Calle Brown

Calle Brown

Brown on Riverhounds debut
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-07-01) July 1, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Leesburg, Virginia, United States
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Virginia Cavaliers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Northern Virginia Royals	7	(0)
2014	Northern Virginia Royals	5	(0)
2015	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	14	(0)
2016–2017	Houston Dynamo	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (loan)	19	(0)
2018	Seattle Sounders FC	0	(0)
2018	→ Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan)	21	(0)
2019	Loudoun United	15	(0)
2021–	Northern Virginia	?
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 9, 2023

Calle Brown (born July 1, 1992) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Northern Virginia FC in the USL League Two.

College and semi-professional

Brown played college soccer for the Virginia Cavaliers from 2010 to 2014.[1] In 2013, he quit the team due to a lack of playing time after being beaten out for the starting role. However, he returned to the team and was named starter in 2014.[2] In total, Brown made 30 appearances for the Cavaliers. In 2014, he led the team to the NCAA Division 1 national championship. He was named the tournament's most valuable defensive player after recording shutouts against the University of Maryland-Baltimore County in the semifinal and UCLA in the championship game.[3] In 2011 and 2014, Brown also played for the Northern Virginia Royals of the semi-professional Premier Development League. He made seven appearances and five appearances for the club in 2011[4] and 2014,[5] respectively.

Professional

On March 13, 2015, it was announced that Brown had signed for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL. Brown was seen as a potential starter for the club while Ryan Thompson, the club's regular starter, missed time while away on international duty with Jamaica.[3] Brown made his professional debut on May 16, 2015, against the Richmond Kickers as Thompson was ruled out because of a back injury and was set to leave for international duty the following day. He made several stops in the eventual 1–1 draw with his only goal allowed coming off of a defensive error.[6] Brown finished his first professional season with 14 league appearances for the Riverhounds[7] and another in the club's 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup extra time- defeat to D.C. United.[8] He was also the Riverhounds' goalkeeper in their first round exit of the 2015 USL playoffs as the club was defeated 2–4 in extra time.[9]

In October 2015, Brown announced that he would be joining the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer for the 2016 season.[10] The deal was officially announced by the club on December 17, 2015. [11]

Following his release from Houston, Brown joined Seattle Sounders FC on February 20, 2018.[12]

Brown signed with hometown club Loudoun United FC on February 12, 2019.[13] He was released after the 2019 season.

In 2021, he returned to Northern Virginia FC after nearly two years without a club. ^[citation needed]

Career statistics

As of November 5, 2017

Season	Club	League	Division	League		Cup[a]		Continental		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2011[4]	Northern Virginia Royals	PDL	IV	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
2014[5]	Northern Virginia Royals	PDL	IV	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2015[7]	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	USL	III	15	0	1	0	0	0	16	0
2016	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	USL	III	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
2017	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	USL	II	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Career total				46	0	1	0	0	0	47	0

1. Includes appearances in the U.S. Open Cup

References

1. "Cavaliers Profile". Virginia Cavaliers. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
2. Goff, Steven. "After walking away, keeper Calle Brown returned to take Virginia to the NCAA final". Washington Post. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
3. "Riverhounds Sign NCAA Champion, Haitian Forward". USL. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
4. "2011 Stats". USL PDL. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
5. "2014 Stats". USL PDL. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
6. "Arena Atones For Error With Headed Equalizer". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
7. "2015 Stats". United Soccer League. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
8. "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
9. "2015 Playoff stats". United Soccer League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
10. "Joining Dynamo". Calle Brown. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
11. "Houston Dynamo sign goalkeeper Calle Brown". Major League Soccer. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
12. "Sounders sign Lamar Neagle and Calle Brown". 2018-02-20.
13. "Loudoun United FC acquire Calle Brown and Omar Milton Campos". 2019-02-12. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-02-12.

External links

• Riverhounds profile
• UVA profile Archived 2015-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Calle Brown at Soccerway