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Brendan King

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Brendan King
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-25) February 25, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Naperville, Illinois, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) 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)
International career
2007 United States U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 23, 2015

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

Career

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College & Youth

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Notre Dame Athletics | the Fighting Irish".
  2. ^ "Brendan King | SoccerStats.us".
  3. ^ "Timbers select Jean-Baptiste, King in 2012 MLS SuperDraft". 12 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Bray Wanderers sign American midfielder Brendan King | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Fire Sign Midfielder Brendan King". 31 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Chicago Fire Waive Kellen Gulley and Brendan King". 20 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Austin Aztex Add Four Players to Squad – Austin Aztex". Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
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