Calle Brown

Calle Brown
Brown on Riverhounds debut
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-01) July 1, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Leesburg, Virginia, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Virginia Cavaliers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Northern Virginia Royals 7 (0)
2014 Northern Virginia Royals 5 (0)
2015 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 14 (0)
2016–2017 Houston Dynamo 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (loan) 19 (0)
2018 Seattle Sounders FC 0 (0)
2018 → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) 21 (0)
2019 Loudoun United 15 (0)
2021– Northern Virginia ?
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 9, 2023

Calle Brown (born July 1, 1992) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Northern Virginia FC in the USL League Two.

College and semi-professional

Brown played college soccer for the Virginia Cavaliers from 2010 to 2014.[1] In 2013, he quit the team due to a lack of playing time after being beaten out for the starting role. However, he returned to the team and was named starter in 2014.[2] In total, Brown made 30 appearances for the Cavaliers. In 2014, he led the team to the NCAA Division 1 national championship. He was named the tournament's most valuable defensive player after recording shutouts against the University of Maryland-Baltimore County in the semifinal and UCLA in the championship game.[3] In 2011 and 2014, Brown also played for the Northern Virginia Royals of the semi-professional Premier Development League. He made seven appearances and five appearances for the club in 2011[4] and 2014,[5] respectively.

Professional

On March 13, 2015, it was announced that Brown had signed for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL. Brown was seen as a potential starter for the club while Ryan Thompson, the club's regular starter, missed time while away on international duty with Jamaica.[3] Brown made his professional debut on May 16, 2015, against the Richmond Kickers as Thompson was ruled out because of a back injury and was set to leave for international duty the following day. He made several stops in the eventual 1–1 draw with his only goal allowed coming off of a defensive error.[6] Brown finished his first professional season with 14 league appearances for the Riverhounds[7] and another in the club's 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup extra time- defeat to D.C. United.[8] He was also the Riverhounds' goalkeeper in their first round exit of the 2015 USL playoffs as the club was defeated 2–4 in extra time.[9]

In October 2015, Brown announced that he would be joining the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer for the 2016 season.[10] The deal was officially announced by the club on December 17, 2015. [11]

Following his release from Houston, Brown joined Seattle Sounders FC on February 20, 2018.[12]

Brown signed with hometown club Loudoun United FC on February 12, 2019.[13] He was released after the 2019 season.

In 2021, he returned to Northern Virginia FC after nearly two years without a club. [citation needed]

Career statistics

As of November 5, 2017
Season Club League Division League Cup[a] Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2011[4] Northern Virginia Royals PDL IV 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2014[5] Northern Virginia Royals PDL IV 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2015[7] Pittsburgh Riverhounds USL III 15 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
2016 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros USL III 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2017 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros USL II 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 46 0 1 0 0 0 47 0
  1. ^ Includes appearances in the U.S. Open Cup

References

  1. ^ "Cavaliers Profile". Virginia Cavaliers. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. ^ Goff, Steven. "After walking away, keeper Calle Brown returned to take Virginia to the NCAA final". Washington Post. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Riverhounds Sign NCAA Champion, Haitian Forward". USL. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b "2011 Stats". USL PDL. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  5. ^ a b "2014 Stats". USL PDL. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Arena Atones For Error With Headed Equalizer". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  7. ^ a b "2015 Stats". United Soccer League. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  9. ^ "2015 Playoff stats". United Soccer League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Joining Dynamo". Calle Brown. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Houston Dynamo sign goalkeeper Calle Brown". Major League Soccer. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Sounders sign Lamar Neagle and Calle Brown". 2018-02-20.
  13. ^ "Loudoun United FC acquire Calle Brown and Omar Milton Campos". 2019-02-12. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-12.