Evan Brandon John (born January 5, 1995) is a Vincentian

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who plays as a

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for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team.

Club career

Early career

In 2012, John played with SC Toronto in the

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. He was part of the

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program before joining German club

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where he played for their under-23 team.

Seattle Sounders FC 2

On April 29, 2016, he signed with USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2. He made his debut for the club two days later in a 1–1 draw against Oklahoma City Energy. In August 2016, John announced that he had torn his ACL and would be out for the rest of the 2016 season. He made a total of nine appearances that year.

Vaughan Azzurri

In 2017, John played for

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side

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, making twelve league appearances.

SIMA Águilas

In 2018, John played for American

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side SIMA Águilas, making eight appearances.

Orlando City B

On February 20, 2019, John signed with

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side

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. That season, he made ten league appearances, scoring one goal.

Atlético Ottawa

On March 23, 2020, John signed with

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side

Atlético Ottawa Atlético Ottawa is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at TD Place. The team was founded in 2020 by Spanish club Atlético Madrid. History F ...

. He made his debut in Ottawa's inaugural match on August 15 against York9.

International career

John represented Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. In May 2016, John was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against

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and

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. He saw action in both matches. John was invited to his first Men's National team camp in August 2017 as the team was preparing for a friendly against

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:John, Brandon 1995 births Living people People from Kingstown Soccer players from Scarborough, Ontario Saint Vincent and the Grenadines men's footballers Saint Vincent and the Grenadines men's international footballers Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Saint Vincent and the Grenadines emigrants to Canada Canadian people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent Men's association football defenders Naturalized citizens of Canada Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Saint Vincent and the Grenadines expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Saint Vincent and the Grenadines expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Saint Vincent and the Grenadines expatriate sportspeople in the United States SC Toronto players Toronto FC players FC Erzgebirge Aue players Tacoma Defiance players SIMA Águilas players Orlando City B players Atlético Ottawa players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Oberliga (football) players USL Championship players League1 Ontario players USL League Two players USL League One players Canadian Premier League players Vaughan Azzurri players Toronto FC Academy players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen