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Scott Brown

Scott Brown

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Retired
Age40
CitizenshipScotland
Height1.75 m
Footright
BornJune 25, 1985
👕500+ Apps 50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 21/22 5.5 Solid
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

3
clubs played for
02/03
debut season
0.09
goals / match
Celtic FC
top club · 618 apps

Position rank · 21/22

#1233
goals rank
#1489
assists rank
68
season goals
68
season assists

Among 2,791 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€6.60m
peak value · 2007
€6.60m
top transfer fee · 07/08
8
best season · 06/07
66 / 7
int'l caps / goals
785Appearances
68Goals
68Assists
188Yellow cards
4Red cards
307Full matches (90′)
Full nameScott Brown
Date of birth1985-06-25 (40 yrs)
Place of birthDunfermline, Scotland
CitizenshipScotland
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height175.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2022-03-08
Contract expires
AgentAsa Sports
Outfitteradidas
Mar 2022
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Aberdeen FC
33 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Celtic → Aberdeen FC
21/22 · Transfer
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Celtic FC
43 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Celtic FC
52 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Celtic FC
51 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 7 competitions
Sep 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Celtic FC
56 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Celtic FC
54 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
May 2016
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Nov 2015
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Celtic FC
36 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Celtic FC
48 matches · 6 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Celtic FC
50 matches · 4 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2013
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Sep 2012
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Celtic FC
33 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Sep 2011
Injury: unknown
24 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Celtic FC
32 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Oct 2010
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Celtic FC
39 matches · 4 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Oct 2009
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Celtic FC
30 matches · 1 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Celtic FC
47 matches · 6 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Celtic FC
47 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Hibernian FC → Celtic
07/08 · Transfer · €6.60m
Jul 2006
06/07 — Hibernian FC
42 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Hibernian FC
23 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Hibernian FC
24 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Hibernian FC
41 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2002
Transfer: Hibernian FC U20 → Hibernian FC
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — Hibernian FC
4 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.60m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1989 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 21/22. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 0.18/90
50
Assists1 total · 0.09/90
42
G+A3 total · 0.27/90
43
Yellow cards9 total · 0.80/90
13
27,644 min
Minutes played by club
Aberdeen FC 3.7%
Celtic FC 75.9%
Hibernian FC 20.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Aberdeen FC 1 21/22 21/22 33 2 1 1,017
Celtic FC 14 07/08 20/21 618 46 63 20,969
Hibernian FC 5 02/03 06/07 134 20 4 5,658

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

4€1.7M7€3.3M11€5M14€6.6M02/03 — 3 goals (Hibernian FC)302/0303/04 — 4 goals (Hibernian FC)03/04 — 1 assists503/0404/05 — 2 goals (Hibernian FC)04/05 — 1 assists304/0505/06 — 3 goals (Hibernian FC)05/06 — 1 assists405/0606/07 — 8 goals (Hibernian FC)06/07 — 1 assists906/0707/08 — 3 goals (Celtic FC)07/08 — 4 assists707/0808/09 — 6 goals (Celtic FC)08/09 — 7 assists1308/0909/10 — 1 goals (Celtic FC)09/10 — 7 assists809/1010/11 — 4 goals (Celtic FC)10/11 — 6 assists1010/1111/12 — 6 goals (Celtic FC)11/12 — 3 assists911/1212/13 — 3 goals (Celtic FC)12/13 — 6 assists912/1313/14 — 4 goals (Celtic FC)13/14 — 8 assists1213/1414/15 — 6 goals (Celtic FC)14/15 — 8 assists1414/1515/16 — 1 goals (Celtic FC)15/16 — 3 assists415/1616/17 — 3 goals (Celtic FC)16/17 — 3 assists616/1717/18 — 3 assists317/1818/19 — 3 goals (Celtic FC)18/19 — 1 assists418/1919/20 — 5 goals (Celtic FC)19/20 — 2 assists719/2020/21 — 1 goals (Celtic FC)20/21 — 2 assists320/2121/22 — 2 goals (Aberdeen FC)21/22 — 1 assists321/2204/05 — €400K05/06 — €700K06/07 — €850K07/08 — €6.6M08/09 — €6M09/10 — €6.5M10/11 — €5.5M11/12 — €5.5M12/13 — €5.5M13/14 — €5.5M14/15 — €4.5M15/16 — €4.5M17/18 — €4M18/19 — €4M19/20 — €3.5M20/21 — €2M21/22 — €1MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

02/03: 3302/0303/04: 4403/0404/05: 2204/0505/06: 3305/0606/07: 8806/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 6608/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 6614/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 5519/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 2221/22

