Brian Nana-Sinkam

Brian Nana-Sinkam (born December 31, 1994) is an American soccer player who played for Seattle Sounders FC 2 in the USL.

Brian Nana-Sinkam
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-01) January 1, 1995
Place of birth Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2009–2013 PA Classics
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Stanford Cardinal 71 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Burlingame Dragons 11 (1)
2017 Seattle Sounders FC 2 26 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 12, 2017

Career

Youth, College and Amateur

Nana-Sinkam spent his youth career with PA Classics from 2009 to 2013 before signing a letter of intent to play college soccer at Stanford University. He made a total of 71 appearances for the Cardinal and finished his career with one goal and two assists.

He also played in the Premier Development League for Burlingame Dragons FC.[1]

Professional

On January 13, 2017, Nana-Sinkam was drafted in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.[2] However, he did not make the final cut in preseason. He signed with USL affiliate club Seattle Sounders FC 2 on March 22.[3] Four days later, he made his professional debut and scored in a 2–1 defeat to Sacramento Republic.[4]

References
  1. "Brian Nana-Sinhkam - USL PDL". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. Parchman, Will (14 January 2017). "Seattle Sounders accomplish SuperDraft day goals with addition of Nana-Sinkam, Oduro". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  3. "Sounders FC 2 signs seven players ahead of March 26 season-opener against Sacramento Republic FC". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  4. "Sounders FC 2 falls 2-1 to Sacrmento Republic FC in season-opening match". SoundersFC.com. Sounders FC Communications. 26 March 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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