Jevani Brown

Jevani Jason Brown (born 16 October 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two club Colchester United. Born in England, he represents Jamaica internationally.

Jevani Brown
Personal information
Full name Jevani Jason Brown[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-16) 16 October 1994
Place of birth Letchworth, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Colchester United
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2011 Milton Keynes Dons
2011–2012 Stotfold
2012 Letchworth Garden City Eagles
2012–2013 Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Peterborough United 0 (0)
2014 Langford
2014–2015 Barton Rovers 13 (2)
– Arlesey Town 9 (1)
2015–2016 Kettering Town 15 (0)
2016 Arlesey Town
2016 Stamford 15 (3)
2016–2017 St Neots Town 19 (19)
2017–2019 Cambridge United 84 (13)
2019– Colchester United 35 (7)
2020 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 5 (0)
National team
2011 Jamaica U17 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:52, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Brown started his career at Milton Keynes Dons and joined Peterborough United at a young age, and quickly impressed within their youth ranks. Brown became a regular for the Peterborough youth sides and was rewarded with promotion to the first-team squad ahead of the 2013–14 campaign. However, following an off-the-field incident, Brown was subsequently released by Peterborough in November 2013.[3]

Following his release from Peterborough, Brown had spells at several non-league sides including Langford, Barton Rovers, Wingate & Finchley and Arlesey Town before joining Kettering Town in July 2015.[4] Brown went onto feature nineteen times scoring just once in an FA Cup tie against Market Drayton Town.[5] Brown went on to appear as a trialist for St Albans City during their Herts Senior Cup tie against Hitchin Town in February 2016, however, the club opted against signing the Jamaican forward.[6]

Stamford

Brown rejoined Arlesey Town, before making the switch to Northern Premier League Division One South side Stamford ahead of the 2016–17 campaign.[7]

On the opening day of the campaign, Brown made his debut for Stamford, replacing John King during their 3–1 home defeat against Witton Albion.[8] Three days later, Brown scored both goals during their 2–1 away victory over Rugby Town, cancelling out David Kolodynski opener in the 71st minute, then sealing the win in the final seconds.[9] Brown was part of Stamford's impressive FA Cup run, in which he netted three times in nine appearances, before they were knocked out by League Two side Hartlepool United in the first round.[10]

St Neots Town

Following an impressive start to the campaign with Stamford, Brown opted to join Southern Football League Premier Division side St Neots Town in late 2016.[11] He made his debut on 2 January 2017, in their 1–0 away defeat against Dunstable Town.[12] Brown went onto score his first goal for St Neots during their 3–2 home victory over Dorchester Town.[13] Brown went on an impressive run towards the end of the campaign, netting eighteen times in seventeen games.[11]

Following this impressive form, Brown attracted significant interest from Football League sides including Birmingham City, Hull City and Cambridge United.

Cambridge United

Although Brown had trialled at Birmingham City,[14] he joined League Two side Cambridge United on a two-year deal in August 2017.[15] On 8 August 2017, Brown made his Football League debut during Cambridge's EFL Cup first round tie against Bristol Rovers, replacing David Amoo in the 4–1 away defeat.[16] On 21 October 2017, Brown scored his first Football League goal during Cambridge's 2–1 home victory over Chesterfield, netting United's equaliser in the 70th minute.[17]

Colchester United

On 4 July 2019, Brown signed for Cambridge's League Two rivals Colchester United on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[18] He made his club debut on 3 August in Colchester's 1–1 home draw with Port Vale.[19]

On 4 January 2020, Brown joined Colchester's League Two rivals Forest Green Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season.[20] He made his debut for the club the same day in a 1–1 draw with Crawley Town.[21]

Brown returned to Colchester for the 2020–21 season and scored his first goal for the club in his first appearance of the season, scoring the opening goal in a 3–1 EFL Cup defeat by Reading on 5 September 2020.[22]

On 3 November 2020, Brown scored his first professional career hat-trick, scoring all three Colchester goals in their 3–1 win over Stevenage.[23] A week later, he scored another hat-trick in Colchester's 6–1 win in the Essex derby against Southend United in the EFL Trophy.[24]

International career

Brown has represented Jamaica at under-17 level, making his debut during their 2011 CONCACAF U17 Championship fixture against Guatemala in February 2011.[25]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 January 2021
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barton Rovers 2014–15[11] SL Division One Central 13220—00152
Arlesey Town 2014–15[11] SL Premier Division 9100—0091
Kettering Town 2015–16[11] SL Premier Division 15041—00191
Stamford 2016–17[7] NPL Division One South 15393—2[lower-alpha 1]0266
St Neots Town 2016–17[11] SL Premier Division 191900—001919
Cambridge United 2017–18[26] League Two 41620103[lower-alpha 2]0476
2018–19[26] League Two 43710004[lower-alpha 2]1488
Total 84133010719514
Colchester United 2019–20[26] League Two 11000303[lower-alpha 2]0170
2020–21[26] League Two 24710113[lower-alpha 2]32911
Total 3571041634611
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2019–20[26] League Two 50––0050
Career total 195451945115423454
  1. One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours
Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Colchester United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 18. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. Jevani Brown at Soccerbase
  3. "Youngster Brown in Posh exit". Peterborough Telegraph. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. "Kettering Town FC Deals Agreed". Kettering Town Official Site. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. "Market Drayton Town 0 vs. 5 Kettering Town". Market Drayton Town Official Site. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. "Jevani Brown". St Albans City Official Site. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  7. "Jevani Brown". Stamford Official Site. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  8. "Stamford 1 vs. 3 Witton Albion". Stamford Official Site. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  9. "Rugby Town 1 vs. 2 Stamford". Stamford Official Site. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  10. "Hartlepool United vs. Stamford". Soccerway. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  11. "Jevani Brown Profile". Aylesbury United Official Site. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  12. "Depleted Saints return empty handed from Dunstable despite much improved display". St Neots Town Official Site. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  13. "It's joy at last as new look Saints gain three valuable points". St Neots Town Official Site. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  14. "Birmingham City take non-league hot-shot Jevani Brown on trial". Birmingham Mail. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  15. "Cambridge United sign Jevani Brown on two-year deal". Cambridge United Official Site. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  16. "Bristol Rovers vs. Cambridge United". Soccerway. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  17. "Cambridge United vs. Chesterfield". Soccerway. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  18. "Jevani Brown & Paris Cowan-Hall: Colchester United sign forwards". BBC Sport. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  19. "Colchester United 1–1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  20. "Jevani Brown: Forest Green sign Colchester midfielder on loan for the remainder of the season". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  21. "Crawley Town 1–1 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  22. "Reading 3–1 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  23. "Colchester United 3–1 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  24. "Colchester 6–1 Southend". Sky Sports. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  25. "Jamaica U17 vs. Guatemala U17". Soccerway. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  26. "J. Brown". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  27. "Sky Bet League Two: Manager and Player of the Month November winners". www.efl.com. English Football League. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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