Youngster Brown Signs First Pro Deal - Ipswich Town News

Academy striker Zak Brown has signed his first professional deal with the Blues.

The 17-year-old Felixstowe-born frontman has penned a two-year contract with the club having an option for a further season.

Brown, the younger brother of former Blues academy striker Charlie, who moved to Chelsea in 2016, joined Town as an U13 and featured regularly for the U18s last season while also breaking into the U23s.

A second-year scholar in the season ahead, Brown has been capped by England at U15 and U16 levels.

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