Calle Brown (born July 1, 1992) is an American

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player who last played for

Loudoun United FC Loudoun United FC is an American professional soccer team based in Leesburg, Virginia. The team was founded in 2018 as the reserve team of D.C. United and made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. History On July 18, 2018, the team was offi ...

in the

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College and semi-professional

Brown played

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for the

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from 2010 to 2014. 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. In total, Brown made 30 appearances for the Cavaliers. In 2014, he led the team to the

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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

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in the championship game. In 2011 and 2014, Brown also played for the

Northern Virginia Royals Northern Virginia FC (formerly Northern Virginia Royals and Evergreen FC) is an American soccer club from Leesburg, Virginia competing in USL League Two, USL W League, Eastern Premier Soccer League and the Major Arena Soccer League 3. The club ...

of the semi-professional

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. He made seven appearances and five appearances for the club in

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and

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, respectively.

Professional

On March 13, 2015 it was announced that Brown had signed for the

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1999 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American so ...

of the

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. 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

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. Brown made his professional debut on May 16, 2015 against the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL-1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

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. Brown finished his first professional season with 14 league appearances for the Riverhounds and another in the club's

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 102nd edition of the oldest ongoing competition in American soccer. The tournament had teams from all three tiers of men's professional soccer, plus teams from the top amateur leagues in the United State ...

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- defeat to

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

. 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. In October 2015, Brown announced that he would be joining the

Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establi ...

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for the 2016 season. The deal was officially announced by the club on December 17, 2015. Following his release from Houston, Brown joined

Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...

on February 20, 2018. Brown signed with hometown club

on February 12, 2019. He was released after the 2019 season.

Career statistics

References

External links

Riverhounds profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Calle 1992 births Living people American soccer players Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer players Northern Virginia FC players Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Houston Dynamo FC players Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players Seattle Sounders FC players Tacoma Defiance players Loudoun United FC players Men's association football goalkeepers Soccer players from Virginia USL League Two players USL Championship players People from Leesburg, Virginia