Jeb Brovsky

Jeb Brovsky
Brovsky in 2013 with Montréal
Personal information
Full name John Eli Brovsky
Date of birth (1988-12-03) December 3, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Lakewood, Colorado, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2003–2007 Colorado Rush
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Colorado Rapids U-23 4 (0)
2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 24 (0)
2012–2014 Montreal Impact 65 (2)
2014–2015 New York City FC 15 (0)
2014 → Strømsgodset (loan) 5 (0)
2016 Minnesota United FC 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 23, 2016

John Eli "Jeb" Brovsky (born December 3, 1988) is an American former soccer player.

Career

College and amateur

Brovsky played youth soccer for Colorado Rush with whom he won many state and national titles. He went to Green Mountain High School where he played both soccer and football as well as basketball.[1] Brovsky then played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for four years and was one of the top players in the Big East Conference.

Professional

Jeb Brovsky of the Montreal Impact defends against Colorado Rapids midfielder Jamie Smith (May 26, 2012, Denver, Colorado)

Brovsky was drafted first in the second round (19th overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[2] He signed with Vancouver on March 15, 2011,[3] and made his professional debut on April 10, 2011, in a game against Houston Dynamo.

Brovsky was left exposed by Vancouver in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft and was selected by expansion side Montreal Impact.[4]

On June 12, 2014 New York City FC, who did not begin play until the 2015 MLS season, traded a second-round 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick to Montreal for Brovsky, making him their second signing.[5][6] Four weeks later, the New York club sent him on loan to Strømsgodset in Norway, an affiliate of NYCFC's sister club Manchester City, in order to keep him match fit for the start of the 2015 Major League Soccer season.[7] On July 26, he got his Tippeligaen debut, when he came on as a substitute in the 76th minute in the match against Sandnes Ulf.[8]

After his release from New York City FC, Brovsky was placed in the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Brovsky later signed for Minnesota United FC in the North American Soccer League.[9]

Career statistics

As of November 23, 2015[8][10]
Club Season League League Cup Continental Playoffs Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2011 MLS 24 0 1 1 0 0 – – 25 0 1
Total 24 0 1 1 0 0 – – 25 0 1
Montreal Impact 2012 MLS 28 0 1 2 0 0 – – 30 0 1
2013 MLS 30 2 2 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 38 2 2
2014 MLS 7 0 0 – – – 7 0 0
Total 65 2 3 6 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 75 2 3
Strømsgodset 2014 Tippeligaen 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 0 0
New York City FC 2015 MLS 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0

Personal life

Brovsky founded his nonprofit Peace Pandemic in 2010 while at the University of Notre Dame. Peace Pandemic aims to end violence against women and empower boys and girls worldwide through soccer.[11] Brovsky travels with his wife and they have held camps in India and Guatemala.

Brovsky has been an official ambassador of the Homeless World Cup movement since 2014.[12]

Honors

Montreal Impact

References

  1. ^ "Player Bio: Jeb Brovsky - UND.COM - University of Notre Dame Official Athletic Site". Und.Com. September 27, 2009. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "Story of a shattered life: A single childhood incident pushed Dawn Crey into a downward spiral | Vancouver Sun". November 24, 2001. Archived from the original on January 22, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  3. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign Brian Sylvestre, Bilal Duckett, and Jeb Brovsky | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. March 15, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  4. ^ Greg Lalas (November 23, 2011). "Ching, Mapp headline Montreal expansion draft picks". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "New York City FC roster build continues with trade for Montreal Impact defender Jeb Brovsky". MLSsoccer.com. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "Impact trade Brovsky to NYCFC for second-round pick". Tsn.ca. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  7. ^ "American Exports: New York City FC defender Jeb Brovsky loaned to Norwegian champions". mlssoccer.com. July 7, 2014. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Jeb Brovsky profile". altomfotball.no. TV2 (Norway). Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  9. ^ "Latest News". Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  10. ^ "Soccerway profile". int.soccerway.com/. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  11. ^ "Empowering women and youth through peaceful action". peacepandemic.org. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  12. ^ "Jeb Brovsky - Homeless World Cup Supporters Club". Homeless World Cup Supporters Club. Retrieved February 17, 2015.