Felicio Brown Forbes

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Brownand the second or maternal family name is Forbes.

Felicio Brown

Brown Forbes with Amkar Perm in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Felicio Anando Brown Forbes
Date of birth	(1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany [1]
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	East Bengal
Number	91
Youth career
1999–2001	FV Wannsee
2001–2006	Lichterfelder FC
2006–2007	Hertha Zehlendorf
2008–2010	Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	1. FC Nürnberg II	29	(2)
2010–2013	1. FC Nürnberg	0	(0)
2011	→ Carl Zeiss Jena (loan)	15	(3)
2011–2012	→ Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (loan)	34	(6)
2013	FSV Frankfurt II	11	(4)
2013–2014	Krylia Sovetov	15	(0)
2014–2015	Ufa	9	(1)
2015	Rostov	0	(0)
2016–2017	Arsenal Tula	22	(4)
2017	→ Anzhi Makhachkala (loan)	5	(1)
2017–2018	Amkar Perm	13	(2)
2018–2019	Korona Kielce	19	(3)
2019–2020	Raków Częstochowa	28	(10)
2020–2022	Wisła Kraków	40	(9)
2022	Wuhan Yangtze River	30	(12)
2023–2024	Qingdao Hainiu	21	(7)
2024–	East Bengal	11	(1)
International career‡
2010	Germany U19	4	(0)
2011	Germany U20	1	(0)
2014–	Costa Rica	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:43, 11 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2022

Felicio Anando Brown Forbes (born 28 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club East Bengal. Born in Germany, and having represented Germany at youth level, he represents the Costa Rica national team.

Club career

Brown Forbes was born in Berlin, to a Costa Rican father and a German mother, and spent his first six years in Limón. ^[2] He made his professional debut for FC Carl Zeiss Jena during the 2010–11 3. Liga season in a 1–1 home draw with VfB Stuttgart II. ^[3]

In July 2014, Brown Forbes moved from Krylia Sovetov, signing a two-year contract with fellow Russian side FC Ufa. ^[4]

On 24 February 2017, Forbes joined Anzhi Makhachkala on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. ^[5]

On 11 September 2017, he signed with Amkar Perm. ^[6]

On 20 July 2018, Brown Forbes joined Korona Kielce on a two-year deal. ^[7] On 29 June 2019, Brown Forbes left Korona Kielce. ^[8]

On 28 June 2019, Raków Częstochowa announced they had signed Brown Forbes on a one-year contract. ^[9]

On 5 October 2020, he moved to another Ekstraklasa club Wisła Kraków. ^[10] On 11 March 2022, he left the club by mutual consent. ^[11]

On 28 April 2022, he joined Chinese Super League club Wuhan Yangtze River. ^[12]

In February 2023, he joined Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu. ^[13]

On 1st February 2024, he joined Indian Super League club East Bengal. ^[14]

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. ^[15] 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, ^[update] he highlighted the Costa Rican qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on his Twitter account. ^[16] In November 2013, Brown Forbes confirmed to the Costa Rican press that he wanted to play for Los Ticos. ^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 November 2023 ^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Nürnberg II	2010–11	Regionalliga Süd	13	0	—		—		—		13	0
	2012–13	Regionalliga Bayern	16	2	—		—		—		16	2
	Total		29	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	2
Carl Zeiss Jena (loan)	2010–11	3. Liga	15	3	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	16	3
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (loan)	2011–12	3. Liga	34	6	1	0	—		—		35	6
FSV Frankfurt II	2012–13	Regionalliga Südwest	11	4	—		—		—		11	4
Krylia Sovetov Samara	2013–14	Russian Premier League	15	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
Ufa	2014–15	Russian Premier League	9	1	1	0	—		—		10	1
Rostov	2015–16	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Arsenal Tula	2015–16	FNL	8	2	—		—		—		8	2
	2016–17	Russian Premier League	14	2	0	0	—		—		14	2
	Total		22	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	4
Anzhi Makhachkala (loan)	2016–17	Russian Premier League	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
Amkar Perm	2017–18	Russian Premier League	13	2	1	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	16	2
Korona Kielce	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	19	3	1	0	—		—		20	3
Raków Częstochowa	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	27	10	2	2	—		—		29	12
	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		28	10	2	2	0	0	0	0	30	12
Wisła Kraków	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	22	7	0	0	—		—		22	7
	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	18	2	2	3	—		—		20	5
	Total		40	9	2	3	0	0	0	0	42	12
Wuhan Yangtze River	2022	Chinese Super League	30	12	0	0	—		—		30	12
Qingdao Hainiu	2023	Chinese Super League	21	7	2	0	—		—		23	7
East Bengal	2023–24	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			291	64	11	5	0	0	3	0	305	69

Notes

1. One appearance in Thuringian Cup
2. Two appearances in relegation play-offs

References

1. "Felicio Brown Forbes". 1. FC Nürnberg (in German). Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
2. “No jugaría con Costa Rica” ("I would not play with Costa Rica") Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
3. "FC Carl Zeiss Jena vs. VfB Stuttgart II – 1:1". fussballdaten.de (in German). 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
4. "Форбс пополнил состав Уфы". fcufa.pro (in Russian). FC Ufa. 13 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
5. Фелисио Браун Форбс перешел в «Анжи» (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
6. БРАУН ФОРБС – ИГРОК «АМКАРА» (in Russian). FC Amkar Perm. 11 September 2017. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
7. "Felicio Brown Forbes zawodnikiem Korony" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
8. "Felicio Brown Forbes opuszcza Koronę Kielce". korona-kielce.pl (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
9. Felicio Brown Forbes nowym zawodnikiem Rakowa! Archived 27 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine , rksrakow.pl, 28 June 2019
10. "Felicio Brown Forbes w Wiśle Kraków" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
11. "Felicio Brown Forbes odchodzi z Wisły Kraków" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
12. "官方：外援福布斯、维亚纳、卡耶维奇加盟武汉长江" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
13. "官方：青岛海牛签下前武汉长江外援福布斯" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 21 February 2023. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
14. "ISL 2023-24: East Bengal signs Felicio Brown Forbes till the end of the season". Sportstar. 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
15. ¡No es tico... ya no lo contemos! (He is not Tico ... no longer count!) Archived 28 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
16. "FelicioBF: Costa Rica takes part in the 2014 World Cup!". Twitter (in English, German, and Russian). 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
17. "Felicio Brown Forbes quiere jugar con la Selección Nacional" [Felicio Brown Forbes wants to play with the National Team]. Al Día (Costa Rica) (in Spanish). 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
18. Felicio Brown Forbes at Soccerway

External links

• Felicio Brown Forbes at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Felicio Brown Forbes at WorldFootball.net