Brandon Servania
Servania with FC Dallas in 2021
Personal information
Full name Brandon Iván Servania
Date of birth (1999-03-12) March 12, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 23
Youth career
Birmingham United SC
Vestavia Hills SC
2015–2017 FC Dallas
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 20 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 FC Dallas 67 (4)
2018 → Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 16 (0)
2019 → North Texas SC (loan) 4 (0)
2021 → St. Pölten (loan) 10 (0)
2023– Toronto FC 28 (1)
International career‡
2017 United States U18 6 (0)
2018–2019 United States U20 13 (3)
2019 United States U23 1 (0)
2020 United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 20, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 11, 2020

Brandon Iván Servania (born March 12, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.

Career

College

Servania played one year of college soccer at Wake Forest University in 2017, making 20 appearances, scoring 3 goals and tallying 11 assists. He was also named in the ACC All-Freshman Team.[1]

Professional

Following his freshman year in college, Servania opted to sign a homegrown player contract with FC Dallas on January 3, 2018.[2] On May 18, 2018, Servania joined United Soccer League side Tulsa Roughnecks on loan.[3]

On January 5, 2021, Servania was one of six FC Dallas players who went on a three-week training stint with German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich.[4] On February 9, 2021, he moved on loan to Austrian Bundesliga side St. Pölten.[5]

In February 2023, he was traded to Toronto FC in exchange for Jesús Jiménez.[6]

International

On October 23, 2018, Servania was called by coach Tab Ramos to be part of the 20-player roster representing United States U20 at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[7] During the U-20 final against Mexico, Brandon cleared a shot off the line to preserve the 2–0 United States victory.[citation needed]

Servania received his first call-up to the senior United States team in January 2020, and his first cap in a victory over Costa Rica.[8]

In mid-December 2020, Servania was called up by Puerto Rico at senior level for a training camp in the Dominican Republic from January 10 to 20, 2021.[9] Servania declined the Puerto Rico invitation.[10]

Personal life

Growing up in Alabama, Servania started to play soccer at age six. He kicked off his youth career with Birmingham United Soccer Club from U-11 to U-14 before playing for Vestavia Hills Soccer Club in Alabama.[11]

Servania has a younger brother, Jaden, who plays for North Carolina FC in USL League One. Despite being born in Birmingham, Alabama (like Brandon) Jaden represents Puerto Rico at the international level.[12] Jaden was called to represent Puerto Rico at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and Brandon was called to represent the United States in same tournament.[13] On November 1, 2018, Brandon faced his brother when United States debuted in 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship against Puerto Rico. Both players played the entire match, Brandon in the midfield and Jaden in the attack.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played September 20, 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Dallas 2019 Major League Soccer 18 2 1 0 2 1 — — 21 3
2020 12 0 0 0 — — — 12 0
2021 14 0 — — — — 14 0
2022 23 2 2 0 3 0 — — 28 2
Total 67 4 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 75 5
Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 2018 USL Championship 16 0 — 0 0 — — 16 0
North Texas SC (loan) 2019 USL League One 4 0 0 0 — — — 4 0
St. Pölten (loan) 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 10 0 — 0 0 — 1[b] 0 11 0
Toronto FC 2023 Major League Soccer 28 1 0 0 1 0 — 2[c] 0 31 1
Career total 125 5 3 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 137 6
  1. ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship
  2. ^ Appearance in Austrian Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honors

North Texas SC

United States U20

Individual

References

  1. ^ "8 - Brandon Servania". Wake Forest Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Boehm, Charles. "FC Dallas sign Brandon Servania as 19th Homegrown player in club history". MLS.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Roughnecks Acquire Brandon Servania on Loan from F.C. Dallas". Tulsa Roughnecks FC. Retrieved November 2, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Six FC Dallas homegrown players to train with FC Bayernfcbayern.com January 2021 Archived April 17, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Booth und Servania bis Saisonende mit an Bord!". Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Toronto FC Acquire Brandon Servania from FC Dallas in Exchange for Jesús Jiménez". Toronto FC. February 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "U-20 MNT Head Coach Tab Ramos Names 20-Player Roster for 2018 Concacaf Under-20 Championship". USSoccer.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  8. ^ "USMNT Adds FC Dallas Midfielder Brandon Servania to January Camp Roster". USSoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "Brandon Servania called into Puerto Rico National team". 3rddegree.net. December 26, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "3rd Degree the Podcast #94". 3rddegree.net. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "Brandon Servania | U.S. Soccer Official Website".
  12. ^ Baum, Carter. "Sacrifice Pays Off for Brandon Servania as Freshman Signs Homegrown Deal with FC Dallas". FC Dallas. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  13. ^ "Final 20-Player Rosters Announced for the 2018 Concacaf Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  14. ^ "United States 7 x 1 Puerto Rico". CONCACAF. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  15. ^ Brandon Servania at Soccerway

External links

Toronto FC – current squad
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