Brian Brown (born 29 December 1992) is a Jamaican

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who plays for the Jamaica national team as a

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. He has played professionally for clubs in Jamaica, the United States, and Albania, as well as for the

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Club career

Montego Bay United

Brown began his professional career at Montego Bay United of the

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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. Brown did not appear for the club during the 2014–15 season, going on loan to clubs in the

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. Brown appeared for the club 9 times during the 2015–16 season, between the end of his loan to

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and his loan to

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Loan to Philadelphia Union

At the conclusion of the 2013–14 season, Brown was loaned to

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. He would make 9 appearances for the American club, scoring 2 goals in

Loan to Indy Eleven

Brown went on loan to

for the 2015 season. 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

of the

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. 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

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Reno 1868

Brown returned to the USL in 2017, signing for Reno 1868 in their inaugural season, after leaving Montego Bay United. 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

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. His total of 17 goals made him the division's sixth-highest scorer, and fourth-highest in the Western Conference. He left the club during the 2019 season, transferring to Albanian club

FK Partizani Tirana Futboll Klub Partizani, or FK Partizani for short, is an Albanian professional football club based in Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore. Founded in 1946, the club was historically affiliated to the Albanian army. Partizani's curren ...

. With 28 goals in competitive matches, he is Reno's all-time top goal scorer.

FK Partizani Tirana

Brown joined Albanian club

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in July 2019. 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. He made another substitute appearance in the second leg as Partizani lost 2–0. He made his first domestic appearance for the club on 18 August 2019 in the

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, 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. He went on to make 29 appearances in the

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, scoring 2 goals as Partizani finished in 6th place.

New Mexico United

In February 2021, Brown signed for

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. He debuted on 1 May 2021, coming on as a 72nd minute substitute against

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Rio Grande Valley FC, also known as RGVFC or Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, is an American semi-professional soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas operated by Lone Star, LLC. They joined the USL Championship in the 2016 season. The team served as a ...

in the

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 15 May 2021 against

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. In August 2021 he moved on loan to Oakland Roots.

FC Tulsa

On 25 January 2022, Brown was traded to

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in a move that saw

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join

. He was released by Tulsa following the 2022 season.

International career

He made his international debut for

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on 15 November 2013 in a friendly match against

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. His next international appearance would not come until 26 March 2019 in a friendly match against

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. Brown was selected in Jamaica's squad for the

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. He made 3 appearances in the tournament, featuring in group stage matches against

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and

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, and again in the semifinal against the

. He scored his first international goal on 6 September 2019 against

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in the

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Career statistics

International

Honours

Harbour View *RSPL Golden Boot – 2014 *RSPL leading goal scorer for rounds 1 & 3 – 2014

External links

References

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