Brian Brobbey

Early career

Brobbey began his youth career with AFC before joining the Ajax academy in 2010.

Ajax

Brobbey made his Ajax debut in the Eredivisie on 31 October 2020, coming on as a substitute and scoring in a 5–2 victory over Fortuna Sittard. He made his European debut in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League against Atalanta on 9 December 2020 and his performance was praised by coach Erik ten Hag. On 3 February 2021, Ajax director of football Marc Overmars confirmed that Brobbey would leave the club at the expiry of his contract at the end of the season. Brobbey scored his first goal in a European competition on 18 February, netting Ajax's second goal in their Europa League round of 32 first leg away win over Lille.

RB Leipzig

On 12 March 2021, RB Leipzig announced the signing of Brobbey. He joined them on 1 July 2021.

Return to Ajax on loan

On 27 December 2021, it was announced that Brobbey would return to Ajax on a six-month loan spell without an option to buy. He was assigned shirt number 18, previously worn that season by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp. He made his first appearance on 16 January 2022 in an away match against FC Utrecht as the starting striker, securing two goals before being substituted off in the 70th minute for Davy Klaassen in a 3–0 victory.

Return to Ajax

On 22 July 2022, Ajax confirmed the re-signing of Brian Brobbey on a five-year contract for a fee of €16.35 million plus €3 million in potential add…

Youth

Brobbey represented the Netherlands across various youth levels, most notably the Netherlands U17 team. Brobbey was a key figure in the squad that won back-to-back UEFA European Under-17 Championship titles in 2018 and 2019. During the 2019 final against Italy, he scored in the 4–2 victory to help secure the trophy.

Senior

In October 2022, Brobbey was included in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup by manager Louis van Gaal, but he did not make the final selection. He received his first official call-up to the Netherlands senior national team in October 2023 for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against France and Greece. Brobbey made his senior debut on 16 October 2023, coming on as a substitute in the 1–0 away victory against Greece. On 29 May 2024, Brobbey was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. He was part of the squad that reached the semi-finals, although his playing time was limited due to competition from Memphis Depay and Wout Weghorst. Brobbey scored his first senior international goal on 19 November 2024 during the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A campaign, netting the opening goal in a 1–1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Bilino Polje Stadium. On 27 May 2026, Brobbey was named in the Netherlands' squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In his first World Cup start on 20 June 2026, Brobbey scored a brace in the first 17 minutes of the game to help the Netherlands to a 5–1 win over Sweden.…

Club

As of match played 5 September 2026

International

As of match played 29 June 2026

Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Brobbey goal.

Born in the Netherlands, Brobbey is of Ghanaian descent. He is a younger brother of fellow footballers Kevin Brobbey and Samuel Brobbey. Derrick Luckassen is his half-brother.