:Jeb Brovsky
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jeb Brovsky
| image = 2013 Jeb Brovsky.jpg
| image_size = 175
| caption = Brovsky in 2013 with Montréal
| fullname = John Eli Brovsky
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|12|03}}
| birth_place = Lakewood, Colorado, U.S.
| height = 6 ft 1 in
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2003–2007
| youthclubs1 = Colorado Rush
| collegeyears1 = 2007–2010
| college1 = Notre Dame Fighting Irish
| years1 = 2007–2008
| clubs1 = Colorado Rapids U-23
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011
| clubs2 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| caps2 = 24
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2012–2014
| clubs3 = Montreal Impact
| caps3 = 65
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2014–2015
| clubs4 = New York City FC
| caps4 = 15
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2014
| clubs5 = → Strømsgodset (loan)
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2016
| clubs6 = Minnesota United FC
| caps6 = 24
| goals6 = 0
| club-update = October 23, 2016
| nationalteam-update =
}}
John Eli "Jeb" Brovsky (born December 3, 1988) is an American former soccer player.
Career
=College and amateur=
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.und.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/brovsky_jeb00.html |title=Player Bio: Jeb Brovsky - UND.COM - University of Notre Dame Official Athletic Site |publisher=Und.Com |date=September 27, 2009 |accessdate=November 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306112012/http://www.und.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/brovsky_jeb00.html |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |url-status=dead }} 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=
File:JebBrovsky.JPGBrovsky was drafted first in the second round (19th overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.{{cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Whitecaps+draft+picks+Brovsky+Duckett+could+surprise/4112120/story.html |accessdate=January 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122094917/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Whitecaps%2Bdraft%2Bpicks%2BBrovsky%2BDuckett%2Bcould%2Bsurprise/4112120/story.html |archivedate=January 22, 2011 |title=Story of a shattered life: A single childhood incident pushed Dawn Crey into a downward spiral | Vancouver Sun |date=November 24, 2001 }} He signed with Vancouver on March 15, 2011,{{cite web|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/03/whitecaps-fc-sign-brian-sylvestre-bilal-duckett-and-jeb-brovsky |title=Whitecaps FC sign Brian Sylvestre, Bilal Duckett, and Jeb Brovsky | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |publisher=Whitecapsfc.com |date=March 15, 2011 |accessdate=November 24, 2011}} 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.{{cite web |author=Greg Lalas |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/23/ching-mapp-headline-montreal-expansion-draft-picks |title=Ching, Mapp headline Montreal expansion draft picks |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |date=November 23, 2011 |accessdate=November 24, 2011 |archive-date=November 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130224326/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/23/ching-mapp-headline-montreal-expansion-draft-picks |url-status=dead }}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/06/12/new-york-city-fc-acquire-second-player-trade-montreal-impact-defender-jeb-brovsky |title=New York City FC roster build continues with trade for Montreal Impact defender Jeb Brovsky |publisher=MLSsoccer.com |date=June 12, 2014 |accessdate=June 12, 2014 |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104035820/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/06/12/new-york-city-fc-acquire-second-player-trade-montreal-impact-defender-jeb-brovsky |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=454668 |title=Impact trade Brovsky to NYCFC for second-round pick |publisher=Tsn.ca |date= |accessdate=June 12, 2014}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/07/07/new-york-city-fc-defender-jeb-brovsky-loaned-norwegian-champions |title=American Exports: New York City FC defender Jeb Brovsky loaned to Norwegian champions |work=mlssoccer.com |date=July 7, 2014 |accessdate=July 7, 2014 |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104035833/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/07/07/new-york-city-fc-defender-jeb-brovsky-loaned-norwegian-champions |url-status=dead }} 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.
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.{{Cite web | url=http://www.mnunitedfc.com/news/2016/03/28/mls-veteran-jeb-brovsky-signs-with-loons | title=Latest News | access-date=March 28, 2016 | archive-date=March 31, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331071741/http://www.mnunitedfc.com/news/2016/03/28/mls-veteran-jeb-brovsky-signs-with-loons | url-status=dead }}
=Career statistics=
{{updated|November 23, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Jeb Brovsky profile|url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=290638&tournamentId=1&seasonId=336&teamId=328&useFullUrl=false|website=altomfotball.no|publisher=TV2 (Norway)|accessdate=August 4, 2014}}{{cite web|title=Soccerway profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jeb-brovsky/181759|website=int.soccerway.com/|accessdate=August 8, 2014}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|League !colspan="3"|League !colspan="3"|Cup !colspan="3"|Continental !colspan="3"|Playoffs !colspan="3"|Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps
!Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|2011 |MLS |24 | 0 | 1 | |1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="3"|– | colspan="3"|– | |25 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="3"|– | colspan="3"|– | 25 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Montreal Impact
|2012 |MLS |28 | 0 | 1 | |2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="3"|– | colspan="3"|– | |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 | colspan="3"|– | colspan="3"|– | colspan="3"|– | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!65 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 3 |
| Strømsgodset
|2014 |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="3"|– | 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
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.peacepandemic.org/en/1mission.html |title=Empowering women and youth through peaceful action |publisher=peacepandemic.org |accessdate=November 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109201416/http://www.peacepandemic.org/en/1mission.html |archivedate=November 9, 2013 }}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.homelessworldcup.com/testimonial/jeb-brovsky/|title=Jeb Brovsky - Homeless World Cup Supporters Club|work=Homeless World Cup Supporters Club|accessdate=February 17, 2015|archive-date=February 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217143441/http://www.homelessworldcup.com/testimonial/jeb-brovsky/|url-status=dead}}
Honors
=Montreal Impact=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{MLS player|jeb-brovsky}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brovsky, Jeb}}
Category:American expatriate men's soccer players
Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Colorado Rapids U-23 players
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players
Category:New York City FC players
Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer players
Category:Sportspeople from Lakewood, Colorado
Category:Strømsgodset Toppfotball players
Category:Soccer players from Colorado
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Vancouver Whitecaps FC draft picks