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| Full name | Brian Patrick Shriver | ||
| Date of birth | August 5, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Clearwater, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006 | Central Florida Kraze | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Carolina Dynamo | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Colorado Rapids U23's | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | Cary RailHawks U23's | 13 | (6) |
| 2009– | Fort Lauderdale Strikers[1] | 52 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 22, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Brian Shriver (born August 5, 1987 in Clearwater, Florida) is an American soccer player currently playing for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League.
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Shriver was an All-state performer at Clearwater High School, where he served as team captain for three years and earned all-county honors in 2003-04. He was named to the NSCAA/adidas Youth All-America in 2004 and participated in the 2004 adidas Elite Soccer Program.
He played college soccer at the University of North Carolina, and in the USL Premier Development League for Carolina Dynamo,[2] Colorado Rapids U23's[3] and Cary RailHawks U23's, the latter of whom he scored 6 goals in 13 appearances.
Shriver was drafted in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas in the second round, 27th overall. However, despite being offered a developmental contract by the Major League Soccer club, he rejected it to continue his studies in North Carolina.
He signed with USL First Division club Miami FC in August 2009 and signed a new contract with the club, now called Fort Lauderdale Strikers and playing in the North American Soccer League, on February 8, 2011.[4]
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