Brian Brobbey
Brian Ebenezer Adjei Brobbey (born 1 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ajax in the Eredivisie.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Ebenezer Adjei Brobbey | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Jong Ajax | 27 | (15) |
| 2020– | Ajax | 5 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Netherlands U15 | 6 | (4) |
| 2017 | Netherlands U16 | 5 | (5) |
| 2017– | Netherlands U17 | 24 | (16) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 May 2019 | |||
Club career
Ajax
Brobbey made his Ajax debut in the Eredivisie on 31 October 2020, coming on as a substitute and scoring in a 5–2 victory over Fortuna Sittard.[1] He made his European debut in the group stage of the Champions League against Atalanta on 9 December 2020 and his performance was praised by coach Erik ten Hag.[2]
On 3 February 2021, Ajax director of football Marc Overmars, confirmed that Brobbey would leave the club at the expiry of his contract at the end of the season.[3]
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Brobbey is of Ghanaian descent.[4] Brobbey represented the Netherlands U17 at both the 2018 and 2019 editions of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, winning both competitions respectively.[5][6]
Career statistics
- As of matches played 31 January 2021[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 7 | – | – | – | 13 | 7 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | 8 | – | – | – | 12 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 15 | – | – | – | 27 | 15 | |||||
| Ajax | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | |
| Career total | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17 | ||
Personal life
He is a younger brother of fellow football players Derrick Luckassen, Kevin Luckassen and Samuel Brobbey.[8]
Honours
References
- "Ajax thrash Fortuna Sittard 5-2". ESPN. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- "Brian Brobbey: Ajax boss Ten Hag commends Ghana target despite Champions League disappointment". Goal. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- "Brobbey to leave Ajax". Football Oranje. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- "Ajax-debutant Brobbey 'moet behaagd worden': 'Contract loopt af, is ook politiek'". www.voetbalprimeur.nl.
- Sky Sports (20 May 2019). "Netherlands win U17 European Championship after penalty shootout win over Italy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- UEFA (19 May 2019). "Netherlands clinch title". UEFA. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- "Brian Brobbey". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- Brian Brobbey at Soccerway