Brandon Manzonelli

Brandon Manzonelli (born December 23, 1989 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American soccer player.

Brandon Manzonelli
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-12-23) December 23, 1989
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2008 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 New England Revolution 0 (0)
2013 Atlanta Silverbacks 0 (0)
2014 St. Louis Ambush (indoor) 6 (1)
2014 Springfield Demize 2 (0)
National team‡
2008 United States U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 August 2009

Club career

Manzonelli signed with Spanish club Villarreal CF in 2006 at the age of 16, and played 25 games with the club's U-18 team, recording eight goals and 10 assists, as well as playing three games with Villarreal's reserves.

After trialling with Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers of the Premier League, Manzonelli signed with the New England Revolution in early 2008. He made his full professional debut for the Revolution on July 1, 2008, as a second-half substitute in a U.S. Open Cup third-round game against Richmond Kickers.[1]

After his release by New England, Manzonelli trialled with numerous clubs in Europe, including teams from Italy, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Scotland and England. However, he failed to earn a contract due to Citizenship issues. Manzonelli finally returned to soccer when he signed for NASL club Atlanta Silverbacks on March 21, 2013.[2]

International career

He was called in by Thomas Rongen for the United States under-20 team for a friendly against Mexico on July 11, 2008 and recorded two assists in the 3-0 victory. Manzonelli played in the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland last July/August with the u-20 USA against Belgium, Northern Ireland, and Wales and got an assist against Wales.

References
  1. "Richmond Kickers vs. New England Revolution". Major League Soccer. July 1, 2008. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
  2. http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=4209


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