgow City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Celtic 36 (29)
2014–2016 Glasgow City
2017 Eskilstuna United 22 (3)
2018–2023 FC Rosengård 51 (8)
2024– Glasgow City
International career
2009 Scotland U16 1 (0)
2010–2011 Scotland U17 13 (2)
2012–2014 Scotland U19 15 (1)
2015– Scotland 51 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 6 June 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 (UTC)

Fiona Alison Brown (born 31 March 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Glasgow City and the Scotland national team.

Club career[edit]

Brown played four years at Celtic before she joined Glasgow City in December 2013.[2] She scored the 1–1 in the away match against FC Zürich in the 8th Finals of the UEFA Women's Champions League that Glasgow City in the end won on aggregate.[3]

Eskilstuna United DFF (2017)[edit]

On 19 December 2016, Brown left Scotland and signed with Damallsvenskan club Eskilstuna United DFF.[4] On 19 February 2017, she made her first appearance for the club against Piteå IF in the Svenska Cupen.[5] On 17 April, she made her league debut and scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against Hammarby, and was consequently named player of the match.[6] She finished the season with 3 goals in 22 appearances.

FC Rosengård (2017–2023)[edit]

On 21 November 2017, Brown joined FC Rosengård.[7] On 10 February 2018, she made her debut in a 3–0 win over Vittsjö GIK in the Svenska Cupen.[8] On 18 February, she scored a hat-trick in a 16–0 victory against Qviding FIF.[9]

Return to Glasgow City[edit]

On 8 December 2023, Brown signed a pre-contract agreement to rejoin Glasgow City in January 2024 on a two-year deal.[10]

International career[edit]

Brown has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels. On 8 February 2015, she made her senior debut for Scotland in a 4–0 win against Northern Ireland.[11] On 25 October 2017, she scored her first goal in a 5–0 win against Albania.[12]

Career statistics[edit]

International appearances[edit]

As of the match played on 11 April 2023[13][14]
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 2015 7 0
2016 1 0
2017 16 1
2018 8 1
2019 7 0
2020
2021 2 0
2022 5 0
2023 4 0
Total 50 2

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.[13]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 October 2017 St Mirren Park, Paisley, Scotland  Albania 2–0 5–0 World Cup 2019 qualification
2 6 March 2018 Pinatar Football Arena, Murcia, Spain  New Zealand 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Glasgow City

FC Rosengård

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players - Scotland" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 19. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Fiona signs for Glasgow City".
  3. ^ "Women's Champions League: Zurich 2–1 Glasgow City".
  4. ^ "Fiona Brown till Eskilstuna United". Eskilstuna United DFF. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Rysarmatch mellan Piteå och United". Ekurinen. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Eskilstuna United DFF – Hammarby IF 1-0 (0-0)". Eskilstuna United DFF. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Fiona Brown klar för FC Rosengård". FC Rosengård. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Matchrapport: FC Rosengård – Vittsjö GIK, 3-0". FC Rosengård. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Rosengårds cupcross - 16-0". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Fiona Brown on 'coming home' to Glasgow City". BBC Sport. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Scotland thrash Northern Ireland in friendly in Belfast". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Five star Scotland rampant in victory". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  13. ^ a b Fiona Brown at the Scottish Football Association
  14. ^ Southwick, Andrew (10 April 2023). "Fiona Brown: Reaching 50 Scotland caps 'massive' after injury hell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d "Fiona Brown player profile". Soccerway.
  16. ^ "Glasgow City win third successive League Cup final". Scotzine. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

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