Sam Brill
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| Full name | Samuel Brill | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | September 6, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newton, Massachusetts, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Boston College Eagles | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | New England Revolution | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Sachsen Leipzig | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Ljungskile SK | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Austin Aztex | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 3, 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 14, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
Sam Brill (born September 6, 1985, in Newton, Massachusetts) is an American soccer player who retired from professional soccer in October 2011.
Career
[edit]College
[edit]A four-year starter at Boston College, manning the backline from 2003 through 2006. Appeared in 63 games at BC, starting 58 in his career. Scored six goals and added three assists for the Eagles. Had his best offensive year as a senior, scoring a career-high three goals and adding two assists. Earned All-Big East honors as a sophomore in 2004 as he anchored the Eagles’ defense that allowed just 10 goals in 20 matches. As a senior, helped give the Eagles their first ACC victory scoring the game-tying goal and assisting on the game-winning goal in overtime against Virginia Tech. His headed goal against Connecticut sent BC past their regional rivals, 1–0, in the second round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament.[1]
Professional
[edit]Brill made his full professional debut – and scored his first goal – for Revolution on July 1, 2008, in a US Open Cup third-round game against Richmond Kickers.[2] According to the German magazine Kicker, he signed up with FC Sachsen Leipzig, a German Regionalliga team, in early February 2009.,[3] he left after only two games[4] the Regionalliga Nord team Sachsen Leipzig due to the club going bankrupt.
On March 31, 2009, signed with Ljungskile SK,[5] and played 10 games for them during the 2009–2010 season, before returning to the United States to sign for the Austin Aztex in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.
References
[edit]- ^ "Revolution Signs Brill, Dube and Wadsworth".
- ^ Match Tracker Richmond Kickers vs. New England Revolution Archived July 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sam Brill at kicker.de
- ^ Sam Brill at fussballdaten.de
- ^ "Ljungskile SK". May 27, 2011. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011.
External links
[edit]- 1985 births
- Living people
- Jewish American soccer players
- American men's soccer players
- Boston College Eagles men's soccer players
- Maccabiah Games medalists in football
- Maccabiah Games silver medalists for the United States
- New England Revolution players
- FC Sachsen Leipzig players
- Ljungskile SK players
- Austin Aztex FC players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- Soccer players from Massachusetts
- Men's association football defenders
- 21st-century American Jews
- Jews from Massachusetts