John Eli "Jeb" Brovsky (born December 3, 1988) is an American former soccer player.

Career

College and amateur

Brovsky played youth soccer for Colorado Rush with whom he won many state and national titles. He went to

Green Mountain High School Green Mountain High School is a public high school in the western part of the city of Lakewood in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. It is administered by Jefferson County Public Schools. Athletics Green Mountain High School offers t ...

where he played both soccer and football as well as

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. Brovsky then played for the

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the athletic teams that represent the University of Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish participate in 23 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I intercollegiate sports and in the NCAA's Division ...

for four years and was one of the top players in the

Big East Conference The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that competes in NCAA Division I in ten men's sports and twelve women's sports. Headquartered in New York City, the eleven full-member schools are primarily located in Northeast and ...

Professional

Brovsky was drafted first in the second round (19th overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on Marc ...

. He signed with Vancouver on March 15, 2011, and made his professional debut on April 10, 2011, in a game against Houston Dynamo. Brovsky was left exposed by Vancouver in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft and was selected by expansion side Montreal Impact. On June 12, 2014

New York City FC New York City Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in New York City that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), the highest level of American soccer, as a member of the league's Eastern Conference. The club is co-owned ...

, who did not begin play until the 2015 MLS season, traded a second-round

2016 MLS SuperDraft The 2016 MLS SuperDraft was the seventeenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The 2016 convention was held in Ba ...

pick to Montreal for Brovsky, making him their second signing. Four weeks later, the New York club sent him on loan to

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in Norway, an affiliate of NYCFC's sister club

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, in order to keep him match fit for the start of the

2015 Major League Soccer season The 2015 Major League Soccer season featured 20 total clubs (17 based in the United States, 3 based in Canada). The regular season was held from March 6 through to October 25, whereas the MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 28 and ended with M ...

. On July 26, he got his Tippeligaen debut, when he came on as a substitute in the 76th minute in the match against

Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in the 1. divisjon, the second highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Øster Hus Arena. The cl ...

. After his release from

, Brovsky was placed in the

2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft The two-stage 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 11, 2015, (stage 1) and December 17, 2015, (stage 2). All 20 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate. The priority order for the draft was reverse order of finish in 2015, ...

. Brovsky later signed for

Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that plays in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The club began play in 2017 as the league's 22nd club, and replaced the North American Soc ...

in the North American Soccer League.

Career statistics

Personal life

Brovsky founded his nonprofit Peace Pandemic in 2010 while at the University of Notre Dame. Peace Pandemic aims to end violence against women and empower boys and girls worldwide through soccer. Brovsky travels with his wife and they have held camps in India and Guatemala. Brovsky has been an official ambassador of the Homeless World Cup movement since 2014.

Honors

Montreal Impact

Canadian Championship The Canadian Championship (french: Championnat canadien) is an annual soccer tournament contested by premier Canadian professional teams. The winner is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's berth in the CONCACAF Champions League. It is contes ...

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brovsky, Jeb 1988 births Living people American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Norway American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Colorado Rapids U-23 players Eliteserien players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Major League Soccer players Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players CF Montréal players New York City FC players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer players People from Lakewood, Colorado Sportspeople from Jefferson County, Colorado Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Soccer players from Colorado USL League Two players Vancouver Whitecaps FC draft picks Vancouver Whitecaps FC players American expatriate sportspeople in Canada