| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keanu Marqheal Marsh-Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-08-10)10 August 1992 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kuching City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Arsenal | ||
| 2004–2009 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | →Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2011 | →Dundee United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Yeovil Town | 21 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Barnet | 53 | (14) |
| 2015–2018 | Forest Green Rovers | 90 | (20) |
| 2018 | →Dover Athletic (loan) | 6 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Newport County | 17 | (1) |
| 2020 | Memphis 901 | 13 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Gloucester City | 4 | (1) |
| 2021 | Wrexham | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | East Riffa | ||
| 2022–2023 | Kuching City | ||
| 2023 | Gloucester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | FF Jaro | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Kuching City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | England U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | England C | 6 | (0) |
| 2019– | Guyana | 16 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:02, 27 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:35, 10 April 2021 (UTC) | |||
Keanu Marqheal Marsh-Brown (born 10 August 1992) is a professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder orwinger forMalaysia Super League clubKuching City.
He began his professional career withFulham in thePremier League but failed to make a first team appearance, spending time on loan withMilton Keynes Dons andDundee United before signing a permanent contract withOldham Athletic and laterYeovil Town andBarnet. He played a key role in theForest Green Rovers side that won promotion to theFootball League in 2017 following disappointment in the previous campaign as the club were defeated in the2016 National League play-off final with Marsh-Brown scoring in a 3–1 defeat. He went on to have short lived spells with bothDover Athletic andNewport County before moving to the United States withMemphis 901 in 2020. He has since played football inBahrain and Malaysia respectively withEast Riffa andKuching City, sandwiched between spells back in theUnited Kingdom withWrexham and twice withGloucester City.
Born in England, he representsGuyana internationally, he initially represented England atU16,U17 andC team level before switching his allegiance in 2019.
Marsh-Brown graduated through theFulhamAcademy to sign professional forms in summer 2009.[3] He was on the bench for a number of Fulham's key knock-out games during their run to the2010 UEFA Europa League Final, including those againstShakhtar Donetsk andJuventus, but he remained on the bench on each occasion.[4][5][6][7] In November 2010, there were reports that bothTottenham Hotspur andManchester City were considering making £500,000 offers for the player.[citation needed] In January 2011, Marsh-Brown signed an extension to his contract, keeping him at the club until June 2013. Later that month he joinedLeague One sideMilton Keynes Dons on a one-month loan deal.[8] Impressingthe Dons, his loan spell was extended to the end of the season. He made his senior debut on 2 February 2011, replacingLewis Guy 68 minutes into a 2–1 win atBristol Rovers.[9] Three days later he got his second start, in a 2–2 draw withSheffield Wednesday atHillsborough.[10] On 12 February, he scored his first senior goal, earningthe Dons a 1–1 draw at home toBrentford.[11] On 30 August 2011, Marsh-Brown signed on loan for Dundee United until mid January 2012, with the option to extend the deal until the end of the 2011–12 season. He joined his Fulham teammateLauri Dalla Valle at Dundee United, who have links with Fulham via their reserve team coach, ex-United playerBilly McKinlay.[12] After only one appearance he returned to Fulham.[13] In November 2011, Marsh-Brown left Fulham by mutual consent.[14]
After a two-week trial, Marsh-Brown joined League One sideOldham Athletic on 30 January 2012 on a deal to the end of the season, with an option to extend for a further season.[15] Oldham managerPaul Dickov said: "I saw a lot of Keanu last season and he looked one of the best players in our division. The boy has bags and bags of ability, as well as raw pace, and he is a signing who excites me having followed his career for a long time."[16]
He made his club debut the same day as a substitute in aFootball League Trophy match against Chesterfield.[17] He scored his first goal for Oldham in a 1–1 draw againstColchester United on 28 February.[18][19] Marsh-Brown received a red card for a two-footed tackle in a 2–1 loss againstScunthorpe United on 6 March.[20]
On 29 May 2012, Marsh-Brown joined League One sideYeovil Town following his release from Oldham Athletic and signed a one-year deal.[21]
He scored in Yeovil's 3–0 win overColchester United in theLeague Cup on 14 August 2012 and got the opening goal againstScunthorpe on 25 August 2012 in a 4–0 win for Yeovil.
