Brendan King

Brendan King
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-25) February 25, 1990
Place of birth Naperville, Illinois, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2007 IMG Academy
2007–2008 Chicago Magic
2008–2011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2012 Chicago Fire U-23 21 (2)
2012 Bray Wanderers 1 (0)
2012 Alta IF 7 (0)
2013 Chicago Fire 0 (0)
2015 Austin Aztex 22 (1)
National team
2007 United States U17 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 23, 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Brendan King (born February 25, 1990) is an American soccer player.

Career

College & Youth

King played four years of college soccer at the University of Notre Dame between 2008 and 2011.[1] While at college, King also appeared for USL PDL club Chicago Fire U-23.[2]

Professional

On January 12, 2012, King was drafted in the second round (27th overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft by Portland Timbers.[3] However, he didn't sign with Portland, instead opting to sign with Irish club Bray Wanderers on July 5, 2012.[4]

After spending time with Norwegian club Alta IF in 2012, King moved back to the United States when he signed with MLS side Chicago Fire on January 31, 2013.[5] He was waived by Chicago on February 20, 2014 without making a first team appearance.[6]

After almost year out of contract, King signed with USL club Austin Aztex on December 18, 2014.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.und.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/brendan_king_353178.html
  2. ↑ http://soccerstats.us/bios/brendan-king/
  3. ↑ http://www.timbers.com/news/2012/01/timbers-select-jean-baptiste-king-2012-mls-superdraft
  4. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3942/ireland/2012/07/05/3223353/bray-wanderers-sign-american-midfielder-brendan-king
  5. ↑ http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2013/01/fire-sign-midfielder-brendan-king
  6. ↑ http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2014/02/chicago-fire-waive-kellen-gulley-and-brendan-king
  7. ↑ http://austinaztex.com/2014/12/18/austin-aztex-add-four-players-to-squad/

External links

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