Dustin Branan

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Dustin Branan
Personal information
Full name	Dustin Branan
Date of birth	May 21, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth	Lakeville, MN, United States
Height	6'3"
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Minnesota Thunder
Number	13
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004 2005 2006-	Minnesota Thunder Kansas City Wizards Minnesota Thunder	41 (2) - (-) 17 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 22, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Dustin Branan (born May 21, 1981 in Lakeville, Minnesota), is an American soccer player, who currently plays central defender for the Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division.

Branan played college soccer at Brown, from 2000 to 2003, where he started 58 games, and was twice named first-team All-Ivy. Upon graduating, he was drafted by the Minnesota Thunder of the A-League and, despite joining the team midseason because of college commitments, was named the club's Rookie of the Year in 2003. The next year, Branan anchored the Thunder's formidable defense, and was a finalist for the A-League Defender of the Year Award.

Following his very successful 2004 season, Branan signed with the Kansas City Wizards of MLS as a developmental player in early 2005. He was released by the Wizards at the end of the season and returned to the Minnesota Thunder.

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

Minnesota Thunder - Current Squad
1 Platter | 2 B. Branan | 3 Juarez | 4 Esteves | 5 Dombrowski | 6 Friedland | 7 Brisson | 8 Winkel | 9 Paye | 10 Knox | 11 Tenoff | 12 Gordon | 13 D. Branan | 14 Gibson | 15 Wilson | 16 Toure | 18 Tarley | 19 Lara | 21 Schmidt | 23 Warren | 24 Kilickan | 25 Kallman | 26 Alvino