Brianne Reed

Brianne Reed (born February 5, 1994) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for FC Nordsjælland in Denmark's Elitedivisionen league. She previously played for Kvarnsvedens IK in the Damallsvenskan and FC Kansas City in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Brianne Reed
Personal information
Full name Brianne Reed
Date of birth (1994-05-02) May 2, 1994
Place of birth Tinton Falls, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 FC Nordsjælland
Number 20
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 87 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 FC Kansas City 7 (0)
2017 Kvarnsvedens IK 11 (0)
2018 Eskilstuna United 0 (0)
2018 Västerås BK30 11 (1)
2019– FC Nordsjælland 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2020

Early life

Born and raised in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, Reed attended Red Bank Catholic High School.[1] A three-year starter on the varsity soccer team, she helped lead the team to two consecutive Shore Conference titles in 2009 and 2010 and well as three consecutive league championship appearances. In 2010, the team won the Co-State Championship.[1] Reed also was on the varsity track team and was 2012 Monmouth County Triple and Long Jump Champion.[1]

Reed played for club teams Ocean SA Eagles, Wall SC Wombats and PDA Charge. In 2010 she won the New Jersey Olympic Development Program (ODP) state championship and was a member of the finalist team at the 2011 ODP National Championship.[1] She was named to the First Team All-Shore Conference by the Asbury Park Press for two consecutive years in 2010 and 2011. In 2011, she was named to the First Team All-State by The Star-Ledger and received the John Cobb Senior Excellence Award. In 2012, she was the recipient of the Monmouth County Director of Athletics Sportsmanship Award and Jersey Sporting News Player of the Year.[1]

Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 2012–2015

Reed attended Rutgers University from 2012–2016 where she played for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.[1] During her freshman season, she made 19 appearances. The following year, she started in all 22 matches and scored her first collegiate goal against the University of Connecticut on October 24, 2013.[1] In 2014, she started all 20 matches playing in the centerback position. She was named to the 2014 All-Big Ten First Team and received the Rutgers Junior Female Athlete of the Year Award. The same year, she was named Third Team National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American.[1] During her senior season, Reed started all 26 matches. In November 2015, her flip throw-in led to the team's first goal against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the semifinal of the Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament.[1] Playing in the centerback position, she anchored a defense that recorded a new school record of 770:16 minutes of shutout spanning the team’s first nine matches.[1] Reed was a candidate for the Hermann Trophy and ranked the No. 24 player in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com.[1] She was the recipient of the 2015 Senior CLASS Award[2] and was named to the NSCAA First Team All-Great Lakes Region as well as the All-Big Ten Conference First Team.[1]

Club career

FC Kansas City, 2016–2017

Reed was drafted by FC Kansas City as the 18th pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft.[3][4] She signed with Kansas City ahead of the 2016 season.[5] She made seven appearances for the club during the regular season, starting in five of those.[6] Kansas City finished in sixth place with a 7–8–5 record.[7]

Kvarnsveden IK , 2017

Reed was transferred to Kvarnsveden IK from FC Kansas City on July 21, 2017.[8]

Eskilstuna United, 2018-present

On December 20, 2017 she signed with Eskilstuna United.[9]

References
  1. "Brianne Reed". Rutgers University. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. Houston, Rick (December 4, 2015). "Rutgers soccer: Brianne Reed's a CLASS act". NCAA. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. "FC KANSAS CITY SELECTS FOUR PLAYERS IN THE 2016 NWSL COLLEGE DRAFT". FC Kansas City.
  4. Lauletta, Dan (January 18, 2016). "Rutgers' Reed, Skroski go from College Cup to NWSL". The Equalizer. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  5. McDowell, Sam (April 11, 2016). "FC Kansas City releases full 2016 roster ahead of season opener Saturday". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  6. "Brianne Reed". Soccer Way. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  7. "2016 NWSL". Soccer Way. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  8. "Brianne Reed Transfers to Kvarnsveden IK". FC Kansas City. July 21, 2017.
  9. "Brianne Reed till Eskilstuna United – voltinkast att vänta på Tunavallen". December 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
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