Jeb Brovsky
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John "Jeb" Brovsky is an American
United States
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 soccer player currently with Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer
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Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

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College and Amateur

Brovsky played youth soccer for Colorado Rush with whom he won many state and national titles. He went to Green Mountain High School
Green Mountain High School
Green Mountain High School is a high school in the western part of the city of Lakewood in Jefferson County, Colorado. It is administered by Jefferson County Public Schools. The student body numbers approximately 1600...

 where he played both soccer and football
American football
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 as well as basketball
Basketball
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. Brovsky then played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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 for four years and was one of the top players in the Big East Conference
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Professional

Brovsky was drafted first in the second round (19th overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft
2011 MLS SuperDraft
The 2011 MLS SuperDraft was the twelfth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 13, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland, during the 2011 NSCAA Convention at the Baltimore Convention Center. The 2011 SuperDraft consisted of three rounds with eighteen selections each, for...

 by Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He signed with Vancouver on March 15, 2011, and made his professional debut on April 10, 2011 in a game against Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
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Brovsky was left exposed by Vancouver in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft
2011 MLS Expansion Draft
The 2011 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 23, 2011 as a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Montreal Impact.-Format:* Existing teams were allowed to protect 11 players from their rosters...

 and was selected by expansion side Montreal Impact.

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