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Full nameCiaron Maurice Brown
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNorthern Ireland
Age28
Date of birth14 Jan 1998
BirthplaceLondon
Height185 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubOxford United
Centre-back
37
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
3326
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oxford United.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of Oxford United's ~46 games this season through 7 injury absences (knee, injured). He still appeared 37 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship373133266.95
FA Cup100907

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

C. Brown is a 28-year-old central defender at Oxford United, rated 48.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 296th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (80.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brown.

Judged on this season alone, Brown graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship, on 6 clean sheets and 3.274 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 37 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, 46th of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship. At 28 Brown is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Brown missed 7 games through injury (knee, injured) out of roughly 46 this season. The 37 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential46th of 82 centre-backs · ChampionshipCurrent season37th of 82 centre-backs · Championship37th-best centre-back in the Championship296th in the Championship · potential46th-highest potential centre-back in the Championship
48.9
Ratingi
46th of 82 centre-backs
25.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
80.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.27
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Oxford United finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

3.27
Def. / 90
30
Tackles
56
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 80.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.9, Brown carries the 46th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 82, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Oxford United finished 22nd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3
Shots on target9
Shots20

Passing

Assists1
Chances created10
Passes1,267
Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success25%
Duels won198
Duels won %58.1%
Fouls won25

Defending

Tackles30
Interceptions56
Blocks35
Fouls committed18
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.