Jean Carlos de Brito

Jean Carlos de Brito (born 9 June 1995), commonly known as Jean , is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left midfielder. 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 was sought out as a replacement for countryman Neto Borges, who also had been bought from Tubarão the previous season. However, he had difficulties breaking into the starting eleven and only made 3 appearances for Hammarby during the first half of the season. On 2 August, Jean was loaned out to affiliated club IK Frej in Superettan, Sweden's second division, for the remainder of the year.

Varbergs BoIS On 26 February 2021, Jean moved to fellow Swedish club Varbergs BoIS, on a three-year contract.

IFK Norrköping After only a season in Varberg, it was announced by IFK Norrköping in January 2022 that they had signed Jean at a three-year contract.

On 21 July 2023, Jean joined Danish 1st Division side AC Horsens on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option. In his debut match against AaB on July 29, 2023, Jean suffered a serious knee injury, which later turned out to be an ACL injury for the second time in his career. At the end of September 2023, Horsens confirmed that they had terminated the agreement between the parties so that he could return home to Norrköping and start his rehabilitation.