Deshorn Brown

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Deshorn Brown
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Brown with Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2017
Personal information
Full name Deshorn Dwayne Brown [1]
Date of birth (1990-12-22) 22 December 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth Manchester, Jamaica
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Mobile Rams 43 (53)
2012 UCF Knights 16 (13)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Des Moines Menace 10 (9)
2012 Reading United 13 (13)
2013–2015 Colorado Rapids 62 (20)
2015–2016 Vålerenga 37 (13)
2016 Shenzhen 14 (7)
2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies 14 (3)
2017 D.C. United 16 (2)
2018 Lorca 12 (1)
2018–2019 Oklahoma City Energy 34 (16)
2019–2021 Bengaluru 17 (3)
2021–2022 NorthEast United 22 (12)
2022 Sacramento Republic 12 (1)
2023– Nongbua Pitchaya 2 (0)
International career
2013– Jamaica 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2015

Deshorn Dwayne Brown (born 22 December 1990) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Contents

Club career

Early and collegiate

A native of Jamaica, Brown attended St. Elizabeth Technical High School. He then moved to the United States to attend the University of Mobile in Alabama. After his sophomore year, he transferred to the University of Central Florida. In 2013, he elected to forgo his senior year to enter the MLS SuperDraft.

Professional

Brown was selected by the Colorado Rapids with the sixth overall pick (first round) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft on 17 January 2013. He scored his first professional goal on 16 March 2013 in a game against the Real Salt Lake. The goal came in the 37th minute and the game resulted in a 1–1 tie. [2] During the 2013 season, Brown achieved many accomplishments. He earned the 2013 Rapids Golden Boot award leading the team with 10 goals and also lead all MLS rookies in scoring as well, just one shy of the MLS rookie scoring record. Brown finished second behind teammate Dillon Powers for MLS Rookie of the Year. He also scored the third-fastest goal in MLS history after just 15 seconds in the 5–1 win against Seattle on 5 October. [3]

Brown was sold to Norwegian side Vålerenga on 17 March 2015. [4]

Brown scored his first goal and his second goal on 17 April 2015 in a game against the Haugesund. The goals came in the 35th and 36th minutes and the game resulted in a 2 – 0 win. [5]

Brown was sold to China League One side Shenzhen on 6 July 2016 for a fee of around $1.2 million. [6] He scored a hat-trick in his debut against Shanghai Shenxin F.C. [7]

Brown moved from the Tampa Bay Rowdies to D.C. United [8] on 20 June 2017 after the Houston Dynamo traded away their spot in the Major League Soccer allocation order. [9] Brown made his debut for United the next day on 21 June 2017, against Atlanta United. [10] He came on in the 62nd minute for José Guillermo Ortiz. He scored his first goal for United against FC Dallas on 4 July 2017. [11] On 28 November 2017 his contract option with United was declined. [12]

In January 2018, Brown signed with Lorca FC in Spain. [13]

On 18 September 2018, it was announced that Brown had again returned to the United States, joining USL side OKC Energy FC. [14]

Bengaluru

On 1 January 2020, Brown joined reigning Indian Super League Champions Bengaluru FC on a one and a half year deal through the end of the 2020–21 season. [15]

NorthEast United

On 15 January 2021, Brown was signed by NorthEast United. [16] Brown scored 5 goals in 10 Match for the Highlanders in 2021–21 season.

On 14 September 2021, NorthEast United and Deshorn Brown have agreed a one-year contract extension for the upcoming season. [17] He began the 2021–22 season campaign with a goal against Bengaluru FC on 20 November, in a 4–2 defeat. [18] [19] He scored a hat-trick against Mumbai City on 27 December in a 3–3 draw. [20] He played two season for Highlanders and made a total of 22 appearances and scored 12 goals for the club.

International career

Deshorn received his first call-up to Jamaica senior national on 7 October 2013 after scoring what was at the time the second fastest goal in MLS history. [21] Brown scored his first international goal against Barbados on 2 March 2014. [22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 February 2022 [23]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Des Moines Menace 2011 USL PDL 10910119
Reading United 2012 1313101413
Colorado Rapids 2013 MLS 3210103310
2014 3010233213
2015 100010
Total6220336623
Vålerenga 2015 Tippeligaen 23700237
2016 146341710
Total3713344017
Shenzhen 2016 China League One 14700147
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2017 USL 14310153
D.C. United 2017 MLS16200162
Lorca 2017–18 Segunda División 12100121
OKC Energy 2018 USL410041
Bengaluru 2019–20 Indian Super League 733 [lower-alpha 1] 4107
2020–21 100100
Total17334207
NorthEast United 2020–21 Indian Super League105105
2021–22 127127
Total22122212
Career total20279973421590
  1. Appearances in 2020 AFC Cup

International

As of 13 October 2015 [24]
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
TeamYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jamaica 2013202040
2014103242
2015501060
Career total8062142
List of international goals scored by Deshorn Brown
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionSource
1.2 March 2014 Barbados National Stadium, Saint Michael, Barbados Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 2–02–0 Friendly [25]
2.5 March 2014 Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, St. Lucia Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 5–05–0 Friendly [26]

Honours

Jamaica

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