Georgia Brown (footballer)

Georgia Brown
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-31) 31 August 2002
Place of birth Highworth, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sporting JAX
Number 5
Youth career
Oxford United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Hofstra Pride 22 (7)
2022–2024 South Florida Bulls 54 (10)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Cheltenham Town 25 (10)
2020–2021 Oxford United 5 (1)
2024 Florida Elite 11 (9)
2025– Sporting JAX 13 (0)
International career‡
2020 Scotland U-19 2 (0)
2025 Scotland U-23 2 (0)
2025– Scotland 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of date=13 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of date=November 2025

Georgia Brown (born 31 August 2002) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for USL Super League club Sporting JAX. Born in England, she represents Scotland on the international level. Brown played college soccer for the Hofstra Pride and the South Florida Bulls.

She also appeared for Scotland on the youth level, having previously appeared for both the U-19 and U-23 national teams.

Early life

Named after the Harlem Globetrotters' theme song, "Sweet Georgia Brown," she was born in Highworth to Gary and Sandra Brown and qualifies to play for Scotland through her paternal Scottish grandparents. She has one brother, Matthew. Her father played semi-professionally as a goalkeeper.[1]

Brown began playing football as a child and recalled being "bored of sitting on the sidelines" at her brother's youth games for Swindon Town, which led to her getting involved herself. When her local club Highworth Town started a girls' team, Brown "couldn’t wait to be involved." Reflecting on her early career, she said her move to Oxford United at 16 was "a bit bad from me as a Swindon supporter".[2]

She moved to the United States for college, attending Hofstra University and the University of South Florida (USF), from 2021 to 2024. She majored in biomedical sciences. She plays saxophone and is currently learning piano.[3]

College career

Hofstra Pride

Brown began her collegiate career in 2021 at Hofstra University, where she had an immediate impact as a freshman. She was named the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie of the Year and earned multiple honors, including selection to the All-CAA Second Team, the CAA All-Rookie Team, and the College Soccer News Freshman Third Team.[4][5][6]

One of her standout performances came in a September 5, 2021, match against the University of Pennsylvania, where she scored the opening goal in the 26th minute to help Hofstra secure a 3–1 win.[7]

South Florida Bulls

Brown transferred to the University of South Florida ahead of the 2022 season, where she played three years with the South Florida Bulls women's soccer team. She earned American Athletic Conference (AAC) First Team honors in 2024 and was twice named to the Academic All-America teams by both the United Soccer Coaches (USC) and the College Sports Communicators (CSC).[8][9][10][11]

In 2024, Brown made program history by scoring four goals in a single match, setting a new USF school record.[12]

Club career

Oxford United Women

Before college, Brown played for Oxford United in the FA Women's National League in England, appearing with their first team over a three-year spell.[13]

Florida Elite

During college off-seasons, she competed with Florida Elite in the USL W League. In 2024, she was named Defender of the Year, helped lead them to the top national ranking, and contributed 11 goals.[14]

Sporting JAX

After spending time with the club’s USL W League squad, on May 21, 2025, USL Super League expansion club Sporting JAX announced that it had signed Brown and fellow W League teammate Ashlyn Puerta to their first professional contracts, making them the club’s first two signings.[15] Brown had previously played for the club's W League side and was the first player introduced at the team's uniform reveal.[16]

At the end of October, Brown was named to the USL Super League Team of the Month for her strong performances. She made the team as a bench player.[17]

The following month, Brown was again named to the USL Super League Team of the Month, this time as a defender.[18]

International career

Brown has represented Scotland at U-19 and U‑23 level, receiving call-ups and featuring in at least two matches against Iceland.[19]

On 8 October 2025, Brown was called up to the Scotland women's national football team for two friendlies against Morocco and Switzerland. She earned her first cap in a 4–3 loss to Switzerland.[20]

Brown was called up yet again in late November 2025 for two matches in the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers. She made her first start against China on 2 December 2025. They also played Ukraine during the round. Scotland beat China 3–2 and drew with Ukraine 1–1, respectively.[21]

Career statistics

College

Season Games Scoring
GP GS G A PTS SH SOG
Hofstra Pride
2021 22 22 7 2 16 59 28
South Florida Bulls
2022 17 17 1 0 2 12 2
2023 18 18 5 1 11 15 8
2024 19 19 4 2 10 19 9
Career
Career total 76 76 17 5 39 105 47

Professional

As of match played 13 December 2025
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting JAX 2025–26 USLS 13 0 — — 13 0
Career total 13 0 — — 13 0

Honors and awards

References

  1. ^ Doll, Torie. "USF student kicking goals on and off the field". USF.edu. University of South Florida. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  2. ^ Canavan, Amy. "The SWNT 'outsider' shining in USA & making family proud". BBC.com. BBC. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  3. ^ Burris, Emerson. "Get to know Georgia Brown". YouTube.com. Sporting JAX. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  4. ^ "22 Georgia Brown". GoHofstra.com. Hofstra University. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  5. ^ Vogel, Rachel. "WSOC: Three Earn Major CAA Awards, Six Named to All-Conference Teams". GoHofstra.com. Hofstra University. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  6. ^ Lewis, Michael. "REAPING THE SPOILS: Hofstra's Taylor, Porter, Brown earn major CAA awards". FrontRowSoccer.com. Front Row Soccer. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  7. ^ Xu, Kathryn. "Penn women's soccer's first loss of the season comes at Hofstra". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Georgia Brown 15". GoUSFBulls.com. University of South Florida. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  9. ^ Smith, Chad. "Georgia Brown Earns Spot on CSC Academic All-America Team". GoUSFBulls.com. University of South Florida. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  10. ^ "South Florida's Brown Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team". TheAmerican.org. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  11. ^ "South Florida's Brown Named CSC Academic All-American". TheAmerican.org. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  12. ^ Gonzalez, Beatriz. "Women's soccer sets program record for most goals scored in one game". The Oracle. University of South Florida. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  13. ^ Perry, Sophie. "Footballer from Oxfordshire scores place at top US college". OxfordMail.co.uk. Oxford Mail. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Florida Elite's Georgia Brown wins 2024 Defender of the Year". USLWLeague.com. USL W League. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  15. ^ Krishnaiyer, Kartik. "Sporting Jax make historic first professional signings". BeyondThe90.Substack.com. Beyond the '90. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  16. ^ Freeman, Clayton. "Sporting Jax names first signings: Meet Jacksonville's new women's soccer players". Jacksonville.com. The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  17. ^ GainbridgeSuperLeague.com Staff. "Gainbridge Super League Team of the Month – October". GainbridgeSuperLeague.com. Gainbridge Super League. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  18. ^ GainbridgeSuperLeague.com Staff. "Gainbridge Super League Team of the Month – November". GainbridgeSuperLeague.com. USL Super League. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  19. ^ "Women's Under-23s squad named for Iceland double-header". ScottishFA.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  20. ^ Canavan, Amy. "Brown call up as Scotland boss savours 'challenge'". BBC.com. BBC. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  21. ^ "SWNT end 2025 with victory over China". ScottishFA.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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