Calle Brown (born July 1, 1992) is an American soccer player who last played for Loudoun United FC in the USL Championship.
![]() Brown on Riverhounds debut | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1992-07-01) July 1, 1992 (age 30) | ||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 23, 2019 |
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.
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.
Season | Club | League | Division | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | ||||
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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 |
NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player | |
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