Brandon John

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Brandon John

| image =

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| alt =

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| fullname = Evan Brandon John

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|1|5}}

| birth_place = Kingstown,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

| height = 1.84m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Scarborough Blizzard

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2013

| youthclubs2 = Toronto FC

| youthyears3 = 2013–2014

| youthclubs3 = Erzgebirge Aue

| years1 = 2012

| clubs1 = SC Toronto

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2014–2015

| clubs2 = Erzgebirge Aue II

| caps2 = 24

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2016

| clubs3 = Seattle Sounders FC 2

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2017

| clubs4 = Vaughan Azzurri

| caps4 = 12

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018

| clubs5 = SIMA Águilas

| caps5 = 8

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2019

| clubs6 = Orlando City B

| caps6 = 10

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2020–2021

| clubs7 = Atlético Ottawa

| caps7 = 12

| goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = Canada U20

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2015

| nationalteam2 = Canada U23

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2024–

| nationalteam3 = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| medaltemplates =

| club-update = September 20, 2021

| nationalteam-update = May 20, 2016

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Evan Brandon John (born January 5, 1995) is a Vincentian footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team.

Club career

=Early career=

In 2012, John played with SC Toronto in the Canadian Soccer League.{{Cite web |url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/serbian-eagles-in-playoffs-with-friday-victory-sc-toronto-and-niagara-united-win-2/ |title=SERBIAN EAGLES IN PLAYOFFS WITH FRIDAY VICTORY….SC Toronto and Niagara United win {{!}} Canadian Soccer League|website=canadiansoccerleague.ca|date=October 10, 2013|access-date=2016-11-20}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports12/12csl147.htm |title=October 13, 2012 CSL Quarterfinal--SC Toronto vs Serbian White Eagles (by Rocket Robin) |last=Glover |first=Robin |date= |website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com |publisher= |access-date=2016-11-20}} He was part of the Toronto FC Academy program before joining German club FC Erzgebirge Aue where he played for their under-23 team.

=Seattle Sounders FC 2=

On April 29, 2016, he signed with USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2.{{cite web |title=Seattle Sounders FC 2 signs three players ahead of match against Oklahoma City Energy |url=http://www.soundersfc.com/post/2016/04/29/seattle-sounders-fc-2-signs-three-players-ahead-match-against-oklahoma-city-energy |website=SoundersFC.com |publisher=Sounders FC Communications |accessdate=May 6, 2016 |date=April 29, 2016}} He made his debut for the club two days later in a 1–1 draw against Oklahoma City Energy.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/game/show/13218344?subseason=280291&referrer=2356914 |title=OKC Energy FC at Seattle Sounders FC 2 - 2016 Regular Season |access-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611001301/http://www.uslsoccer.com/game/show/13218344?subseason=280291&referrer=2356914 |archive-date=June 11, 2016 |url-status=dead }} In August 2016, John announced that he had torn his ACL and would be out for the rest of the 2016 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BJLzix_B2WB/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/_bjohnn/1318374006441076097 |archive-date=December 25, 2021 |url-access=registration|publisher=Brandon John Instagram|date=Aug 16, 2016|title=Brandon John on Instagram: "Worst day of my footballing career yesterday finding out that I tore my ACL but everything happens for a reason & I will be back stronger than before after 6 months of rehabilitation. Minor setbacks for Major Comebacks 🙏🏾💯" }}{{cbignore}} He made a total of nine appearances that year.{{cite web |title=B. John |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/brandon-john/393459/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=5 March 2020}}

=Vaughan Azzurri=

In 2017, John played for League1 Ontario side Vaughan Azzurri, making twelve league appearances.{{cite web |title=Brandon John |url=https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/18023651?subseason=389480 |publisher=League1 Ontario |accessdate=5 March 2020}}

=SIMA Águilas=

In 2018, John played for American USL League Two side SIMA Águilas, making eight appearances.{{cite web |title=Evan John |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/24366011?subseason=482928 |publisher=USL League Two |accessdate=5 March 2020}}

=Orlando City B=

On February 20, 2019, John signed with USL League One side Orlando City B.{{cite web |author1=Sean Rollins |title=Orlando City B Announces 2019 Roster |url=https://www.themaneland.com/2019/2/20/18233682/orlando-city-b-announces-2019-roster |publisher=SB Nation |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=20 February 2019}} That season, he made ten league appearances, scoring one goal.

=Atlético Ottawa=

On March 23, 2020, John signed with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa.{{cite web |title=Centre-Back Brandon John Added to Atlético Ottawa's Roster |url=https://atleticoottawa.canpl.ca/article/centre-back-brandon-john-added-to-atletico-ottawas-roster?fbclid=IwAR3y0xcNUbHufReXgWQAlvyEgmBn0-mMYuM1kN3D1HzZ3Ktez8f-ElQURqw |publisher=Atlético Ottawa |accessdate=23 March 2020 |date=23 March 2020}} He made his debut in Ottawa's inaugural match on August 15 against York9.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/matchcentre/7sxxjco5mob1kgt5i4e2mw00k/highlights|title=Canadian Premier League|date=August 15, 2020}}

International career

John represented Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.{{cite web |title=Canada M20 announces roster for CONCACAF Championship |url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-m20-announces-roster-for-concacaf-championship-p157331 |website=CanadaSoccer.com |publisher=Canada Soccer |accessdate=May 6, 2016 |date=January 5, 2015 |archive-date=May 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506192042/http://canadasoccer.com/canada-m20-announces-roster-for-concacaf-championship-p157331 |url-status=dead }} In May 2016, John was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.{{cite web |url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-announces-roster-for-caribbean-tour-p159488 |title=Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour |author=Canada Soccer Association |accessdate=May 19, 2016 |archive-date=August 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803131824/https://canadasoccer.com/canada-announces-roster-for-caribbean-tour-p159488 |url-status=dead }} He saw action in both matches.{{cite web |url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-m23-wins-again-on-caribbean-tour-p159531 |title=Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour |author=Canada Soccer Association |accessdate=May 19, 2016 |archive-date=July 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728190904/https://canadasoccer.com/canada-m23-wins-again-on-caribbean-tour-p159531 |url-status=dead }}

John was invited to his first Men's National team camp in August 2017 as the team was preparing for a friendly against Jamaica.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BYbmoVAl9TX/ | title=Canada Soccer on Instagram: "Training: #CANMNT has invited players Brandon John, Dylan Carreiro, and Michael Krzeminski to train during today's intra-squad match." }}