Javain Brown
Personal information
Full name Javain Okemio Brown[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999[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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2022

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]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Honours

Vancouver Whitecaps

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jamaica - J. Brown - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Javain Brown". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Profile". South Florida Bulls. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. ↑ Tom Zebold (22 May 2018). "BULLS ADD MORE TOP-LEVEL TALENT WITH EIGHT NEW SIGNEES". South Florida Bulls. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. 1 2 "JAVAIN BROWN SET TO PLAY WITH JAMAICA IN CONCACAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP". South Florida Bulls. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Welcome Javain Brown". @tritonsusl on Instagram. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Whitecaps FC select Jamaican international right back Javain Brown in MLS SuperDraft | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC sign 2021 MLS SuperDraft pick Javain Brown | MLSsoccer.com". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC WIN THE 2022 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL". canadasoccer.com. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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