Archie Brown (footballer)
English footballer (born 2002)
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Archibald Norman Brown (born 28 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Fenerbahçe.
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Brown playing for Fenerbahçe in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Archibald Norman Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Bromwich Albion[2] | |||
| 2017–2021 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Lausanne-Sport II | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Lausanne-Sport | 41 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | Gent | 63 | (1) |
| 2025– | Fenerbahçe | 25 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | England U20 | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2024 | |||
Club career
Early career
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Brown began his youth career with the West Bromwich Albion Academy,[2] which is located about 7 miles (11 kilometres) northwest of his hometown, Birmingham. At the age of 15, he joined the youth academy of another English club, Derby County, where he helped the team win their first and only youth top-flight title, the 2018–19 U18 Premier League.[3] He scored a hat-trick and provided an assist in the final game against the Arsenal U18s.[4] Over the course of his time with the Derby County Reserves and Academy Teams, he recorded 18 goals and 14 assists in 72 matches.[5]
Lausanne-Sport
In 2021, Brown signed for Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland.[6] He made his debut for the club on 28 November 2021 in a 3–0 loss to Servette.[7]
On 10 February 2023, he scored his first professional goal in a win against Neuchâtel Xamax.
Gent
On 11 August 2023, Brown signed a four-year contract with Belgian club Gent.[8] He became the fourth English player to represent the club.[8]
He made his league debut on 20 August 2023 in a Belgian Pro League match against Sint-Truiden. On 24 August 2023, he made his European debut in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round, contributing to a 2–0 home win over APOEL.
Fenerbahçe
On 12 July 2025, Fenerbahçe announced that Brown had joined the club on a three-year deal for just under £7 million,[9] with an option to extend.[10]
He made his debut on 6 August 2025 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, a 2–1 away defeat to Feyenoord.[11] On 12 August 2025, in the return leg, he scored and provided two assists to help the team progress to the play-off round of the Champions League qualifying.[12]
Brown made his Süper Lig debut on 16 August 2025 in a 0–0 away draw against Göztepe.[13] He scored his first Süper Lig goal a week later, on 23 August 2025, in a 3–1 home win over Kocaelispor.[14]
International career
On 7 June 2024, Brown made his debut for the England U20s in a 2–1 win over Sweden at Stadion ŠRC Sesvete.[15] Four days later, he scored his first international goal in a 2–2 draw with the Republic of Ireland U21s.[16]
Style of play
Personal life
Born and raised in Birmingham, England, Brown is of Jamaican descent and can also represent the country at international level.[18]
His father is an Arsenal fan, he said he looked up to Ashley Cole as his idol when he was playing in the youth ranks, and he had the chance to train with his idol in 2019 while playing for Derby County youth academy.[2]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 August 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lausanne-Sport | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Swiss Challenge League | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 47 | 6 | |||
| Gent | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14[c] | 2 | — | 46 | 3 | ||
| Total | 63 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | — | 87 | 3 | |||
| Fenerbahçe | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 |
| 2026–27 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 175 | 14 | ||
- Includes Swiss Cup, Belgian Cup and Turkish Cup
- Appearances in 1. Liga Classic
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
