Brendan King

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

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)
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)
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

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. "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. http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3942/ireland/2012/07/05/3223353/bray-wanderers-sign-american-midfielder-brendan-king
  5. "Fire Sign Midfielder Brendan King". 31 January 2013.
  6. "Chicago Fire Waive Kellen Gulley and Brendan King". 20 February 2014.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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