On 25 January 2013, having fallen out of favour at Yeovil Town the club and Marsh-Brown agreed to cancel his contract by mutual agreement.[22]
Marsh-Brown joinedBarnet on 28 March 2013 until the end of the season.[23] He scored the winner on his debut againstAFC Wimbledon on 1 April 2013.[24] In June 2013, he signed with Barnet for the 2013–14 season.[25] After 13 goals for the Bees in 2013–14, Marsh-Brown was transfer-listed to raise funds. ManagerMartin Allen said: "As a club we need to increase the funds in the budget, I have explained this to Keanu and he can, without a shadow of a doubt, go on to play in League One and win games".[26]
Marsh-Brown fell out of favour in the 2014–15 season, withMauro Vilhete,Lee Cook,Luisma andAdam Mekki all preferred byMartin Allen. Bids fromBlackpool andLuton Town on transfer deadline day were rejected by the club, while the player himself turned down a move toForest Green Rovers.[27][28] He had a trialPeterborough United in November 2014.[29]
Marsh-Brown made just 11 appearances in all competitions in the 2014–15 season. Notably, he was not given a league winner's medal at the end of the season, unlike other players who had made fewer appearances. In June 2015, the Bees took up an option to extend Marsh-Brown's contract.[30]
Marsh-Brown joined Forest Green on trial in June 2015, and later signed on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[31] He made his debut on the first day of the2015–16 season in a 1–0 away win overAltrincham.[32]
He helped the club reach the2015–16 National League play-offs, and scored the semi-final winning goal againstDover Athletic on 7 May 2016 that helped the club reach the play-off final.[33] He played the full 90 minutes in the play-off final atWembley Stadium on 15 May 2016, scoring with a long-range strike, but could not prevent the club missing out on promotion to theFootball League in a 3–1 loss toGrimsby Town.[34]
The following2016-17 National League season saw him play again atWembley Stadium with Forest Green for the play-off final which this time saw a 3–1 win overTranmere Rovers earn the club a first ever promotion to theFootball League.[35]
At the end of the 2017–18 season, Forest Green announced that Marsh-Brown would be one of the players that would not be offered a new contract at the club.[36]
Marsh-Brown joinedNational League teamDover Athletic on loan from Forest Green in March 2018.[37] He scored twice on his debut at home against leadersMacclesfield Town as Dover won 2–0.[38] He was used mainly as a substitute for the rest of the season making just one more start the following week away atBarrow. He scored late on in the final day away atWoking as Dover won 2–1, relegating Woking but finishing outside of the play-offs on goal difference.[39]
On 22 June 2018 Marsh-Brown joined Newport County on a two-year deal.[40] He made his debut for Newport on 4 August 2018 in a 3-0 League Two defeat against Mansfield Town.[41] On 30 March 2019 he scored his first goal for Newport in the 3-1 League Two win against Yeovil Town.[42] He was part of the team that reached theLeague Two playoff final atWembley Stadium on 25 May 2019. Newport lost toTranmere Rovers, 1-0 after a goal in the 119th minute.[43]
His contract at Newport was terminated by mutual consent on 23 December 2019.[44]
On 17 January 2020,USL Championship sideMemphis 901 FC announced his signature.[45]
On 22 December 2020, Marsh-Brown joinedNational League North sideGloucester City.[46]
On 10 April 2021, Marsh-Brown joinedWrexham on a non-contract basis, one of three signings that day.[47] He made three appearances for the Welsh club before the end of the season. He was not offered a contract, but was invited back to pre-season training in summer 2021.[48]
Marsh-Brown signed forBahraini Premier League clubEast Riffa in September 2021.[49]
In February 2022, Marsh-Brown joinedMalaysia Premier League sideKuching City.[50]
Marsh-Brown returned to Gloucester in April 2023, featuring as an unused substitute on two occasions.[51]
In July 2023, Marsh-Brown signed forYkkönen sideFF Jaro on a deal until the end of the season.[52]
Marsh-Brown has 4 caps forEngland U16 and 11 caps forEngland U17. He was called up to theEngland C squad for a friendly against a Latvia U-23 team on 10 September 2013,[53] and played the entire game, which England lost 1–0.[54] He was capped six times between 2013 and 2016.[55]
In March 2015, Marsh-Brown was called up to theAntigua and Barbuda squad for a training camp ahead of2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, alongside younger brother Kyjuon.[56]
In March 2019 he was called up to theGuyana squad alongside his older brotherRonayne Marsh-Brown.[57] He made his international debut for Guyana on 23 March 2019 againstBelize and claimed an assist for the second goal in the 2–1 win.[58]
Marsh-Brown has three brothers, Kwai, Ky, andRonayne Marsh-Brown, who are all footballers. His older brother Ronayne also represents the Guyana national team.[59]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 2009–10[60] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11[61] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[62] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2010–11[61] | League One | 17 | 2 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Dundee United (loan) | 2011–12[62] | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 2011–12[62] | League One | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Yeovil Town | 2012–13[63] | League One | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Barnet | 2012–13[63] | League Two | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14[64] | Conference Premier | 38 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 42 | 13 | ||
| 2014–15[65] | Conference Premier | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Total | 53 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 58 | 15 | |||
| Forest Green Rovers | 2015–16[66] | National League | 43 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[d] | 2 | 50 | 11 | |
| 2016–17[67] | National League | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 1 | 36 | 11 | ||
| 2017–18[68] | League Two | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 90 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 105 | 24 | ||
| Dover Athletic | 2017–18[68] | National League | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | |||
| Newport County | 2018–19[69] | League Two | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2019–20[70] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Memphis 901 | 2020[71] | USL Championship | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Gloucester City | 2020–21[71] | National League North | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Wrexham | 2020–21[71] | National League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| East Riffa | 2021–22 | Bahraini Premier League | No data currently available | |||||||||
| Career total | 236 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 271 | 53 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana | |||
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 June 2019 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento,Alajuela,Costa Rica |  Haiti | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
