{{Short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1998)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nico Brown | image = | fullname = Nicolas Brown | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|8|11|df=y}} | birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, United States | height = {{convert|1.80|m|abbr=on}} | currentclub = Birmingham Legion | clubnumber = 77 | position = Winger, forward | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015 | youthclubs1 = Baltimore Celtic | youthyears2 = 2015–2016 | youthclubs2 = D.C. United | collegeyears1 = 2016–2019 | college1 = Loyola Greyhounds | collegecaps1 = 62 | collegegoals1 = 9 | years1 = 2016 | clubs1 = Baltimore Bohemians | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2019 | clubs2 = FC Baltimore Christos | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2021 | clubs3 = Maryland Bobcats | caps3 = 7<!-- DO NOT INCLUDE MATCHES FROM APRIL 2021, AS THEY WERE PART OF THE NISA LEGENDS CUP --> | goals3 = 0<!-- DO NOT INCLUDE LEGENDS GOAL FROM APRIL 2021, IT WAS PART OF THE NISA LEGENDS CUP --> | years4 = 2021–2022 | clubs4 = Greenville Triumph | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2023–2025 | clubs5 = Lexington SC | caps5 = 52 | goals5 = 11 | years6 = 2025 | clubs6 = → Forward Madison (loan) | caps6 = 30 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2026– | clubs7 = Birmingham Legion | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2026– | nationalteam1 = Jamaica | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 27 February 2026 }}
'''Nicolas Brown''' (born 11 August 1998) is a professional football player who plays as a winger and forward for USL Championship club Birmingham Legion. Born in the United States, he has represented the Jamaica national team.
==Career== ===Youth, College & Amateur=== Brown played high school soccer at McDonogh School, where he was a two-time USYSA National Champion and MVP, as well as the USYSA National Championships Golden Boot Winner in 2015. In 2014, Brown was an all-state and all-metro selection in 2014 after scoring 18 goals and assisting eight others as a junior. He also played club soccer with Baltimore Celtic, and spent a year with the D.C. United academy as a senior.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://loyolagreyhounds.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/nico-brown/8102|title=Nico Brown - Men's Soccer|website=Loyola University Maryland Athletics}}</ref>
In 2016, Brown attended Loyola University Maryland to play college soccer, where he went on to make 62 appearances, scoring nine goals and tallying five assists. In 2018, Brown was named All-Patriot League Second Team, and in 2019 was an All-Patriot League Third Team.<ref name="auto"/>
While at college, Brown also played in the USL PDL with Baltimore Bohemians during their 2016, making three appearances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/13192842|title=Baltimore Bohemians - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Nicolas Brown -|website=www.uslleaguetwo.com}}</ref> In 2019, he played with NPSL side FC Baltimore Christos, but didn't appear for the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://npsl.bonzidev.com/sam/standings/ss/schedule.php?v=3&containerID=MTAwODIyMDA=|title=National Premier Soccer League|website=npsl.bonzidev.com|access-date=2021-09-12|archive-date=2023-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019005916/http://npsl.bonzidev.com/sam/standings/ss/schedule.php?containerID=MTAwODIyMDA=&v=3|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Professional career=== For their Spring 2021 season, Brown joined NISA side Maryland Bobcats. He played three of the team's NISA Legends Cup matches, scoring a goal against California United Strikers, and made five regular season appearances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nisasoccer.com/roster/nicolas-brown|title=Player Details | National Independent Soccer Association|website=www.nisasoccer.com}}</ref> He returned to the team for the Fall 2021 season and made two more starts.
On September 1, 2021, Brown transferred to USL League One club Greenville Triumph.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenvilletriumph.com/news_article/show/1181044-triumph-sc-signs-attacker-nico-brown|title=Triumph SC Signs Attacker Nico Brown|first=Greenville|last=Triumph|date=September 1, 2021|website=Greenville Triumph SC}}</ref> Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Greenville.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenvilletriumph.com/news/2023/01/06/triumph-sc-announces-initial-group-of-returnees-for-2023-season/|title=Triumph SC Announces Initial Group of Returnees for 2023 season}}</ref>
Brown signed with USL League One expansion club Lexington SC on January 20, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lexington Sporting Club inks Nico Brown to USL League One contract |url=https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-inks-nico-brown-to-usl-league-one-contract/ |website=LexSporting.com |publisher=Lexington SC |access-date=20 January 2023}}</ref> Brown re-signed with Lexington on January 16, 2025, ahead of the club's first season competing in the USL Championship.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lilian |first1=D. |title=Lexington Sporting Club Announces Re-Signing of Nico Brown |url=https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-announces-re-signing-of-nico-brown/ |website=LexSporting.com |publisher=Lexington SC |access-date=16 January 2025}}</ref>
On February 4, 2025, it was announced that Brown would be joining Forward Madison on a year-long loan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Forward Madison FC adds Nico Brown on loan from Lexington SC |url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1330520 |website=USLLeagueOne.com |publisher=USL League One |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref>
In February 2026, Birmingham Legion FC of the USL Championship announced they had signed Brown to a contact ahead of the 2026 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Birmingham Legion FC Sign Jamaican International Nico Brown |url=https://www.bhmlegion.com/news/2026/02/26/birmingham-legion-fc-sign-jamaican-international-nico-brown/ |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=Birmingham Legion FC |language=en-US}}</ref>
===International=== Brown is of Jamaican heritage and has represented Jamaica at under-17 level.<ref name="auto"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{soccerway|nico-brown/609071}}<!--{{Lexington SC squad}}--> *{{NFT|102738}}
{{Birmingham Legion FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Nico}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:People from Elkridge, Maryland Category:Sportspeople from Howard County, Maryland Category:Soccer players from Maryland Category:Jamaican men's footballers Category:Jamaica men's international footballers Category:American men's soccer players Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Baltimore Bohemians players Category:Forward Madison FC players Category:Maryland Bobcats FC players Category:Greenville Triumph SC players Category:Lexington SC players Category:Birmingham Legion FC players Category:Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer players Category:National Premier Soccer League players Category:National Independent Soccer Association players Category:USL League One players Category:USL League Two players Category:American people of Jamaican descent Category:Sportspeople of Jamaican descent Category:21st-century American sportsmen