Assists by season

02/03: 0002/0303/04: 1103/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 7708/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 6610/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 8813/1414/15: 8814/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 1121/22
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
21/22 Prem. Sports Cup Aberdeen FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premiership Aberdeen FC 24 2 1 6 0 1,017
21/22 SFA Cup Aberdeen FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 UECL Quali Aberdeen FC 6 0 0 2 0 0
20/21 Betfred Cup Celtic FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Europa League Celtic FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Europa League Qualifying Celtic FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Premiership Celtic FC 26 1 1 6 1 1,765
20/21 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split Celtic FC 5 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 SFA Cup Celtic FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Betfred Cup Celtic FC 3 2 0 0 0 104
19/20 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Europa League Celtic FC 7 0 1 4 0 0
19/20 Europa League Qualifying Celtic FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Premiership Celtic FC 29 2 0 6 0 1,287
19/20 SFA Cup Celtic FC 5 1 1 0 0 465
18/19 Betfred Cup Celtic FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 6 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 Europa League Celtic FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Europa League Qualifying Celtic FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premiership Celtic FC 26 1 1 8 0 2,194
18/19 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split Celtic FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 SFA Cup Celtic FC 5 2 0 1 0 221
17/18 Betfred Cup Celtic FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Champions League Celtic FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 6 0 0 2 0 0
17/18 Europa League Celtic FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Premiership Celtic FC 29 0 3 7 0 0
17/18 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split Celtic FC 5 0 0 2 0 0
17/18 SFA Cup Celtic FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Betfred Cup Celtic FC 4 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 Champions League Celtic FC 6 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 6 1 1 1 0 540
16/17 Premiership Celtic FC 33 1 1 11 1 2,914
16/17 SFA Cup Celtic FC 5 1 1 0 0 450
15/16 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 6 0 1 1 0 0
15/16 Europa League Celtic FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premiership Celtic FC 22 1 2 5 0 1,896
15/16 SCL by Utilita Celtic FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 SFA Cup Celtic FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League Celtic FC 7 1 0 2 0 630
14/15 League Cup Celtic FC 4 0 1 1 0 0
14/15 Premiership Celtic FC 32 5 5 8 0 560
14/15 SFA Cup Celtic FC 5 0 2 1 0 0
13/14 Champions League Celtic FC 3 0 0 2 1 0
13/14 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 6 0 1 2 0 0
13/14 League Cup Celtic FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premiership Celtic FC 38 2 7 3 0 1,667
13/14 SFA Cup Celtic FC 2 2 0 1 0 90
12/13 Champions League Celtic FC 6 0 0 2 0 0
12/13 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Premiership Celtic FC 17 3 5 4 0 421
12/13 Scot. League Cup Celtic FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 SFA Cup Celtic FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Europa League Celtic FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Celtic FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Premiership Celtic FC 22 3 2 4 0 579
11/12 Scot. League Cup Celtic FC 2 1 0 0 0 180
11/12 SFA Cup Celtic FC 4 2 1 0 0 176
10/11 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Co-op. Ins. Cup Celtic FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Celtic FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Premiership Celtic FC 28 2 6 5 0 1,151
10/11 SFA Cup Celtic FC 5 2 0 3 0 193
09/10 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Europa League Celtic FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Premiership Celtic FC 21 1 6 6 1 1,737
09/10 SFA Cup Celtic FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 Champions League Celtic FC 6 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Co-op. Ins. Cup Celtic FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 Premiership Celtic FC 36 5 6 7 0 636
08/09 SFA Cup Celtic FC 2 1 0 1 0 180
07/08 Champions League Celtic FC 7 0 0 4 0 0
07/08 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 CIS Insur. Cup Celtic FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Premiership Celtic FC 34 3 4 7 0 933
07/08 SFA Cup Celtic FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 CIS Insur. Cup Hibernian FC 5 2 0 1 0 224
06/07 Premiership Hibernian FC 30 5 1 10 0 533
06/07 SFA Cup Hibernian FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 UI Cup Hibernian FC 2 1 0 1 0 180
05/06 CIS Insur. Cup Hibernian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Premiership Hibernian FC 19 1 1 5 0 1,476
05/06 SFA Cup Hibernian FC 2 2 0 0 0 75
05/06 UEFA Cup Hibernian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Premiership Hibernian FC 20 1 1 5 0 1,552
04/05 SFA Cup Hibernian FC 2 1 0 1 0 179
04/05 UI Cup Hibernian FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 CIS Insur. Cup Hibernian FC 4 1 0 0 0 321
03/04 Premiership Hibernian FC 36 3 1 9 0 1,008
03/04 SFA Cup Hibernian FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
02/03 CIS Insur. Cup Hibernian FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Premiership Relegation Hibernian FC 4 3 0 1 0 110
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
02/03 2002-10-23 Hibernian FC U20 Hibernian FC Transfer 0
07/08 2007-07-01 Hibernian FC Celtic Transfer 6600000 €6.60m
21/22 2021-07-01 Celtic Aberdeen FC Transfer 800000
21/22 2022-03-08 Aberdeen FC Retired Transfer 600000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
09/10 Ankle injury 2009-10-26 2009-12-31 67 15
10/11 Metatarsal fracture 2010-10-04 2010-12-30 88 18
11/12 Ankle injury 2011-09-19 2011-12-01 74 24
12/13 Hip injury 2012-09-03 2012-09-13 11 5
12/13 Toe injury 2013-02-14 2013-04-01 47 15
15/16 Thigh problems 2015-08-06 2015-08-13 8 2
15/16 Knee injury 2015-10-26 2015-11-09 15 4
15/16 Knee injury 2015-11-23 2016-02-01 71 12
15/16 Hamstring injury 2016-05-05 2016-06-20 47 5
17/18 Knee injury 2017-09-25 2017-10-16 22 3
18/19 Knock 2018-10-03 2018-10-09 7 2
18/19 Knee injury 2018-10-20 2018-11-28 40 8
20/21 Quarantine 2021-01-09 2021-01-19 11 2
21/22 Hamstring injury 2022-02-15 2022-02-27 13 3
Current
Peak€6.60m
Low
Δ since start−€400k
€1.65m€3.30m€4.95m€6.60m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #17622 3 3 former national player
Team #16868 8 0 former national player
Team #3380 #8 55 4 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
James Forrest 2 6 0
Callum McGregor 2 0 0
Craig Gordon 2 0 0
Leigh Griffiths 2 6 0
Nir Bitton 2 0 0
Charlie Mulgrew 2 3 0
Kristoffer Ajer 2 0 0
Odsonne Édouard 2 3 0
Kieran Tierney 2 0 0
Anthony Stokes 2 6 0
Stuart Armstrong 2 1 0
Olivier Ntcham 2 0 0
Efe Ambrose 2 0 0
Ryan Christie 2 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
08/09 Premiership Celtic FC 5 36
14/15 Premiership Celtic FC 5 32
06/07 Premiership Hibernian FC 5 30

