Jeb Brovsky
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File:2013 Jeb Brovsky.jpg Brovsky in 2013 with Montréal | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Eli Brovsky | ||
| Date of birth | December 3, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Lakewood, Colorado, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Colorado Rush | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Colorado Rapids U-23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 24 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Montreal Impact | 65 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | New York City FC | 15 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Strømsgodset (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Minnesota United FC | 24 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 23, 2016 | |||
John Eli "Jeb" Brovsky (born December 3, 1988) is an American former soccer player.
Career
[edit | edit source]College and amateur
[edit | edit source]Brovsky played youth soccer for Colorado Rush with whom he won many state and national titles. He went to Green Mountain High School where he played both soccer and football as well as basketball.[1] Brovsky then played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for four years and was one of the top players in the Big East Conference.
Professional
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Brovsky was drafted first in the second round (19th overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[2] He signed with Vancouver on March 15, 2011,[3] and made his professional debut on April 10, 2011, in a game against Houston Dynamo.
Brovsky was left exposed by Vancouver in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft and was selected by expansion side Montreal Impact.[4]
On June 12, 2014 New York City FC, who did not begin play until the 2015 MLS season, traded a second-round 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick to Montreal for Brovsky, making him their second signing.[5][6] Four weeks later, the New York club sent him on loan to Strømsgodset in Norway, an affiliate of NYCFC's sister club Manchester City, in order to keep him match fit for the start of the 2015 Major League Soccer season.[7] On July 26, he got his Tippeligaen debut, when he came on as a substitute in the 76th minute in the match against Sandnes Ulf.[8]
After his release from New York City FC, Brovsky was placed in the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Brovsky later signed for Minnesota United FC in the North American Soccer League.[9]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Continental | Playoffs | Total | ||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2011 | MLS | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Montreal Impact | 2012 | MLS | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2013 | MLS | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | MLS | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 65 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Strømsgodset | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New York City FC | 2015 | MLS | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Brovsky founded his nonprofit Peace Pandemic in 2010 while at the University of Notre Dame. Peace Pandemic aims to end violence against women and empower boys and girls worldwide through soccer.[11] Brovsky travels with his wife and they have held camps in India and Guatemala.
Brovsky has been an official ambassador of the Homeless World Cup movement since 2014.[12]
Honors
[edit | edit source]Montreal Impact
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External links
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- American expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- American expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- Colorado Rapids U-23 players
- Eliteserien players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Major League Soccer players
- Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players
- CF Montréal players
- New York City FC players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer players
- Sportspeople from Lakewood, Colorado
- Strømsgodset Toppfotball players
- Soccer players from Colorado
- USL League Two players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC draft picks
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC players