Deshorn Brown
Brown with Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2017
Personal information
Full name Deshorn Dwayne Brown[1]
Date of birth (1990-12-22) 22 December 1990
Place of birth Manchester, Jamaica
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Mobile Rams 43 (53)
2012 UCF Knights 16 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Des Moines Menace 10 (9)
2012 Reading United 13 (13)
2013–2015 Colorado Rapids 62 (20)
2015–2016 Vålerenga 37 (13)
2016 Shenzhen 14 (7)
2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies 14 (3)
2017 D.C. United 16 (2)
2018 Lorca 12 (1)
2018–2019 Oklahoma City Energy 34 (16)
2019–2021 Bengaluru 17 (3)
2021–2022 NorthEast United 22 (12)
2022 Sacramento Republic 12 (1)
2023– Nongbua Pitchaya 2 (0)
International career‡
2013– Jamaica 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2015

Deshorn Dwayne Brown (born 22 December 1990) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Early and collegiate

A native of Jamaica, Brown attended St. Elizabeth Technical High School. He then moved to the United States to attend the University of Mobile in Alabama. After his sophomore year, he transferred to the University of Central Florida. In 2013, he elected to forgo his senior year to enter the MLS SuperDraft.

Professional

Brown was selected by the Colorado Rapids with the sixth overall pick (first round) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft on 17 January 2013. He scored his first professional goal on 16 March 2013 in a game against the Real Salt Lake. The goal came in the 37th minute and the game resulted in a 1–1 tie.[2] During the 2013 season, Brown achieved many accomplishments. He earned the 2013 Rapids Golden Boot award leading the team with 10 goals and also lead all MLS rookies in scoring as well, just one shy of the MLS rookie scoring record. Brown finished second behind teammate Dillon Powers for MLS Rookie of the Year. He also scored the third-fastest goal in MLS history after just 15 seconds in the 5–1 win against Seattle on 5 October.[3]

Brown was sold to Norwegian side Vålerenga on 17 March 2015.[4]

Brown scored his first goal and his second goal on 17 April 2015 in a game against the Haugesund. The goals came in the 35th and 36th minutes and the game resulted in a 2 – 0 win.[5]

Brown was sold to China League One side Shenzhen on 6 July 2016 for a fee of around $1.2 million.[6] He scored a hat-trick in his debut against Shanghai Shenxin F.C.[7]

Brown moved from the Tampa Bay Rowdies to D.C. United[8] on 20 June 2017 after the Houston Dynamo traded away their spot in the Major League Soccer allocation order.[9] Brown made his debut for United the next day on 21 June 2017, against Atlanta United.[10] He came on in the 62nd minute for José Guillermo Ortiz. He scored his first goal for United against FC Dallas on 4 July 2017.[11] On 28 November 2017 his contract option with United was declined.[12]

In January 2018, Brown signed with Lorca FC in Spain.[13]

On 18 September 2018, it was announced that Brown had again returned to the United States, joining USL side OKC Energy FC.[14]

Bengaluru

On 1 January 2020, Brown joined reigning Indian Super League Champions Bengaluru FC on a one and a half year deal through the end of the 2020–21 season.[15]

NorthEast United

On 15 January 2021, Brown was signed by NorthEast United.[16] Brown scored 5 goals in 10 Match for the Highlanders in 2021–21 season.

On 14 September 2021, NorthEast United and Deshorn Brown have agreed a one-year contract extension for the upcoming season.[17] He began the 2021–22 season campaign with a goal against Bengaluru FC on 20 November, in a 4–2 defeat.[18][19] He scored a hat-trick against Mumbai City on 27 December in a 3–3 draw.[20] He played two season for Highlanders and made a total of 22 appearances and scored 12 goals for the club.

