Ciaron Brown

Brown's current-season form is level with last season (Season 26→26), while his Rating held around 49. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Oxford United · 5th	2	1	0	7.25	49	26
2025/26	Oxford United · 22nd	37	3	1	6.95	49	26
2024/25	Oxford United · 17th	41	4	3	7.02	62	37
2023/24	Oxford United · 5th	48	5	1	7.04	51	35
2022/23	Oxford United · 19th	44	2	1	6.97	48	24

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Northern Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Northern Ireland	30	0
Northern Ireland U21	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

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. 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.

On the season, Brown graded 26 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 3.274 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

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

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

48.9

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

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

Apps

3.27

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

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

Rated 48.9 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %80.3%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.081

Assists / 900.027

Goal contribution / 900.108

Defensive actions / 903.274

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.162

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around age 28 (~14), then tapers with age. At 28, Brown sits on 13.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Brown's projected Rating — 48.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles30

Interceptions56

Blocks35

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

Cardiff(back from loan)Jun 2022 – now

Oxford UnitedJul 2022 – Jun 2022Free

Oxford United(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

Cardiff(back from loan)Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

Livingston(on loan)Jul 2020 – Jan 2021

Livingston(on loan)Jan 2020 – Jul 2020

Cardiff(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Jan 2020

Livingstonuntil Jul 2019

About C. Brown

Ciaron Maurice Brown is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for Oxford United, born on January 14, 1998 in London, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Northern Ireland. Oxford United currently sit 5th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, C. Brown has made 2 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 180 minutes.

C. Brown's next match is on September 1, 2026, when Oxford United face Huddersfield away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Brown at 48.9 with a Season form score of 25.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, C. Brown has totalled 279 club appearances with 19 goals and 8 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 48 appearances for Oxford United.

C. Brown's career has also included time at Cardiff and Livingston.

On the international stage, C. Brown has represented Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland U21 — 34 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.