Ben Brewster (soccer, born 1992)

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Ben Brewster
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Brewster
Date of birth (1992-03-29) March 29, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 San Francisco City FC
Number 5
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Bowdoin Polar Bears
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Seacoast United Phantoms 23 (1)
2015 Tulsa Roughnecks 23 (0)
2016 San Francisco City FC 0 (0)
Managerial career
2017–2018 UMass Minutemen (assistant)
2019– UMass Minutemen (associate head coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 5, 2023

Ben Brewster (born March 29, 1992) is an American professional soccer player and coach who most recently played as a defender for San Francisco City FC. Brewster is currently Associate Head Coach for the UMass men's soccer team. Brewster graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School in 2010, where he was also a standout lacrosse player, [1] and from Bowdoin College in 2015.

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Career

Early career

Brewster played college soccer at Bowdoin College between 2011 and 2014, where he was named the NESCAC Rookie of the Year following his freshman season, earned second team All-Conference honors after his sophomore year and first team All-Conference honors after each of his final two seasons. Brewster was also named First Team All-New England following his junior and senior seasons. Brewster was named a First Team All-American his senior year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. He also played lacrosse at Bowdoin, earning honorable mention All-American honors his senior year. [2]

Brewster also appeared for USL PDL club Seacoast United Phantoms in 2013 and 2014. [3] [4]

Professional

Brewster signed with United Soccer League club Tulsa Roughnecks in February 2015. [5]

Coaching

Brewster joined the UMass Minutemen coaching staff prior to the 2017 season as an assistant coach. [6] In 2019, he was promoted to Associate Head Coach. [7] On February 19, 2024, it was announced that Brewster would become the head coach of the Bates College men's soccer team starting with the Fall 2024 season. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Hoffer, Michael. "Cape Elizabeth Capers Spring Athletes of the Year". The Forecaster . Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ben Brewster '14 Signs Contract With Tulsa Of United Soccer League - Bowdoin". athletics.bowdoin.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22.
  3. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  4. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  5. ↑ "Ben Brewster '14 signs with Tulsa Roughnecks".
  6. ↑ "Ben Brewster Joins Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". umassathletics.com.|access-date=2022-09-15
  7. ↑ "Brewster Promoted To Men's Soccer Associate Head Coach". umassathletics.com.|access-date=2022-09-15
  8. ↑ "Ben Brewster Named Bates College Head Men's Soccer Coach". gobatesbobcats.com.|access-date=2024-02-22
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