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Jean Carlos de Brito (born 9 June 1995), commonly known as Jean ([ʒeˈan, ʒan, ʒeˈɐ̃w, ʒɐ̃w]), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Swedish club Hammarby IF. A versatile player, he is also able to play as a central midfielder and as a left winger.
Career
Youth years
Born in Goiânia, Brazil, Jean first started to play youth football with local club Goiás. He also went on to represent Spanish club Osasuna, Palmeiras and Formosa during his youth years.
Brazil
Jean emerged into playing regular first team football in 2017, spending part of the year at CRAC and Paysandu. He featured in the 2017 Copa Verde campaign, where Paysandu finished runners-up following a 4–2 aggregated defeat against Luverdense Esporte Clube in the finals.
He signed with Clube Atlético Tubarão on 10 January 2018, and went on to make a total of 24 appearances for the club in the Série D and the Campeonato Catarinense. Jean also spent three months on loan with the Sport Recife in 2018, failing to make any competitive appearances for the Série A club.
Hammarby IF
On 3 February 2019, Jean transferred to Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan. He signed a three-year deal with the Swedish club for an undisclosed fee. He was sought out as a replacement for countryman Neto Borges, who also had been bought from Tubarão the previous season.