Jacob Brown (footballer)

Brown began his career at the Sheffield Wednesday Academy where he was released at the age of 14.[4] He signed for Guiseley at the age of 16 and played in his first senior match against Selby Town in the West Riding County Cup in October 2014.[5] Brown moved to Barnsley in January 2015 after impressing playing against them in a under-18 match.[5] Brown made his debut for Barnsley against Brentford on 22 October 2016, coming on as a late substitute.[5] After spending the first half of the 2017–18 season with Barnsley under-23s, Brown joined League Two side Chesterfield on a six-month loan on 31 January 2018.[6] Brown played 13 times for the Spireites in 2017–18 and was unable to help them avoid relegation to the National League.[4]

Brown broke into the first team at Oakwell in 2018–19 under Daniel Stendel and impressed playing as a winger and won the EFL Young Player of the Month award for January 2019.[7] He signed a new contract in December 2018.[8] He was sent-off for the first time in his career against Southend United on 2 March 2019.[9] Brown played 38 times in 2018–19, scoring eight goals as the Tykes gained promotion back to the Championship.[10] Brown signed a contract extension with Barnsley in May 2019.[11] In 2019–20 Brown, provided nine assists as Barnsley battled against relegation and stayed up after winning their final two matches against Nottingham Forest and Brentford.[12][13]

Brown joined Stoke City on 9 September 2020 for a undisclosed fee.[14][15] He scored his first goal for Stoke in a 1–0 EFL Cup win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 17 September 2020.[16]