Nico Brown (born 11 August 1998) is a professional

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player who plays as a winger and forward for

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. Born in the United States, he represents Jamaica internationally.

Career

Youth, College & Amateur

Brown played high school soccer at

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, where he was a two-time USYSA National Champion and MVP, as well as the USYSA National Championships Golden Boot Winner in 2015. In 2014, Brown was an all-state and all-metro selection in 2014 after scoring 18 goals and assisting eight others as a junior. He also played club soccer with Baltimore Celtic, and spent a year with the

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academy as a senior. In 2016, Brown attended

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to play

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, where he went on to make 62 appearances, scoring nine goals and tallying five assists. In 2018, Brown was named All-Patriot League Second Team, and in 2019 was an All-Patriot League Third Team. While at college, Brown also played in the

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with

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during their 2016, making three appearances. In 2019, he played with NPSL side

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, but didn't appear for the club.

Professional career

For their Spring 2021 season, Brown joined NISA side

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. He played three of the team's NISA Legends Cup matches, scoring a goal against California United Strikers, and made five regular season appearances. He returned to the team for the Fall 2021 season and made two more starts. On September 1, 2021, Brown transferred to

club Greenville Triumph. Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Greenville. Brown signed with

expansion club

on January 20, 2023.

International

Brown is of Jamaican heritage and has represented

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at under-17 level.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Nico 1998 births Living people People from Elkridge, Maryland Soccer players from Maryland Jamaican footballers Jamaica youth international footballers American soccer players Association football forwards Baltimore Bohemians players Maryland Bobcats FC players Greenville Triumph SC players Lexington SC players Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer players National Premier Soccer League players National Independent Soccer Association players USL League One players USL League Two players American people of Jamaican descent