Felicio Anando Brown Forbes (born 28 August 1991) is a German-born Costa Rican professional

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who currently plays as a forward for

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club Wuhan Yangtze River. Having represented Germany at youth level, he made his debut for the Costa Rica national team in 2014.

Club career

Brown Forbes was born in Berlin, to a Costa Rican father and a German mother, and spent his first six years in

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. He made his professional debut for

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during the

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season in a 1–1 home draw with

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. In July 2014, Brown Forbes moved from Krylia Sovetov, signing a two-year contract with fellow Russian side

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. On 24 February 2017, Forbes joined

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on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. On 11 September 2017, he signed with

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. On 20 July 2018, Brown Forbes joined

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on a two-year deal. On 29 June 2019, Brown Forbes left Korona Kielce. On 28 June 2019,

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announced they had signed Brown Forbes on a one-year contract. On 5 October 2020, he moved to another

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club

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. On 11 March 2022, he left the club by mutual consent. On 28 April 2022, he joined

club Wuhan Yangtze River.

International career

Initially, Brown Forbes was willing to play internationally for Costa Rica, but he later was called to the youth teams of Germany, starting to prioritize his country of birth above his origins. However, because Germany has not called him for its national teams since 2011, Brown Forbes began to show signs of interest in playing international matches with Costa Rica. As of 12 September 2013, he highlighted the Costa Rican qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on his Twitter account. In November 2013, Brown Forbes confirmed to the Costa Rican press that he wanted to play for ''Los Ticos''.

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* * 1991 births Living people German people of Costa Rican descent Costa Rican people of German descent Costa Rican emigrants Footballers from Berlin German footballers Association football forwards Costa Rica international footballers Germany youth international footballers Hertha Zehlendorf players Hertha BSC players 1. FC Nürnberg players 1. FC Nürnberg II players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Ufa players FC Rostov players FC Arsenal Tula players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players FC Amkar Perm players Korona Kielce players Raków Częstochowa players Wisła Kraków players Wuhan F.C. players Regionalliga players 3. Liga players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Ekstraklasa players Chinese Super League players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Russia German expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate footballers in Poland German expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate footballers in China {{Germany-footy-bio-stub