Javon East
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Javon Romario East[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 22 March 1995||
Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Haifa | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2020 | Portmore United | 117 | (38) |
2019–2020 | → Santos de Guápiles (loan) | 36 | (21) |
2020–2021 | San Carlos | 12 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Santos de Guápiles | 47 | (20) |
2022–2025 | Saprissa | 92 | (34) |
2025– | Hapoel Haifa | 11 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Jamaica | 19 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:15, 4 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:15, 4 May 2025 (UTC) |
Javon Romario East (born 22 March 1995) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Israeli club Hapoel Haifa and the Jamaica national team.[3]
Club career
[edit]He has played club football for Portmore United.[1][4] With East in the squad Portmore United won the 2017–2018 RSPL title.[5]
In June 2019, East moved on loan to Santos de Guápiles in Costa Rica.[6] In August 2020, he moved to fellow Costa Rican club San Carlos.[7]
In July 2022 East joined Costa Rican giants Saprissa.[8] In January 2025 he signed for Israeli club Hapoel Haifa.[9]
International career
[edit]East made his international debut for Jamaica in January 2018 in a friendly against South Korea.[7] He scored his first goal for the Reggae Boyz against Guyana on 19 November 2019.[10]
In July 2021, East was initially named to Jamaica's squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[11] but soon after pulled out due to a hamstring injury and was replaced by Andre Gray.[12]
International goals
[edit]- As of 9 June 2021[1]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 November 2019 | Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
2. | 17 November 2020 | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Portmore United
[edit]Saprissa
[edit]- 2022–23 Liga FPD (2)
- Clausura 2023, Apertura 2023 [15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Javon East". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "40-Player National Team Roster" (PDF). goldcup.com.
- ^ Javon East at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Portmore's marksman Javon East shooting for the stars". Jamaica Observer. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "RSPL final: Portmore United 2017/18 champions". Jamaica Observer. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer.
- ^ a b "Reggae Boy Javon East signs with another Costa Rican club". 12 August 2020.
- ^ Malek, Julian (4 July 2022). "Saprissa anuncia el fichaje de Javon East".
- ^ Bryan, Kobe K. (30 January 2025). "Reggae Boyz Striker Javon East Left Costa Rica, Signed with an Israeli Club". Kaboom.
- ^ Reid, Paul (19 November 2019). "Boyz held to 1–1 draw by Guyana".
- ^ Levy, Leighton (1 July 2021). "Jamaica names 23-man Reggae Boyz squad for 2021 Gold Cup".
- ^ Wheeler, Daniel (9 July 2021). "East out of Gold Cup due to injury".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Portmore United qualifies to the SCCL 2020". www.concacaf.com.
- ^ "El engañoso Saprissa de Vladimir Quesada". La Nación. 18 December 2023.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Jamaican men's footballers
- 21st-century Jamaican sportsmen
- Footballers from Kingston, Jamaica
- Portmore United F.C. players
- Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers
- A.D. San Carlos footballers
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- Hapoel Haifa F.C. players
- National Premier League players
- Liga FPD players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Jamaica men's international footballers
- Jamaican expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Jamaican football biography stubs