Nathaniel Brown (footballer)

This article is about the German footballer. For the English footballer, see Nat Brown.

Nathaniel Brown (born 16 June 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

Nathaniel Brown

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-06-16) 16 June 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Amberg, Germany[1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Eintracht Frankfurt
Number	21
Youth career
	TSV Kümmersbruck
2011–2016	Jahn Regensburg
2016–2023	1. FC Nürnberg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	1. FC Nürnberg II	27	(1)
2023–2024	1. FC Nürnberg	24	(1)
2024–	Eintracht Frankfurt	25	(3)
2024	→ 1. FC Nürnberg (loan)	16	(0)
International career‡
2023–2025	Germany U21	14	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Germany UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2025 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:10, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Brown is a youth product of TSV Kümmersbruck and Jahn Regensburg, before joining Nürnberg's youth academy in 2016.^[2] On 15 June 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Nürnberg.^[3] He began his senior career with Nürnberg's reserves in 2022 in the Regionalliga. On 10 March 2023, he debuted with the senior Nürnberg team in a 2–0 2. Bundesliga win over Eintracht Braunschweig as a late substitute.^[4] On 27 June 2023, he extended professional contract with Nürnberg.^[5]

On 3 January 2024, Brown signed for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-and-a-half-year deal, returning to Nürnberg on loan for the remainder of the season.^[6]

International career

Brown was born in Germany to an American father and German mother.^[2] He is a youth international for Germany, having played for the Germany U21s.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Nürnberg II	2021–22[8]	Regionalliga Bayern	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2022–23[8]	Regionalliga Bayern	20	1	—		—		—		20	1
	Total		27	1	—		—		—		27	1
1. FC Nürnberg	2022–23[8]	2. Bundesliga	11	1	0	0	—		—		11	1
	2023–24[8]	2. Bundesliga	13	0	3	0	—		—		16	0
	Total		24	1	3	0	—		—		27	1
Eintracht Frankfurt	2023–24[8]	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2024–25[8]	Bundesliga	25	3	3	0	4[a]	0	—		32	3
	Total		25	3	3	0	4	0	—		32	3
1. FC Nürnberg (loan)	2023–24[8]	2. Bundesliga	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
Career total			92	5	6	0	4	0	0	0	102	5

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Germany U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2025^[9]