Javon Romario East (born 22 March 1995) is a Jamaican professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for Israeli club
Hapoel Haifa
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and the
Jamaica national team.
Club career
He has played club football for
Portmore United
Portmore United Football Club is a Jamaican professional football team in the top flight Jamaica Premier League. With 7 Jamaica Premier League titles, 5 JFF Champions Cup and 2 Caribbean Club Championships, Portmore United is the most decorat ...
.
With East in the squad Portmore United won the 2017–2018 RSPL title.
In June 2019, East moved on loan to
Santos de Guápiles
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People
*Santos (surname)
* Santos Balmori Picazo (1899–1992), Spanish-Mexican painter
* Santos Benavides (1823–1891), Confederate general in the American Civil War
Places
*Santos, São Paulo, a municipality in São Paulo ...
in Costa Rica. In August 2020, he moved to fellow Costa Rican club
San Carlos.
In July 2022 East joined Costa Rican giants
Saprissa
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. In January 2025 he signed for Israeli club
Hapoel Haifa
Hapoel Haifa Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2 ...
.
International career
East made his international debut for
Jamaica
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in January 2018 in a friendly against
South Korea
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.
He scored his first goal for the Reggae Boyz against
Guyana
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on 19 November 2019.
In July 2021, East was initially named to Jamaica's squad for the
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The tournament was ...
, but soon after pulled out due to a hamstring injury and was replaced by
Andre Gray
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A product of the Shrewsbury Town youth system, Gray came to prominence ...
.
International goals
Honours
Portmore United
*
Jamaica Premier League
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(2)
**
2017–18,
2018–19
*
Caribbean Club Championship
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(1)
**
2019
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Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
Saprissa
*
2022–23 Liga FPD (2)
** Clausura 2023, Apertura 2023
References
1995 births
Footballers from Kingston, Jamaica
Living people
21st-century Jamaican sportsmen
Men's association football forwards
Jamaican men's footballers
Jamaica men's international footballers
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
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
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