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Javain Brown
Jamaican footballer (born 1999)
Javain Okemio Brown (born 9 March 1999) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the Jamaica national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javain Okemio Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica[2][1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kingston College | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | South Florida Bulls | 15 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Harbour View | 27 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Santos (loan) | ||
| 2019 | Treasure Coast Tritons | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 67 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Jamaica U20 | ||
| 2017– | Jamaica | 17 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2022 | |||
Brown captained his high school team, Kingston College.[3] He played club football for the Jamaican clubs Harbour View and Santos.[2] In May 2018 he signed for US college team USF Bulls,[4] and will begin play with them from 2019.[5]
On 22 March 2019, it was announced that Brown would play for the Treasure Coast Tritons of USL League Two during the 2019 season.[6]
On 21 January 2021, Brown was selected 23rd overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[7] Brown signed with Vancouver on 17 February 2021.[8] He scored his first goal against Nashville SC on 30 July 2022. [9]
He made his senior international debut for Jamaica in 2017.[2]
In October 2018 he was selected by the Jamaican under-20 team for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[5]
Vancouver Whitecaps
- "Jamaica - J. Brown - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- "Javain Brown". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- Tom Zebold (22 May 2018). "BULLS ADD MORE TOP-LEVEL TALENT WITH EIGHT NEW SIGNEES". South Florida Bulls. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- "JAVAIN BROWN SET TO PLAY WITH JAMAICA IN CONCACAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP". South Florida Bulls. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- "Welcome Javain Brown". @tritonsusl on Instagram. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- "Whitecaps FC select Jamaican international right back Javain Brown in MLS SuperDraft | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- "Vancouver Whitecaps FC sign 2021 MLS SuperDraft pick Javain Brown | MLSsoccer.com". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- "Vancouver 1, Nashville 1: Code Brown as Javain Brown's late equalizer rescues a point for the Cardiac Caps". The Province. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- "Vancouver Whitecaps FC win the 2022 Canadian Championship Final". Canada Soccer. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- "Vancouver Whitecaps FC win the 2023 Canadian Championship". Canada Soccer. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- Javain Brown at USF Athletics
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