Javon Romario East (born 22 March 1995) is a Jamaican professional

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who plays as a striker for Israeli club

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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

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in Costa Rica. In August 2020, he moved to fellow Costa Rican club San Carlos. In July 2022 East joined Costa Rican giants

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. In January 2025 he signed for Israeli club

International career

East made his international debut for

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in January 2018 in a friendly against

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. He scored his first goal for the Reggae Boyz against

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on 19 November 2019. In July 2021, East was initially named to Jamaica's squad for the

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, but soon after pulled out due to a hamstring injury and was replaced by

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International goals

Honours

Portmore United

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(2) ** 2017–18, 2018–19 *

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(1) **

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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 {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub