Brian Brobbey
Brian Ebenezer Adjei Brobbey (born 1 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Ajax, on loan from German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig. Club career. 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. Ajax (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. International career. Born in the Netherlands, Brobbey is of Ghanaian descent. Brobbey represented the Netherlands U17 at both the 2018 and 2019 editions of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, winning both competitions respectively. Personal life. He is  a younger brother of fellow football players Derrick Luckassen, Kevin Luckassen, and Samuel Brobbey. Honours. Ajax Netherlands U17