Neco Brett
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Neco Jeborie Brett | ||
Date of birth | 22 March 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham Legion | ||
Number | 11 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Robert Morris Colonials | 67 | (32) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Harbour View | 2 | (1) |
2011–2012 | → Portmore United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2014 | Fort Pitt Regiment | ||
2015 | Reading United | 8 | (4) |
2016 | Portland Timbers | 1 | (0) |
2016 | → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) | 28 | (8) |
2017 | Portland Timbers 2 | 7 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 61 | (27) |
2020– | Birmingham Legion | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
Jamaica U17 | |||
Jamaica U20 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2019 |
Neco Jeborie Brett (born 22 March 1992) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Birmingham Legion FC.
Career
Club
Brett began his career in Jamaica with Harbour View and Portmore United before moving to the United States to play college soccer at Robert Morris University.[1][2]
On 14 January 2016, Brett was selected in the second round (40th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Portland Timbers.[3] He made his MLS debut as a late sub in a 4–2 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 22 May 2016.[4]
In 2018, Brett signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[5] On October 26, 2019, he tied a Riverhounds record with four goals in a 7–0 win over Birmingham Legion FC in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals of the USL Championship playoffs.[6]
On December 17, 2019, Brett joined Birmingham Legion FC.[7]
International
In 2011, Brett played for the Jamaica u20 national team in Mexico.[8]
Honors
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References
- ^ "Robert Morris Athletics". rmucolonials.com.
- ^ "Prospectxi.com". Prospectxi.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Goldberg, Jamie (14 January 2016). "Portland Timbers draft forward Neco Brett in second round of 2016 MLS SuperDraft". Oregon Live. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Neco Brett". MLSsoccer.com. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ https://www.rmusentrymedia.com/sports/former-rmu-soccer-star-neco-brett-signs-with-pittsburgh-riverhounds/
- ^ Sunday, Matt (27 October 2019). "Sunday's Best: The Neco Show". DKSports.
- ^ "LEGION FC SIGNS FORWARD NECO BRETT, MIDFIELDER BOLU AKINYODE". bhmlegion.com. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ http://rjrnewsonline.com/sports/jamaica-out-of-u20-concacaf-tournament
External links
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica
- Robert Morris Colonials men's soccer players
- Reading United A.C. players
- Portland Timbers players
- Portland Timbers 2 players
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players
- Birmingham Legion FC players
- Association football forwards
- Portland Timbers draft picks
- Major League Soccer players
- USL Championship players
- Jamaican footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Jamaican expatriate footballers
- Jamaican football biography stubs