Javon East

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.

Javon East

Personal information
Full name	Javon Romario East[1]
Date of birth	(1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 29)[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)

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]

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

Portmore United

• Jamaica Premier League (2)
  • 2017–18, 2018–19^[11]
• Caribbean Club Championship (1)
  • 2019^[12]

Saprissa

• 2022–23 Liga FPD (2)
  • Clausura 2023, Apertura 2023 ^[13]

References

1. "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. "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/