International career

Deshorn received his first call-up to Jamaica senior national on 7 October 2013 after scoring what was at the time the second fastest goal in MLS history.[21] Brown scored his first international goal against Barbados on 2 March 2014.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 February 2022[23]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Des Moines Menace 2011 USL PDL 10910—119
Reading United 2012 131310—1413
Colorado Rapids 2013 MLS 321010—3310
2014 301023—3213
2015 1000—10
Total 622033—6623
Vålerenga 2015 Tippeligaen 23700—237
2016 14634—1710
Total 371334—4017
Shenzhen 2016 China League One 14700—147
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2017 USL 14310—153
D.C. United 2017 MLS 16200—162
Lorca 2017–18 Segunda División 12100—121
OKC Energy 2018 USL 4100—41
Bengaluru 2019–20 Indian Super League 73—3[lower-alpha 1]4107
2020–21 100——100
Total 173—34207
NorthEast United 2020–21 Indian Super League 105——105
2021–22 127——127
Total 2212——2212
Career total 20279973421590
  1. ↑ Appearances in 2020 AFC Cup

International

As of 13 October 2015[24]
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
Team Year Competitive Friendly Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jamaica 2013 202040
2014 103242
2015 501060
Career total 8062142
List of international goals scored by Deshorn Brown
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionSource
1.2 March 2014Barbados National Stadium, Saint Michael, Barbados Barbados2–02–0Friendly[25]
2.5 March 2014Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, St. Lucia Saint Lucia5–05–0Friendly[26]

Honours

Jamaica

References

  1. ↑ "Reggae Boyz squad for Copa America". Jamaica Football Federation. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids 03-16-2013 – Stats". MLSsoccer.com. 16 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Deshorn Brown | Colorado Rapids". Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Colorado Rapids transfer Deshorn Brown to Vålerenga". 17 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Vålerenga Fotball vs FK Haugesund 04-17-2015 – Stats". ipad.dagbladet.no. 17 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "VIF-spiss Deshorn Brown skal være solgt til en kinesisk klubb – dagsavisen.no". 6 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "新外援戴帽阿布3助攻 深圳主场4–2申鑫-2016中甲联赛-中甲-深圳佳兆业-上海申鑫-布朗-阿布_新浪视频". video.sina.com.cn.
  8. ↑ "In need of scoring help, D.C. United acquires Deshorn Brown from Tampa Bay Rowdies". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Dynamo acquire allocation money, international spot in trade". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Deshorn Brown makes his United debut". dcunited.com. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "GOAL: Deshorn Brown scores his first goal for D.C. United". dcunited.com. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "D.C. United exercise contract options on six players". dcunited.com. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Deshorn Brown, potencia y gol para la delantera del Lorca FC – Lorca FC | Web Oficial". Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  14. ↑ USLSoccer com Staff (18 September 2018). "Energy FC Signs Jamaican International Brown". USL Championship.
  15. ↑ Zulikifli, Nursuraya (27 November 2019). "MELAKA UNITED BRINGS IN TWO IMPORT STRIKERS". Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  16. ↑ "NorthEast United sign Deshorn Brown from Bengaluru FC". 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "Deshorn Brown extends stay with NorthEast United". 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  18. ↑ ISL 2021-22 Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United HIGHLIGHTS: BFC beats NEUFC 4-2 sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  19. ↑ "ISL 2021-22: Bengaluru FC Record Classic 4-2 Win Against NorthEast United". Outlook India. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  20. ↑ "Brown scored his first ISL hatrick". Indian Super League. 27 December 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  21. ↑ "Rapids rookie Deshorn Brown earns first call up to senior Jamaican National Team". Colorado Rapids. 6 October 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  22. ↑ "Jamaica Football Federation". www.jamaicafootballfederation.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  23. ↑ Deshorn Brown at Soccerway
  24. ↑ Deshorn Brown at National-Football-Teams.com
  25. ↑ "Reggae Boyz defeat Barbados 2–0". rjrnewsonline.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  26. ↑ "Jamaica beat St Lucia 5-0 - Latest News - JamaicaObserver.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  27. ↑ "2014 Caribbean Cup: Award Winners". CONCACAF.com. 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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