Shawn Brown (soccer)

Shawn Brown
Brown with Mississauga Eagles in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-02-27) 27 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Jamaica
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Serbian White Eagles
2011 Mississauga Eagles
2012–2014 SC Waterloo Region
2014 Travnik 1 (0)
2014 → Toronto Croatia (loan)
2015 Toronto Croatia
2016 York Region Shooters
2016 North Mississauga SC 13 (2)
2017–2018 Croatia AC (indoor)
2017–2021 Master's FA 36 (4)
2018–2019 Mississauga MetroStars (indoor) 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shawn Brown (born February 27, 1987) is a Jamaican-born former soccer player who played as a midfielder and defender.

Career

Early career

Brown began playing with the Toronto-based Serbian White Eagles in the interprovincial Canadian Soccer League in 2010.[1][2] After a single season with the Serbs, he signed with the expansion franchise Mississauga Eagles.[3] He would record his first goal for the club on June 17, 2011, against London City.[4] The Eagles would successfully secure a postseason berth by finishing seventh in the First Division.[5] Brown would feature in the opening round of the playoffs where Mississauga was eliminated from the competition by Toronto Croatia.[5]

In 2012, he would sign with the newly promoted SC Waterloo Region.[6] The club narrowly failed in clinching a playoff berth after finishing ninth in the division with a single-point difference.[7] He re-signed with Waterloo for the 2013 season.[8] The club would secure a postseason berth by finishing fifth in the First Division.[9] He participated in the CSL Championship final where Waterloo defeated divisional champions Kingston FC for the title.[10] After the conclusion of the Bosnian football season, he returned to Waterloo for the summer of 2014 but would be loaned out to Toronto Croatia for the majority of the season.[11][12]

NK Travnik

In the winter of 2014, he played abroad in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina with NK Travnik.[13] He made his debut for Travnik on March 15, 2014, against Leotar Trebinje.[14]

Toronto Croatia

Following his return to Waterloo for the 2014 season he was loaned out to league rivals Toronto Croatia.[12] He assisted the Croats in securing a playoff berth by finishing as runner-up in the First Division.[15] In the second round of the postseason, he contributed a goal against Kingston which advanced Toronto to the championship finals.[16] He was featured in the championship final against York Region Shooters where he recorded a goal for Croatia but was defeated in a penalty shootout.[17][18]

For the 2015 season, he would permanently sign with Toronto Croatia.[19] Once again he assisted the Croats in clinching a playoff berth by finishing second in the standings.[20] In the preliminary round of the postseason, he recorded a goal against Milton SC which assisted Croatia in advancing to the next round.[21] For the third time in his career, he participated in the championship final against his former team Waterloo where Toronto successfully claimed the title.[22]

Later career

In 2016, he split the season by playing with both York Region Shooters and North Mississauga SC.[23] In his debut season with North Mississauga, he appeared in 13 matches and recorded 2 goals.[24] He was also selected to the League1 Ontario West All-Star team where he recorded a goal in the All-Star Game.[25]

From 2017 to 2021, he played with Master's FA where he appeared in 36 regular season matches, scoring 4 goals, and 6 playoff matches.[26][27][28][29] In 2019, he helped Master's FA win the League1 championship after defeating FC London.[30] He would feature in the country's national cup tournament against York United FC in the 2021 Canadian Championship.[31]

Indoor career

In the winter of 2017, he played indoor soccer with Croatia AC in the Arena Premier League.[32] The following indoor season he signed with expansion side Mississauga MetroStars of the Major Arena Soccer League.[33][34][35] He recorded his first for the club on March 17, 2019, against Utica City FC.[36] In total he would appear in 14 matches and recorded 1 goal.[37]

Honours

SC Waterloo Region

Toronto Croatia

References

  1. ^ Gallo, Anthony (2 August 2016). "Men's 2016 West Division All-Stars Roster: A Closer Look". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ^ "2010 Serbian White Eagles roster". canadiansoccerleague.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ Gossai, Amit (11 July 2011). "Eagles win with youth movement". Mississauga News.
  4. ^ Colpitts, Iain (18 June 2011). "Eagles win in London". Mississauga News.
  5. ^ a b Colpitts, Iain (17 October 2011). "Season ends for Eagles". Mississauga News.
  6. ^ McCracken, Ryan (22 May 2012). "SC Waterloo continues to impress". Waterloo Region Record. pp. C2.
  7. ^ "SC goes out winning". Waterloo Region Record. 9 October 2012. pp. D3.
  8. ^ Inscoe, Robin (18 June 2013). "Four straight wins for City United". Brampton Guardian.
  9. ^ Bryson, Mark (1 November 2013). "SC Waterloo shooting for double championship". Waterloo Region Record. pp. C10.
  10. ^ a b "Waterloo ends Kingston FC's run". Kingston Whig Standard. 4 November 2013. p. 13.
  11. ^ "Waterloo B gain draw against Toronto". Waterloo Region Record. 7 June 2014. pp. C4.
  12. ^ a b "SC Waterloo ties Toronto Croatia". Waterloo Region Record. 11 August 2014. pp. D2.
  13. ^ Škorić, E. (3 February 2014). "Nakon Brazilca, na Pirotu stigli Portugalac i Jamajčanin" [After the Brazilian, a Portuguese and a Jamaican arrived at Pirot]. SportSport.ba (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Leotar Trebinje - NK Travnik 0:2 (Premier Liga 2013/2014, 22. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  15. ^ Colpitts, Iain (1 October 2014). "Croatia awaits playoff opponent". Mississauga News.
  16. ^ "Toronto Croatia Advance....home victory with late winner in semifinal". Canadian Soccer League. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  17. ^ Colpitts, Iain (27 October 2014). "Croatia loses CSL Championship game in a shootout". Mississauga News.
  18. ^ Hayakawa, Michael (27 October 2014). "York Region Shooters win Canadian Soccer League title in penalty kicks". Vaughan Citizen.
  19. ^ "2015 Toronto Croatia roster". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  20. ^ Juzenas, Frank (21 October 2015). "Toronto Croatia reaches second straight CSL final". Mississauga News.
  21. ^ Adamson, Stan (11 October 2015). "Top Four Advance to Semifinals for CSL Championship .....2nd Division quarterfinals also decided". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  22. ^ a b Colpitts, Iain (29 October 2015). "Toronto Croatia captures 10th CSL title". Mississauga News.
  23. ^ "York Region Shooters defeat Etobicoke with well-placed free kick by David Guzman". Markham Economist and Sun. 9 July 2016.
  24. ^ "Shawn Brown 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  25. ^ "West Division All-Stars Ride Allen Brace To 4-2 All-Star Win Over East". League1 Ontario. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Shawn Brown 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  27. ^ "Shawn Brown 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  28. ^ "Shawn Brown 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  29. ^ "Shawn Brown 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  30. ^ Jacques, John (28 September 2019). "Master's Futbol Academy Wins League1 Ontario For The First Time". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  31. ^ "Championship Match". Canadian Soccer Association. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  32. ^ "Croatia AC roster". apl.teamsnapsites.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  33. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (29 November 2018). "Mississauga MetroStars announce roster ahead of first game". Waking The Red. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  34. ^ Davidson, Neil (30 November 2018). "Mississauga MetroStars to kick off debut MASL season in Baltimore". The Canadian Press.
  35. ^ "MetroStars Confirm 18-Man Roster". OurSports Central. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  36. ^ Christiana, Aaron (17 March 2019). "MetroStars hand Utica City FC second home loss". Observer-Dispatch. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  37. ^ "Shawn Brown soccer Statistics on StatsCrew". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-06.