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Javon East
Personal information
Full name Javon Romario East[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 30)[2]
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)
2019–2020Santos 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

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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

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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

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As of 9 June 2021[1]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 November 2019 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay  Guyana 1–1 1–1 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
2. 17 November 2020 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh  Saudi Arabia 2–1 2–1 Friendly

Honours

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Portmore United

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Saprissa

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Javon East". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. ^ "40-Player National Team Roster" (PDF). goldcup.com.
  3. ^ Javon East at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Portmore's marksman Javon East shooting for the stars". Jamaica Observer. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. ^ "RSPL final: Portmore United 2017/18 champions". Jamaica Observer. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer.
  7. ^ a b "Reggae Boy Javon East signs with another Costa Rican club". 12 August 2020.
  8. ^ Malek, Julian (4 July 2022). "Saprissa anuncia el fichaje de Javon East".
  9. ^ Bryan, Kobe K. (30 January 2025). "Reggae Boyz Striker Javon East Left Costa Rica, Signed with an Israeli Club". Kaboom.
  10. ^ Reid, Paul (19 November 2019). "Boyz held to 1–1 draw by Guyana".
  11. ^ Levy, Leighton (1 July 2021). "Jamaica names 23-man Reggae Boyz squad for 2021 Gold Cup".
  12. ^ Wheeler, Daniel (9 July 2021). "East out of Gold Cup due to injury".
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Portmore United qualifies to the SCCL 2020". www.concacaf.com.
  15. ^ "El engañoso Saprissa de Vladimir Quesada". La Nación. 18 December 2023.