Omar Browne

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Omar Browne

| fullname = Omar Ezequiel Browne Zúñiga

| image = Omar Browne, Forge FC.jpg

| alt = Omar Browne drinking from a bottle of water

| caption = Omar Browne with Forge FC in 2021

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|05|03|df=y}}

| birth_place = Panama City, Panama

| height = 1.75 m

| currentclub = Tauro

| clubnumber = 99

| position = Forward / Winger

| years1 = 2012–2013

| clubs1 = Plaza Amador

| caps1 = 8

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013–2014

| clubs2 = Sporting San Miguelito

| caps2 = 14

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2014–2015

| clubs3 = Chorrillo

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015–2017

| clubs4 = Plaza Amador

| caps4 = 10

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2018–2019

| clubs5 = Independiente

| caps5 = 60

| goals5 = 15

| years6 = 2019

| clubs6 = → Montreal Impact (loan)

| caps6 = 10

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2020

| clubs7 = San Carlos

| caps7 = 8

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2020

| clubs8 = Hapoel Tel Aviv

| caps8 = 1

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2020–2022

| clubs9 = Independiente

| caps9 = 3

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2021–2022

| clubs10 = → Forge FC (loan)

| caps10 = 9

| goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2022–

| clubs11 = Tauro

| caps11 = 20

| goals11 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2018–

| nationalteam1 = Panama

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 18:39, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 17 November 2021

}}

Omar Ezequiel Browne Zúñiga (born 3 May 1994) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for LPF club Tauro and the Panama national team.

Club career

Browne has played for several Liga Panameña de Fútbol clubs including Plaza Amador, Sporting San Miguelito, Chorrillo, Independiente, and Tauro, as well as for Montreal Impact and Forge FC in Canada on loan.

=Independiente=

In February 2019, Browne scored two goals against Toronto FC in two games to help Independiente reach the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League quarter-finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/article/sccl-2019-toronto-fc-v-cai-recap|title=Independiente earns draw at Toronto to reach quarterfinals|work=concacafchampionsleague.com|access-date=2019-03-08|archive-date=2019-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210170101/https://www.concacafchampionsleague.com/en/article/sccl-2019-toronto-fc-v-cai-recap|url-status=dead}}

=Montreal Impact=

After a successful showing in the Champions League, Browne was loaned to the Montreal Impact for the 2019 season with an option to buy.{{cite web|url=https://www.impactmontreal.com/en/post/2019/04/16/impact-acquires-panama-international-midfielder-omar-browne|title=Impact acquires Panama international midfielder Omar Browne|work=montrealimpact.com|date=16 April 2019|access-date=18 November 2022}} In his debut match with the club, Browne scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against the Chicago Fire on 28 April.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/04/28/omar-browne-concacaf-champions-league-hero-scores-montreal-debut|title=Omar Browne, Concacaf Champions League hero, scores on Montreal debut|work=MLSSoccer.com|first=Jonathan|last=Sigal|date=28 April 2019|access-date=18 November 2022}}

= Forge FC =

In June 2021, Browne was acquired on loan by Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.{{Cite web|title=Forge FC adds Panamanian international forward Omar Browne on loan|url=https://canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-adds-panamanian-international-forward-omar-browne-on-loan|date=16 June 2021|access-date=18 November 2022|website=Canadian Premier League|first=Charlie|last=O'Connor Clarke}} However, after being unable to join the club due to a visa issue and in August, re-joined Independiente for training.{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/forge-fc-omar-browne-delay/|title=Forge Clarifies Omar Browne Delay|date=6 August 2021|access-date=18 November 2022|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}} On 24 September he was finally cleared to join Forge.{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/forge-fc-omar-browne-loan/|title=Omar Browne Cleared To Play With Forge FC|date=24 September 2021|access-date=18 November 2022|work=Northern Tribune|first=John|last=Jacques}} He made his debut on 25 September, scoring the winning goal in a substitute appearance in a 2–1 victory over Pacific FC.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/video/recap-omar-browne-scores-winner-in-debut-as-forge-take-down-first-place-pacific|date=25 September 2021|access-date=18 November 2022|work=Canadian Premier League|first=Charlie|last=O'Connor-Clarke|title=Omar Browne scores winner in debut as Forge take down first-place Pacific}} Three days later, he appeared in a 2021 CONCACAF League match against his parent club Independiente.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/forge-fc-defeats-independiente-advances-concacaf-league-quarterfinal/|title=Forge FC defeats Independiente, advances to CONCACAF League quarterfinal|date=28 September 2021|access-date=18 November 2022|publisher=Sportsnet|agency=The Canadian Press}}

In January 2022, Forge announced that it had extended Browne's loan ahead of the club's debut in the CONCACAF Champions League.{{cite web |title=Forge Secures Return Attacking Core |url=https://northerntribune.ca/forge-fc-fowards-2022/ |work=Northern Tribune |first=John |last=Jacques |date=24 January 2022 |access-date=18 November 2022}} However, he ultimately never joined the team for its 2022 season.{{cite web |title=Tauro Transfer: Omar Browne Signs New Deal In Panama |url=https://northerntribune.ca/tauro-fc-omar-browne/ |work=Northern Tribune |first=John |last=Jacques |date=17 November 2022 |access-date=18 November 2022}}

= Tauro F.C. =

In November 2022, Browne joined Tauro F.C. for the club's Apertura 2023 campaign.

International career

Browne made his first appearance for Panama in April 2018, against Trinidad and Tobago.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/18/world/friendlies/trinidad-and-tobago/panama/2771634/|title=Trinidad and Tobago vs. Panama 0 - 1|work=Soccerway.com|access-date=18 November 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/english/sports/panama-tops-trinidad-and-tobago-1-0-in-pre-world-cup-friendly/50000266-3588380|title=Panama tops Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 in pre-World Cup friendly|work=EFE.com|access-date=2019-03-08|archive-date=2019-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308081653/https://www.efe.com/efe/english/sports/panama-tops-trinidad-and-tobago-1-0-in-pre-world-cup-friendly/50000266-3588380|url-status=dead}}

Career statistics

{{updated|9 August 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/omar-browne/164536/|title = Panama - O. Browne - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|CONCACAF !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="2"\|Plaza Amador \|2012–13 \|8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
colspan="1"\|Total !8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
rowspan="2"\|Sporting San Miguelito \|2013–14 \|14	3	0	0	1	0	15	3
colspan="1"\|Total !14	3	0	0	1	0	15	3
rowspan="2"\|Chorrillo \|2014–15 \|7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
colspan="1"\|Total !7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
rowspan="3"\|Plaza Amador \|2015–16 \|10	1	0	0	0	0	10	1
2016–17 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="1"\|Total !10	1	0	0	0	0	10	1
rowspan="3"\|Independiente \|2017–18 \|29	4	0	0	0	0	29	4
2018–19 \|20	11	0	0	3	2	23	13
colspan="1"\|Total !49	15	0	0	3	2	52	17
rowspan="2"\|Montreal Impact (loan) \|2019 \|10	2	0	0	0	0	10	2
colspan="1"\|Total !10	2	0	0	0	0	10	2
colspan="2"\|Career total !98	21	0	0	4	2	102	23