Evan Brown (soccer)

Evan Brown (born May 1, 1987 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American retired soccer player.

For the American football player, see Evan Brown (American football).
Evan Brown
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-05-01) May 1, 1987
Place of birth Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 89 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Cary RailHawks U23s 21 (1)
2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0 (0)
2010 CASL Elite
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 16, 2010

Career

High School

Brown attended Millbrook High School, where he was a three-year letter winner as well as a three time academy all conference player. He was named All-VI Conference twice and earned all-region player in his senior year. He played club soccer for Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) for head coach Bruce Talbot, with whom he captured four state championships, a regional championship and a national finals berth, as well as a pair of Disney Soccer Showcase Titles.[1]

Brown played college soccer at Wake Forest University from 2005 to 2008, finishing his career ranked sixth in games played with 89.

During his college years Brown also played for Cary RailHawks U23s in the USL Premier Development League.[2]

Professional

Brown was drafted in the second round (16th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC. Coach Sigi Schmid stated, "Evan has tremendous endurance, and likes to get forward.".[3] He made his professional debut on April 29, 2009, in a U.S. Open Cup match against Real Salt Lake.[4] Brown was waived by Seattle in November, 2009, having never played an MLS game for the team.[5]

Brown played the amateur team CASL Elite in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2010; his team won their regional qualification group (which also featured NPSL teams FC Tulsa and Atlanta FC) before falling 4-2 to USL Second Division pro side Charleston Battery in the first round of tournament proper.[6]

Honors

Wake Forest University

Seattle Sounders FC

References
  1. http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/brown_evan00.html
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-04-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Sounders FC defeat RSL in US Open Cup qualifier Archived 2009-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Sounders FC waives Brown, Fucito and Neagle
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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