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Jody Brown Signs with Portuguese Club S.L. Benfica
6/20/2024 10:22:00 AM | Women's Soccer
TALLAHASSEE – Two-time national champion Jody Brown has signed a professional contract with four-time Portuguese league champions S.L. Benfica on Thursday. This marks the eighth Seminole from the 2023 national championship team to be signed by a professional team.
Brown scored seven goals and five assists in her 20 starts in the 2023 season. She earned All-ACC honors in all four years of playing and was named a United Soccer Coaches All-American in 2022 and 2023.
Throughout her Seminole career, she racked up over 4,500 minutes of playing time with 78 appearances and 60 starts for the Garnet and Gold, scoring 24 goals and adding 25 assists for 73 points. She scored seven goals with five assists in NCAA Tournament play.
She authored several magical moments for the Seminoles between scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Florida in 2023, scoring the game-winning goal in the 2022 ACC Championship over North Carolina, and scoring two goals in the 5-1 victory in the latest National Championship Game over Stanford.
Brown finishes her career littered across the program record books. She finished tied for fifth in game-winning goals (11), tied for seventh in total assists (25), eighth in multi-goal games (5), and ninth in total points (73).
The Jamaican international has made 23 caps for the Reggae Girlz and has seven appearances in the previous two FIFA Women's World Cups, including starting in all four matches of the 2023 edition. She currently sits eighth on the all-time Jamaican cap list and tied for fourth on the all-time Jamaican scoring list at 11 goals.
For more information on the Florida State soccer program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at NoleSoccer (IG), FSU Soccer (X), and Florida State Seminoles Soccer (FB).
Brown scored seven goals and five assists in her 20 starts in the 2023 season. She earned All-ACC honors in all four years of playing and was named a United Soccer Coaches All-American in 2022 and 2023.
Throughout her Seminole career, she racked up over 4,500 minutes of playing time with 78 appearances and 60 starts for the Garnet and Gold, scoring 24 goals and adding 25 assists for 73 points. She scored seven goals with five assists in NCAA Tournament play.
She authored several magical moments for the Seminoles between scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Florida in 2023, scoring the game-winning goal in the 2022 ACC Championship over North Carolina, and scoring two goals in the 5-1 victory in the latest National Championship Game over Stanford.
Brown finishes her career littered across the program record books. She finished tied for fifth in game-winning goals (11), tied for seventh in total assists (25), eighth in multi-goal games (5), and ninth in total points (73).
The Jamaican international has made 23 caps for the Reggae Girlz and has seven appearances in the previous two FIFA Women's World Cups, including starting in all four matches of the 2023 edition. She currently sits eighth on the all-time Jamaican cap list and tied for fourth on the all-time Jamaican scoring list at 11 goals.
For more information on the Florida State soccer program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at NoleSoccer (IG), FSU Soccer (X), and Florida State Seminoles Soccer (FB).
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