Javain Okemio Brown (born 9 March 1999) is a Jamaican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Jamaica national team.

Club career

Brown captained his high school team, Kingston College. He played club football for the Jamaican clubs Harbour View and Santos. In May 2018 he signed for US college team

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, and will begin play with them from 2019. On 22 March 2019, it was announced that Brown would play for the Treasure Coast Tritons of

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during the 2019 season. On 21 January 2021, Brown was selected 23rd overall in the

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. Brown signed with Vancouver on 17 February 2021. He scored his first goal against

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on 30 July 2022.

International career

He made his senior international debut for

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in 2017. In October 2018 he was selected by the Jamaican under-20 team for the

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Honours

Vancouver Whitecaps *

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Javain Brown
at USF Athletics 1999 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers Jamaica men's under-20 international footballers Jamaica men's international footballers Harbour View F.C. players Santos F.C. (Jamaica) players South Florida Bulls men's soccer players National Premier League players Men's association football fullbacks Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States FC Florida U23 players USL League Two players Vancouver Whitecaps FC draft picks Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Major League Soccer players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub