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Braedyn Crowley
Personal information
Full name Braedyn Crowley
Date of birth (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Townsville, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Maitland FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Central Queensland 15 (4)
2013–2014 Northern Fury 26 (17)
2015–2016 Newcastle Jets 9 (0)
2015 Newcastle Jets NPL 9 (5)
2016 Northcote City 19 (13)
2016–2018 Melbourne City 4 (0)
2018 Bulleen Lions 7 (0)
2018–2019 Lambton Jaffas 35 (24)
2020 Maitland FC 17 (17)
2021 Bentleigh Greens 18 (8)
2022– Maitland FC 60 (70)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2023

Braedyn Crowley (born 10 October 1996) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Maitland FC in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW.

Career

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In 2014, Braedyn Crowley was ranked 7th on the list of leading goalscorers for the 2014 NPL competition, with the six players above him all playing in top five teams. Braedyn scored 17 goals for his previous club in 23 games – almost half of the total goals scored by the team for the season (38). Braedyns success on the field earned him the title after the 2014 season ended as Coach's Player of the Year by Northern Fury FC's director of coaching, Ian Ferguson, and Young Player of the Year by NPL Queensland.

Northcote City

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In April 2016, Crowley joined Melbourne based National Premier Leagues Victoria side Northcote City FC.[2] He picked the number 10 kit. Crowley made his Northcote debut on 15 April 2016, in a 3–0 Round 8 loss to Port Melbourne SC.[2][3] Crowley got off the mark for City in Round 10, scoring his side's second goal in a 3–2 win over Richmond SC.[4] The striker grabbed his third Northcote goal in Round 13 in a 3–2 loss to Oakleigh Cannons FC at John Cain Memorial Park.[5] Crowley then stunned the NPL Victoria by scoring all five of Northcote's goals in their 5–0 win over Melbourne Knights FC in Round 16.[6] Crowley scored a hattrick against Port Melbourne in Round 21 3–1 win, to take his tally to 10 goals in 13 games.[7] Crowley finished the season with 13 goals in 19 games.[8]

Melbourne City

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Upon the conclusion of Northcote's NPL Victoria season, Crowley joined Melbourne City on trial. He was announced as a Melbourne City player on 6 September 2016, signing a two-year scholarship contract.[9] Crowley was elevated to the first-team squad ahead of the 2017–18 season.[10]

On 13 February 2018, Crowley and Melbourne City mutually terminated his contract, after four appearances for the club since joining in 2016.[11]

On 13 February 2018, Crowley was confirmed to have signed with FC Bulleen.

Lambton Jaffas

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Crowley played his first league game for Lambton Jaffas against his former side, the Newcastle Jets Youth Side, a game in which he scored. He ended his first season at Lambton with 16 games and 9 goals. The next season, he improved his numbers significantly to 19 games and 15 goals, which included a hattrick against Valentine FC.

Maitland FC

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Crowley switched from Lambton Jaffas to fellow National Premier Leagues Northern NSW side Maitland FC. Crowley scored 17 goals in 17 games for Maitland, which included a hattrick against Adamstown Rosebud FC. Crowley left at the end of the season to join National Premier Leagues Victoria side Bentleigh Greens.

Bentleigh Greens

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Crowley scored 8 goals in 18 games for Bentleigh Greens as they finished 3rd in the suspended National Premier Leagues Victoria season.

Return to Maitland FC

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Braedyn returned to Maitland for the 2022 National Premier Leagues Northern NSW season. In the third game of the season, Crowley scored 5 goals against Adamstown Rosebud FC. Later on in the season, he scored a hattrick against Newcastle Olympic FC. Braedyn added another hattrick against Adamstown, his third for the season. Two weeks later, he added his fourth hattrick of the season, this time, against Lake Macquarie City FC. Braedyn ended up finishing the season with 22 games and 28 goals in the league, as well as winning the leagues golden boot and making the team of the year. Furthermore, Maitland won the Minor Premiership and came runners up in the Grand Final. Across all comps for Maitland in 2022, Braedyn finished with 33 goals in 25 games, his most prolific season to date.

Career statistics

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As of Matches Played 29th July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Central Queensland 2013 National Premier Leagues Queensland 15 4 - - N/A 15 4
Northern Fury 2013 2 0 - - 2 0
2014 24 17 - - 24 17
Northern Fury Total 26 17 0 0 N/A 26 17
Newcastle Jets FC Youth 2015 National Premier Leagues Northern NSW 9 5 0 0 N/A 9 5
Newcastle Jets FC 2014/2015 A-League Men 1 0 0 0 1 0
2015/2016 8 0 1 0 9 0
Newcastle Jets Total 9 0 1 0 N/A 10 0
Northcote City FC 2016 National Premier Leagues Victoria 19 13 - - N/A 19 13
Melbourne City FC 2016/2017 A-League Men 1 0 0 0 1 0
2017/2018 3 0 1 0 3 0
Melbourne City FC 4 0 1 0 N/A 5 0
FC Bulleen Lions 2018 National Premier Leagues Victoria 7 0 1 - N/A 8 0
Lambton Jaffas FC 2018 National Premier Leagues Northern NSW 16 9 - - 16 9
2019 19 15 - - 19 15
Lambton Jaffas Total 35 24 0 0 N/A 0 0
Maitland FC 2020 National Premier Leagues Northern NSW 17 17 - - N/A 17 17
Bentleigh Greens SC 2021 National Premier Leagues Victoria 18 8 - - 18 8
Maitland FC 2022 National Premier Leagues Northern NSW 22 28 3 5 25 33
2023 20 28 - - 20 28
2024 18 14 - - 18 14
Maitland FC Total 77 87 3 5 N/A 80 92
Career total 219 158 6 5 N/A 225 163

References

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  1. ^ "Player statistics for Braedyn Crowley – FOX SPORTS PULSE". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Northcote turn hopes to former A-League youth trio". The Corner Flag. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. ^ "FFV - NPL Match Centre".
  4. ^ "FFV - NPL Match Centre".
  5. ^ "FFV - NPL Match Centre".
  6. ^ Caloutas, Ellie. "CROWLEY RUNS RIOT AS CITY SMASH KNIGHTS". Northcote City FC. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. ^ Michell, Tim (17 July 2016). "Striker Braedyn Crowley continues golden run in front of goal as Northcote City beats Port Melbourne Sharks 3–1". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Crowley set for A-League return | MFootball". Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  9. ^ "City signs 19-year-old striker". Melbourne City FC. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Melbourne City FC signs Marcelo Carrusca ahead of Westfield FFA Cup Quarter Final, elevates Braedyn Crowley to first team roster". Melbourne City FC. 12 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Crowley departs Melbourne City FC". Melbourne City. 13 February 2018.

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