David Browne

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Browne
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 27, 1995(1995-12-27)
Age	29
Birthplace	Port Moresby
Country	Papua New Guinea
Birth City	Port Moresby
Horoscope	Aquarius

David Browne Biography

David Browne is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on December 27, 1995 in Port Moresby, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Browne is the son of Bob Browne, an Englishman who moved to Papua New Guinea in 1971 and became the country’s most renowned cartoonist by creating Mista Grasruts. Bob Browne died in 2011. His mother, Segana, is a Papua New Guinean from Central Province. Browne has also worked as a building labourer. He also holds a British passport.

He was 16 when he signed for Auckland and immediately joined the club’s first team. Between 2012 and 2015, Browne scored a total of 10 league goals in 33 league matches. He won the OFC Champions League with the club twice, in 2013 and 2014. He also participated in the 2012, 2013, and 2014 FIFA Club World Cups and earned the surprise bronze medal in 2014 after beating Mexico’s Cruz Azul on penalties, in addition to multiple other league and confederation championships and awards. In 2012, he was the youngest player at the FIFA Club World Cup at age 16 and was selected by head coach Ramon Tribulietx after being with the club for only three months. At that time, he was the youngest ever player from Papua New Guinea to take part in the tournament and the second youngest player ever overall. Browne turned 17 only 11 days after the 16 December final, making him older than only Víctor Mañón who was part of Mexico’s C.F. Pachuca’s squad in 2008. He was also the first Papua New Guinea player to take part in the competition since Hekari United qualified in 2010. Following the 2014–15 ASB Premiership season, Browne was named the player with the most potential in the league by a columnist of The New Zealand Herald because of his exciting style of play, full range of talent, and performances which included a hat-trick against Waitakere United in the league semi-final. Following his final season with Auckland City, he was given the team’s Young Player of the Year award. That season he was also the team’s joint top scorer, tied with Joao Moreira.

While participating in Under-17 World Cup qualification, Browne was spotted and offered a scholarship by St Peter’s College in Auckland, New Zealand. While playing for the college, he also played for Central United of the Northern League at age 16. Central United accumulated a 10–1–7 record, finishing in 3rd place for the season. Following his one season with the club, he was named the Player of the Year. Browne attended St Peter’s College for three years before graduating in 2013. He was St. Peter’s top scorer in 2011 and voted a member of the state team. During the 2012 season with Central United, he was then spotted by Auckland City FC of the ASB Premiership because of a partnership between the two clubs.

– Auckland City FC head coach Ramon Tribulietx about Browne’s inclusion on the FIFA Club World Cup roster

Around the age of 10, Browne began playing football as a goalkeeper. He began his football career in the Port Moresby suburb of Kaugere at the Living Light Academy. Between 2007 and 2010, he changed schools three times, attending Korobosea International School United from 2007 to 2008, St Josephs International School in 2009, and Port Moresby International School in 2010. Browne played for two years for local development team Port Moresby School of Excellence FC of the Port Moresby Soccer Association from 2010 to 2011. POMSOE FC was founded in 2010 and featured mostly players from the Papua New Guinea national under-17 team. He left Papua New Guinea for a football scholarship in New Zealand in 2012.

David Browne Net Worth

David Browne is one of the richest Association Football Player from Papua New Guinea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Browne 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

David Eric Browne (born 27 December 1995) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays for HJK of the Veikkausliiga, and the Papua New Guinea national team. He was the first Papua New Guinean footballer to play professionally in Europe.

In 2005, Browne represented Papua New Guinea at an under-12 tournament in Fiji. He was teammates on that team with youth squad captain and future senior international Alwin Komolong. He was part of Papua New Guinea’s squad for the 2011 OFC U-17 Championship. He appeared in four matches and scored one goal during the tournament. His goal came in 2–1 victory over American Samoa. He hit the crossbar on another shot during the match. Despite moving to New Zealand and attending school and playing football there for several years, he was ineligible for a call-up from New Zealand Football.

– Browne about the opportunity to once again represent Papua New Guinea

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Browne was named to Groningen’s first team squad for its final match of the 2017 season, an encounter with Sparta Rotterdam on 24 December. It was also announced at that time that he would join the first team on its offseason training camp in Spain. He was left on the bench as an unused substitute as Groningen beat Sparta Rotterdam 4–0.

Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Papua New Guinea. David Browne celebrates birthday on December 27 of every year.

It was announced on 24 February 2017 that Browne was named to the senior squad for the team’s next league fixture, a home match against FC Utrecht on 25 February. His success with the under-23 team was cited as a reason for the call up. He was left on the bench as an unused substitute in the match, an eventual 2–3 defeat.