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
13/14 Premiership Celtic FC 7 38
08/09 Premiership Celtic FC 6 36
09/10 Premiership Celtic FC 6 21

Teams faced most often by Scott Brown's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Kilmarnock FC 27 17 6 4 46 23 +23 63%
St. Mirren FC 27 18 7 2 52 19 +33 67%
Rangers FC 26 4 8 14 20 44 -24 15%
Hamilton Academical 26 22 3 1 61 13 +48 85%
Livingston FC 26 10 11 5 38 31 +7 38%
Motherwell FC 26 16 4 6 48 21 +27 62%
St. Johnstone FC 25 13 8 4 45 18 +27 52%
Ross County FC 18 11 2 5 41 16 +25 61%
Heart of Midlothian 17 9 2 6 31 17 +14 53%
Dundee United 9 4 4 1 8 2 +6 44%
Dundee FC 9 8 1 0 26 5 +21 89%
FC Barcelona 6 1 0 5 4 19 -15 17%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
02/03 Senior debut season
02/03 First senior goal
14/15 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 33 1,017 9 0 0 0.8
20/21 43 1,765 10 0 1 0.56
19/20 52 1,856 11 0 0 0.53
18/19 51 2,415 13 1 0 0.52
17/18 56 0 14 0 0 0
16/17 54 3,904 16 0 1 0.39
15/16 36 1,896 6 0 0 0.28
14/15 48 1,190 12 1 0 0.98
13/14 50 1,757 8 0 1 0.46
12/13 33 421 8 0 0 1.71
11/12 32 935 6 0 0 0.58
10/11 39 1,344 10 1 0 0.74
09/10 30 1,737 7 0 1 0.41
08/09 47 816 9 0 0 0.99
07/08 47 933 13 0 0 1.25
06/07 42 937 13 0 0 1.25
05/06 23 1,551 5 1 0 0.35
04/05 24 1,731 7 0 0 0.36
03/04 41 1,329 10 0 0 0.68
02/03 4 110 1 0 0 0.82

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premiership
522 apps
42 G
54 A
SFA Cup
64 apps
14 G
6 A
Scot. League Cup
43 apps
6 G
3 A
Premiership Relegation
4 apps
3 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
49 apps
1 G
3 A
Europa League
34 apps
1 G
1 A
UI Cup
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Scottish Premiership Top Six Split
14 apps
0 G
1 A
UECL Quali
6 apps
0 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
10 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Scott Brown

Who is Scott Brown?

Scott Brown is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.

How old is Scott Brown?

Scott Brown is 40 years old. He was born on June 25, 1985 in Dunfermline.

What position does Scott Brown play?

Scott Brown plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Scott Brown play for?

Scott Brown currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Scott Brown scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Scott Brown has scored 68 goals in 785 appearances.