Brown Forbes was born in Berlin, to a Costa Rican father and a German mother, and spent his first six years in Limón.

[3] In July 2014, Brown Forbes moved from Krylia Sovetov, signing a two-year contract with fellow Russian side FC Ufa.

[14] 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.

[16] In November 2013, Brown Forbes confirmed to the Costa Rican press that he wanted to play for Los Ticos.