| Intro | South African football player | |||||||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | South Africa | |||||||||
| Type | Sports | |||||||||
| Gender | male | |||||||||
| Birth |
24 April 1990, South Africa, South Africa |
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| Age | 30 years | |||||||||
| Star sign | Taurus | |||||||||
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Jonathan Brown (born 24 April 1990 in South Africa) is a professional footballer who plays for Bonnyrigg Rose. He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Livingston, Stirling Albion and Brechin City.
Career
Having come through the youth team ranks at Heart of Midlothian, Brown joined Livingston on a season-long loan in August 2009 and whilst at the club scored his first Scottish League goal in January 2010 against Elgin City. He ended the season with a Third Division Championship medal.
The following season, he joined Stirling Albion, again for a season-long loan, but this time at First Division level. The season finished disappointingly with relegation as the club finished bottom of the table.
On 8 July 2011 Brown left Hearts and joined Livingston on a one-year deal after releasing himself from his contract.
In July 2012 Brown joined Brechin City. He was released by Brechin on 6 May 2014.
In June 2014, Brown signed for Junior club Bonnyrigg Rose.
He is best known for his “Silly Salmon” act in a Scottish cup tie against Buckie Thistle on 11 October 2019.
International career
Brown has represented Scotland at under-16, under-18 and under-19 levels. He was last capped at under-19 international level, playing in the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification. He is also eligible to represent South Africa at international level.
He is also a well known Scottish Football Hooligan