Brian Brobbey, a forward primarily known for his role as a striker for Ajax, was born on 1 February 2002 in the Netherlands. Currently aged 23, he stands at 5ft 10in (1.8m) and weighs 12st 3lb (78kg). He is recognised on the field by his number 9 jersey and has also had the honour of representing the Netherlands national team. His current market value is around £18.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
Brobbey's journey with Ajax began in July 2010 when he joined the Eredivisie team as a trainee. Throughout the seasons from 2020 - 2025, Brobbey has made impressive strides on the field with varying numbers of appearances and goals. In the 2020 - 2021 season, he made 12 first team appearances and scored three goals. The following season, he made 11 appearances and upped his goal tally to seven. By the 2022 - 2023 season, Brobbey was making 32 appearances and had scored 13 goals. This was followed by 30 appearances and an impressive 18 goals in the 2023 - 2024 season. The 2024 - 2025 season saw Brobbey make another 30 appearances, scoring four goals. However, in the current season of 2025 - 2026, he has yet to make any first team appearances.
Brobbey briefly left Ajax in July 2021 when he transferred to RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga, Germany. Here, he made nine first team appearances in league matches in the 2021 - 2022 season. However, by January 2022, Brobbey was loaned back to his former club, Ajax.
In July 2022, Brobbey made a full transfer from RB Leipzig back to Ajax for a transfer fee of around £15m. Since his return, his performance has remained consistent with his previous seasons.
Internationally, Brobbey has represented the Netherlands at Euro 2024 and the Euro Qualifiers from 2022 - 2024, but in both he only made one appearance as a substitute. For the Europa League 2023 - 2024 season, Brobbey played for Ajax and scored two goals in six starts. During the Nations League 2024 - 2025, he made a mark by scoring one goal in three starts and two subsidiary appearances. In the KNVB Beker 2024 - 2025, he started for Ajax in two matches, while in the Conference League 2023 - 2024, he had four starts for Ajax.
