Omar_Browne
Omar Browne
Panamanian footballer (born 1994)
Omar Ezequiel Browne Zúñiga (born 3 May 1994) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Panameña club Tauro and the Panama national team.
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Omar Browne with Forge FC in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Ezequiel Browne Zúñiga | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tauro | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Plaza Amador | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Sporting San Miguelito | 14 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Chorrillo | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Plaza Amador | 10 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Independiente | 60 | (15) |
| 2019 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2020 | San Carlos | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Independiente | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Forge FC (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2022– | Tauro | 20 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Panama | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:39, 24 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2021 | |||
Browne has played for several Liga Panameña de Fútbol clubs including Plaza Amador, Sporting San Miguelito, Chorrillo, Independiente, and Tauro, as well as for Montreal Impact and Forge FC in Canada on loan.
Independiente
In February 2019, Browne scored two goals against Toronto FC in two games to help Independiente reach the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League quarter-finals.[1]
Montreal Impact
After a successful showing in the Champions League, Browne was loaned to the Montreal Impact for the 2019 season with an option to buy.[2] In his debut match with the club, Browne scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against the Chicago Fire on 28 April.[3]
Forge FC
In June 2021, Browne was acquired on loan by Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.[4] However, after being unable to join the club due to a visa issue and in August, re-joined Independiente for training.[5] On September 24, he was finally cleared to join Forge.[6] He made his debut on September 25, scoring the winning goal in a substitute appearance in a 2–1 victory over Pacific FC.[7] Three days later, he appeared in a 2021 CONCACAF League match against his parent club Independiente.[8]
In January 2022, Forge announced that it had extended Browne's loan ahead of the club's debut in the CONCACAF Champions League.[9] However, he ultimately never joined the team for its 2022 season.[10]
Tauro F.C.
In November 2022, Browne joined Tauro F.C. for the club's Apertura 2023 campaign.[10]
Browne made his first appearance for Panama in April 2018, against Trinidad and Tobago.[11][12]
- As of 9 August 2019[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | CONCACAF | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Plaza Amador | 2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Sporting San Miguelito | 2013–14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Total | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| Chorrillo | 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Plaza Amador | 2015–16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Independiente | 2017–18 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| 2018–19 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | |
| Total | 49 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 17 | |
| Montreal Impact (loan) | 2019 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Career total | 98 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 102 | 23 | |
- Omar Browne at Soccerway
- "Independiente earns draw at Toronto to reach quarterfinals". concacafchampionsleague.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- "Impact acquires Panama international midfielder Omar Browne". montrealimpact.com. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- Sigal, Jonathan (28 April 2019). "Omar Browne, Concacaf Champions League hero, scores on Montreal debut". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- O'Connor Clarke, Charlie (16 June 2021). "Forge FC adds Panamanian international forward Omar Browne on loan". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- Jacques, John (6 August 2021). "Forge Clarifies Omar Browne Delay". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- Jacques, John (24 September 2021). "Omar Browne Cleared To Play With Forge FC". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (25 September 2021). "Omar Browne scores winner in debut as Forge take down first-place Pacific". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- "Forge FC defeats Independiente, advances to CONCACAF League quarterfinal". Sportsnet. The Canadian Press. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- Jacques, John (24 January 2022). "Forge Secures Return Attacking Core". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- Jacques, John (17 November 2022). "Tauro Transfer: Omar Browne Signs New Deal In Panama". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- "Trinidad and Tobago vs. Panama 0 - 1". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- "Panama tops Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 in pre-World Cup friendly". EFE.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
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