Javon East

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Javon East
Personal information
Full name Javon Romario East [1]
Date of birth (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number 14
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2020 Portmore United 117 (38)
2019–2020 → Santos de Guápiles (loan) 36 (21)
2020–2021 San Carlos 12 (1)
2021–2022 Santos de Guápiles 47 (20)
2022–2025 Saprissa 113 (39)
2025–2026 Hapoel Haifa 35 (15)
2026– Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1 (0)
International career‡
2018– Jamaica 20 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:53, 15 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:53, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

Javon Romario East (born 22 March 1995) is an Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Jamaica national team.

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Club career

He has played club football for Portmore United. [1] [3] With East in the squad Portmore United won the 2017–2018 RSPL title. [4]

In June 2019, East moved on loan to Santos de Guápiles in Costa Rica. [5] In August 2020, he moved to fellow Costa Rican club San Carlos. [6]

In July 2022 East joined Costa Rican giants Saprissa. [7] In January 2025 he signed for Israeli club Hapoel Haifa. [8]

On 29 January 2026, East signed a two-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva, set to take effect from the start of the 2026–27 season. [9] On 7 February 2026, he joined Hapoel Be'er Sheva immediately in a transfer valued at 600,000 NIS. [10] On 14 February, East made his debut in a 2–1 victory over FC Ashdod in the Israeli Premier League at Yud-Alef Stadium. [11]

International career

East made his international debut for Jamaica in January 2018 in a friendly against South Korea. [6] He scored his first goal for the Reggae Boyz against Guyana on 19 November 2019. [12]

In July 2021, East was initially named to Jamaica's squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, [13] but soon after pulled out due to a hamstring injury and was replaced by Andre Gray. [14]

International goals

As of 9 June 2021 [1]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 November 2019 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1–11–1 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
2.17 November 2020 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2–12–1 Friendly

Honours

Portmore United

Saprissa

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Javon East". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "40-Player National Team Roster" (PDF). goldcup.com.
  3. ↑ "Portmore's marksman Javon East shooting for the stars". Jamaica Observer. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "RSPL final: Portmore United 2017/18 champions". Jamaica Observer. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer.
  6. 1 2 "Reggae Boy Javon East signs with another Costa Rican club". 12 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Malek, Julian (4 July 2022). "Saprissa anuncia el fichaje de Javon East".
  8. ↑ Bryan, Kobe K. (30 January 2025). "Reggae Boyz Striker Javon East Left Costa Rica, Signed with an Israeli Club". Kaboom.
  9. ↑ "רשמית: ג'בון איסט חתם בבאר שבע לעונה הבאה". ONE. 29 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "רשמית: ב"ש הודיעה שאיסט מצטרף באופן מיידי". ONE. 7 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "בגדי המלך החדשים: קאנגווה הוביל את באר שבע לניצחון באשדוד". Sport1. 14 February 2026.
  12. ↑ Reid, Paul (19 November 2019). "Boyz held to 1–1 draw by Guyana".
  13. ↑ Levy, Leighton (1 July 2021). "Jamaica names 23-man Reggae Boyz squad for 2021 Gold Cup".
  14. ↑ Wheeler, Daniel (9 July 2021). "East out of Gold Cup due to injury".
  15. ↑ "Portmore United retain RSPL title in final marred by object-throwing". www.loopjamaica.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Portmore United qualifies to the SCCL 2020". www.concacaf.com.
  17. ↑ "El engañoso Saprissa de Vladimir Quesada". La Nación. 18 December 2023.
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