Javon East
Personal information
Full name Javon Romario East[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995[2]
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Saprissa
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Portmore United 117 (38)
2019–2020 → Santos de Guápiles (loan) 36 (21)
2020 San Carlos 12 (1)
2021– Santos de Guápiles 43 (18)
2022- Saprissa 14 (5)
International career‡
2018– Jamaica 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 7, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:55, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

Javon Romario East (born 22 March 1995) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga FPD club Saprissa and the Jamaica national team.

Career

Club

He has played club football for Portmore United.[1][3] With East in the squad Portmore United won the 2017-2018 RSPL title.[4]

In June 2019, East moved on loan to Santos de Guápiles in Costa Rica.[5] In August 2020, he moved to fellow Costa Rican club San Carlos.[6]

In July 2022 East joined Costa Rican giants Saprissa.[7]

International

East made his international debut for Jamaica in January 2018 in a friendly against South Korea.[6] He scored his first goal for the Reggae Boyz against Guyana on 19 November 2019.[8]

In July 2021, East was initially named to Jamaica's squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[9] but soon after pulled out due to a hamstring injury and was replaced by Andre Gray.[10]

International goals

As of 9 June 2021[1]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 November 2019Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay Guyana1–11–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
2.17 November 2020Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Saudi Arabia2–12–1Friendly

Honours

Portmore United

Saprissa

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Javon East". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "40-Player National Team Roster" (PDF). goldcup.com.
  3. ↑ "Portmore's marksman Javon East shooting for the stars". Jamaica Observer. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "RSPL final: Portmore United 2017/18 champions". Jamaica Observer. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer.
  6. 1 2 "Reggae Boy Javon East signs with another Costa Rican club". 12 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Malek, Julian (4 July 2022). "Saprissa anuncia el fichaje de Javon East".
  8. ↑ Reid, Paul (19 November 2019). "Boyz held to 1-1 draw by Guyana".
  9. ↑ Levy, Leighton (1 July 2021). "Jamaica names 23-man Reggae Boyz squad for 2021 Gold Cup".
  10. ↑ Wheeler, Daniel (9 July 2021). "East out of Gold Cup due to injury".
  11. ↑ "Portmore United retain RSPL title in final marred by object-throwing". www.loopjamaica.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Portmore United qualifies to the SCCL 2020". www.concacaf.com.
  13. ↑ https://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/futbol-nacional/el-enganoso-saprissa-de-vladimir-quesada/45TZA6FWANEMBHPO256U4ARJUQ/story/


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