Full name Deshorn Brown Weight 77 kg Name Deshorn Brown Spouse Rachael Brown | Playing position Role Footballer Children Marina Brown Number 26 Height 1.88 m | |
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Date of birth (1990-12-22) 22 December 1990 (age 24) Similar People Rodolph Austin, Lance Laing, Darren Mattocks, Jobi McAnuff, Simon Dawkins Profiles | ||
Deshorn Brown Goals
Deshorn Dwayne Brown (born 22 December 1990) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.
Contents
- Deshorn Brown Goals
- Fast fluid play of the week deshorn brown fastest goal in the west
- Early and collegiate
- Professional
- International
- Career statistics
- International goals
- Achievements
- References
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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. 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.
Brown was sold to Norwegian side Vålerenga on 17 March 2015.
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.
Brown was sold to China League One side Shenzhen on 6 July 2016 for a fee of around $1.2 million. He scored a hat-trick in his debut against Shanghai Shenxin F.C..
Brown moved from the Tampa Bay Rowdies to D.C. United on 20 June 2017 after the Houston Dynamo traded away their spot in the Major League Soccer allocation order.
International
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. Brown scored his first international senior goal vs. Barbados on 2 March 2014.
Career statistics
Stats accurate as of 22 October 2016
International goals
Score and result list Jamaica's goal tally first.