Brandan Craig
Personal information
Full name Brandan Andrew Craig[1]
Date of birth (2004-04-07) April 7, 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 El Paso Locomotive
(on loan from Philadelphia Union)
Number 2
Youth career
2016–2020 Philadelphia Union
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Philadelphia Union II 38 (3)
2021– Philadelphia Union 1 (0)
2023 → Austin FC (loan) 0 (0)
2024– → El Paso Locomotive (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 United States U15 5 (0)
2022–2023 United States U20 17 (1)
2023– United States U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:41, March 10, 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 16, 2023

Brandan Andrew Craig (born April 7, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender and defensive midfielder for USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive FC, on loan from the Philadelphia Union.[3]

Club career

Philadelphia Union II

Craig spent four years for the Philadelphia Union Academy and played with the Academy’s U-12, U-13, U-14, U-15, U-16/17 and U-18/19 squads.[4] He made his league debut for the club on July 22, 2020, coming on as a halftime substitute for Issa Rayyan in a 5–1 home defeat to New York Red Bulls II.[5] On September 3, during a regular season game against Atlanta United 2, he became the youngest captain in team history.[6]

Philadelphia Union

On January 1, 2021, Craig officially joined Philadelphia Union's MLS roster.[7]

In July 2023, Craig was loaned to Austin FC.[8] Craig made no first-team appearances with Austin, and in February 2024 he was loaned to El Paso Locomotive FC.[9]

Personal life

In addition to American citizenship, Craig holds a British passport as his father was born in England.[10][11]

Honors

United States U20

References

  1. ^ "Squad List – FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023: USA" (PDF). FIFA. May 18, 2023. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Brandan Craig". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "USA – B. Craig – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Brandan Craig".
  5. ^ "Philadelphia Union II vs. New York Red Bulls II – 23 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  6. ^ Mason, Joe (September 30, 2020). "Craig earning his stripes with Union". Northeast Times. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Find out what numbers the new homegrowns will wear in 2021 | Philadelphia Union".
  8. ^ "Austin FC Acquires Defender Brandan Craig On Loan From Philadelphia Union". Austin FC. July 5, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  9. ^ Deaver, Colin (February 15, 2024). "Locomotive FC sign Brandan Craig on loan from MLS' Philadelphia Union for 2024". KTSM. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  10. ^ Mason, Joe (August 6, 2019). "Craig shines during Liverpool trip". Northeast Times. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  11. ^ Breen, Matt (July 12, 2022). "Born to soccer, two friends from Northeast Philly aim for the 2026 World Cup". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

External links


El Paso Locomotive FC – current squad
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