Brian Brown (Jamaican footballer)

Brian Brown
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-29) 29 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Sandy Bay, Jamaica
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Montego Bay United 17 (3)
2013–2016 Harbour View 49 (23)
2014 → Philadelphia Union (loan) 8 (2)
2015 → Indy Eleven (loan) 24 (5)
2016 → Charlotte Independence (loan) 27 (9)
2017–2019 Reno 1868 65 (27)
2019–2020 Partizani Tirana 29 (2)
2021 New Mexico United 13 (2)
2021 → Oakland Roots (loan) 4 (0)
2022 FC Tulsa 23 (3)
International career‡
2013– Jamaica 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:18, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:40, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Brian Brown (born 29 December 1992) is a Jamaican footballer who plays for the Jamaica national team as a forward.[2] He has played professionally for clubs in Jamaica, the United States, and Albania, as well as for the Jamaica national football team.

Club career

Montego Bay United

Brown began his professional career at Montego Bay United of the National Premier League.[3]

Harbour View

Brown moved to fellow Jamaican club Harbour View during the 2012–13 season. In his first full season, he won the 2013–14 RSPL Golden Boot, after scoring 18 goals in 30 league appearances.[4][5] Brown did not appear for the club during the 2014–15 season, going on loan to clubs in the United States. Brown appeared for the club 9 times during the 2015–16 season, between the end of his loan to Indy Eleven and his loan to Charlotte Independence.[6]

Loan to Philadelphia Union

At the conclusion of the 2013–14 season, Brown was loaned to Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.[7] He would make 9 appearances for the American club, scoring 2 goals in Major League Soccer.[8]

Loan to Indy Eleven

Brown went on loan to Indy Eleven for the 2015 season.[9] He appeared in 24 of 30 regular season matches, scoring 5 goals as the club failed to qualify for the 2015 NISA playoffs.

Loan to Charlotte Independence

His final loan from Montego Bay United was to Charlotte Independence of the USL.[6] He appeared in 27 games during the 2016 USL regular season, scoring 9 goals and helping the team to reach the first round of the USL playoffs. Brown played the full 90 minutes as Charlotte Independence lost to Rochester Rhinos.[10]

Reno 1868

Brown returned to the USL in 2017, signing for Reno 1868 in their inaugural season, after leaving Montego Bay United.[11] In the 2018 season Brown became one of the club's main players, appearing in 32 of 34 league matches and scoring 16 goals. He scored the only goal in Reno's playoff win over Real Monarchs. His total of 17 goals made him the division's sixth-highest scorer, and fourth-highest in the Western Conference.[12] He left the club during the 2019 season, transferring to Albanian club FK Partizani Tirana.[13] With 28 goals in competitive matches, he is Reno's all-time top goal scorer.[13]

FK Partizani Tirana

Brown joined Albanian club Partizani Tirana in July 2019.[14] He made his debut on 10 July 2019 in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round against Qarabağ, coming on as a substitute for Emmanuel Mensah in the 58th minute.[15] He made another substitute appearance in the second leg as Partizani lost 2–0.[16]

He made his first domestic appearance for the club on 18 August 2019 in the Albanian Supercup, for which Partizani had qualified as champions of the 2018–19 Kategoria Superiore. Brown came on as a substitute in the 57th minute, and scored in the 88th minute to tie the game 2–2, and force extra time. In extra time, he scored in the 94th and 99th minute to win the Supercup.[17]

He went on to make 29 appearances in the Kategoria Superiore, scoring 2 goals as Partizani finished in 6th place.[18]

New Mexico United

In February 2021, Brown signed for New Mexico United.[19] He debuted on 1 May 2021, coming on as a 72nd minute substitute against Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in the USL Championship.[20] He scored his first goal for the club on 15 May 2021 against Austin Bold FC.[21]

In August 2021 he moved on loan to Oakland Roots.[22]

FC Tulsa

On 25 January 2022, Brown was traded to FC Tulsa in a move that saw Jerome Kiesewetter join New Mexico United.[23] He was released by Tulsa following the 2022 season.[24]

International career

He made his international debut for Jamaica on 15 November 2013 in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago.[3][25] His next international appearance would not come until 26 March 2019 in a friendly match against Costa Rica. Brown was selected in Jamaica's squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[26] He made 3 appearances in the tournament, featuring in group stage matches against Honduras and El Salvador, and again in the semifinal against the United States.[3] He scored his first international goal on 6 September 2019 against Antigua and Barbuda in the CONCACAF Nations League.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 19 November 2019[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Jamaica 2013 1 0
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2019 8 1
Total 9 1
List of international goals scored by Brian Brown[3]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 September 2019 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica  Antigua and Barbuda 4–0 6–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B

Honours

Harbour View

  • RSPL Golden Boot – 2014[4][5]
  • RSPL leading goal scorer for rounds 1 & 3 – 2014[4]

References

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  2. ^ Brian Brown at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Brian Brown". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Golden Boy Brian Brown". Harbour View Football Club. 23 May 2014.
  5. ^ a b Myers, Sanjay (25 May 2014). "A night when the cheers went up for MoBay United". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Brian Brown Gets Another Stint in the USA | Harbour View Football Club". hvfc.net. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Brian Brown goes to MLS Franchise, Philadelphia Union, on Loan". Harbour View Football Club. 7 July 2014.
  8. ^ mlssoccer. "MLS Player Stats | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Indy Eleven Add Jamaican International Brian Brown On Loan". www.nasl.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  10. ^ Murray, Nicholas (1 October 2016). "Rhinos Prove Too Much for Independence". USL Championship. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Reno 1868 FC signs first goalkeeper, former MLS player". KOLO TV. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  12. ^ "2018 Player Stats". uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  13. ^ a b Bass, Kevin (5 July 2019). "RENO 1868 FC TRANSFER BRIAN BROWN TO FK PARTIZANI IN ALBANIAN SUPERLIGA". Reno 1868 FC. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  14. ^ "ZYRTARE | KAMPIONËT ARRIJNË MARRËVESHJEN ME KLUBIN RENO1868 FC PËR TRANSFERIMIN E SULMUESIT BRIAN BROWN". 4 July 2019.
  15. ^ UEFA.com. "Partizani-Qarabağ 2020 History | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  16. ^ UEFA.com. "Qarabağ-Partizani 2020 History | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Match Report of FK Partizani vs FK Kukësi – 2019-08-18 – Superkupa e Shqipërisë – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Summary – Superliga – Albania – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  19. ^ @NewMexicoUTD (8 February 2021). "BRIAN BROWN, WELCOME TO THE FAMILIA!..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "Rio Grande Valley vs. New Mexico United – 2 May 2021 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  21. ^ "New Mexico United vs. Austin Bold – 16 May 2021 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  22. ^ "New Mexico Acquires Saalih Muhammad, Oakland Adds Brian Brown in Loan Deals". 27 August 2021.
  23. ^ "New Mexico Acquires Kiesewetter, Tulsa Adds Brown in Trade". USLChampionship.com. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  24. ^ "FC Tulsa Announces First 2023 Roster Update as the Offseason Gets Underway".
  25. ^ "Jamaica vs. Trinidad and Tobago – 16 November 2013 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Gold Cup National Roster" (PDF).