Stats by Nakayama#9
Name: Charles James Brown
Country:
United StatesClub: Chicago Fire
Position: *CB, SB
Number: 2
Side: RF/RS
Age: 23-28 years (15/06/1975)
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 84 kg
Attack: 59
Defence: 76
Balance: 93
Stamina: 83
Top Speed: 78
Acceleration: 72
Response: 81
Agility: 71
Dribble Accuracy: 69
Dribble Speed: 69
Short Pass Accuracy: 70
Short Pass Speed: 69
Long Pass Accuracy: 70
Long Pass Speed: 73
Shot Accuracy: 63
Shot Power: 82
Shot Technique: 61
Free Kick Accuracy: 61
Curling: 60
Header: 77
Jump: 83
Technique: 69
Aggression: 66
Mentality: 94
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 82
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot frequency: 4
Growth type: Standard/lasting
CARDS:
S08: Slide Tackle
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Sliding
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded
INFO:
College and Amateur
Brown played college soccer at San Jose State University for four years. He finished with 11 points (5 goals and 1 assist) and was named a two-time All-Conference Player in 1995 and 1996. Out of college, Brown was ignored by MLS, and instead joined the USISL's San Francisco Bay Seals between 1995 and 1997.
For the first two years, Brown played as an amateur while the Bay Seals played in USISL Premier League and he was still playing at San Jose. In 1997, the Bay Seals played in the USISL D-3 Pro League and made an improbable run to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals in 1997. His performances made Major League Soccer clubs take notice.
Professional
Brown was drafted first overall in the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft by Chicago. He immediately stepped into the Fire's starting lineup and has been there ever since.
In his ten years and beyond in the league, Brown has played in 249 regular season games, first in team history. He has also appeared in 32 playoff games, helping the Fire to the MLS Cup in 1998. Brown has scored four MLS goals in his career (three in the regular season and one in the playoffs). He won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 1998, 2000, 2003, and 2006. In 2007 , he set a team record for career minutes played with 21,750 . Finished first on the team in minutes played with 2,565, the highest number of minutes played in a season during his 10-year MLS career . Brown has helped show the Fire younger players the ropes of MLS, a role he will continue to fill as the team's only remaining "Fire Originals" on the roster. He also won the Chicago Fire/USSF Humanitarian of the Year from 2001 through 2003 for his efforts in his community.
International
After emerging from soccer obscurity, Brown amassed 15 caps with the United States national team, his first coming on November 6, 1998 against Australia. He played in the US's third-place finish at the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup , when he was involved in one of the biggest surprises for the U.S during the tournament, playing 90 min. on 7-30 vs. Germany, in the U.S.'s 2-0 win . Appeared in two games for the U.S. in the 2000 Gold Cup, playing 18 min. as a second-half sub on 2-16-00 vs. Peru - a 1-0 win - and on 2-12-00, as the Americans downed Haiti 3-0 , he also participated in the Olympic Festival in 1994 and 1995.
VIDEO
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