Felicio Brown Forbes
Costa Rican footballer (born 1991)
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Felicio Anando Brown Steinert (born 28 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for China League One club Yanbian Longding. Born in Germany, and having represented Germany at youth level, he represents the Costa Rica national team.
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Brown Forbes with Amkar Perm in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Felicio Anando Brown Steinert | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yanbian Longding | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | FV Wannsee | ||
| 2001–2006 | Lichterfelder FC | ||
| 2006–2007 | Hertha Zehlendorf | ||
| 2008–2010 | Hertha BSC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 29 | (7) |
| 2010–2013 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 17 | (9) |
| 2011 | → Carl Zeiss Jena (loan) | 15 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | → Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (loan) | 34 | (6) |
| 2013 | FSV Frankfurt II | 11 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Krylia Sovetov | 15 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Ufa | 9 | (1) |
| 2015 | Rostov | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Arsenal Tula | 22 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Amkar Perm | 13 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Korona Kielce | 19 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Raków Częstochowa | 28 | (14) |
| 2020–2022 | Wisła Kraków | 40 | (11) |
| 2022 | Wuhan Yangtze River | 30 | (12) |
| 2023 | Qingdao Hainiu | 21 | (7) |
| 2024 | East Bengal | 11 | (1) |
| 2024 | Muangthong United | 14 | (4) |
| 2025– | Yanbian Longding | 29 | (18) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Germany U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2021 | Costa Rica | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:44, 12 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Brown Forbes was born in Berlin, to a Costa Rican father and a German mother, and spent his first six years in Limón.[2] He made his professional debut for FC Carl Zeiss Jena during the 2010–11 3. Liga season in a 1–1 home draw with VfB Stuttgart II.[3]
In July 2014, Brown Forbes moved from Krylia Sovetov, signing a two-year contract with fellow Russian side FC Ufa.[4]
On 24 February 2017, Forbes joined Anzhi Makhachkala on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[5] On 11 September 2017, he signed with Amkar Perm.[6]
On 20 July 2018, Brown Forbes joined Korona Kielce on a two-year deal.[7] On 29 June 2019, Brown Forbes left Korona Kielce.[8]
On 28 June 2019, Raków Częstochowa announced they had signed Brown Forbes on a one-year contract.[9]
On 5 October 2020, he moved to another Ekstraklasa club Wisła Kraków.[10] On 11 March 2022, he left the club by mutual consent.[11]
On 28 April 2022, he joined Chinese Super League club Wuhan Yangtze River.[12]
In February 2023, he joined Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu.[13]
On 1 February 2024, he joined Indian Super League club East Bengal.[14]
International career
Initially, Brown Forbes was willing to play internationally for Costa Rica, but he later was called to the youth teams of Germany, starting to prioritize his country of birth above his origins.[15] However, because Germany has not called him for its national teams since 2011, Brown Forbes began to show signs of interest in playing international matches with Costa Rica. As of 12 September 2013,[update] he highlighted the Costa Rican qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on his Twitter account.[16] In November 2013, Brown Forbes confirmed to the Costa Rican press that he wanted to play for Los Ticos.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 April 2025[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga Süd | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Regionalliga Bayern | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Carl Zeiss Jena (loan) | 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 15 | 3 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (loan) | 2011–12 | 3. Liga | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 6 | ||
| FSV Frankfurt II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Südwest | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | |||
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Ufa | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Rostov | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenal Tula | 2015–16 | FNL | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Amkar Perm | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Korona Kielce | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||
| Raków Częstochowa | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 12 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | ||
| Wisła Kraków | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 7 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| Total | 40 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12 | ||
| Wuhan Yangtze River | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 12 | ||
| Qingdao Hainiu | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 7 | ||
| East Bengal | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Muangthong United | 2024–25 | Thai League 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6[d] | 4 | 1[e] | 0 | 22 | 10 |
| Yanbian Longding | 2025 | China League One | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 321 | 70 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 343 | 81 | ||
Notes
- Includes DFB-Pokal, Russian Cup, Polish Cup, Chinese FA Cup, Thai FA Cup
- Appearance in Thuringian Cup
- Appearances in Russian Premier League relegation play-offs
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
- Appearance in Thai League Cup
