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Full nameJames Brown
PositionFull-back
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Age28
Date of birth4 Jun 1998
BirthplaceDublin
Height177 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubKilmarnock
Full-backalso played MID
15
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
1204
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kilmarnock.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premiership150212046.89

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

J. Brown is a 28-year-old full-back at Kilmarnock, rated 29.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 139th of 225 on scout potential in the Premiership. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (35.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.59 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 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 41 of the 41 full-backs in the Premiership, on 3 clean sheets and 3.588 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 13). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 28th of 41 of the 41 full-backs in the Premiership. At 28 Brown is in his prime years, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStepped up 2023/244 clubs
Current potential28th of 41 full-backs · PremiershipCurrent season19th of 41 full-backs · Premiership19th-best full-back in the Premiership139th in the Premiership · potential28th-highest potential full-back in the Premiership
29.9
Ratingi
28th of 41 full-backs
13
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
35.2%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.59
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Kilmarnock finished 11th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

3.59
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
11
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (11th of 12) 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Defensive volume. 3.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 35.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29.9, Brown carries the 28th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premiership of 41, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Kilmarnock finished 11th of 12) — 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 solid defensive volume (3.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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 full-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots6

Passing

Assists2
Chances created7
Passes389
Pass accuracy75%

Possession

Successful dribbles8
Dribble success47.1%
Duels won69
Duels won %54.8%
Fouls won17

Defending

Tackles28
Interceptions11
Blocks9
Fouls committed15
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.