Brandan Craig

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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Philadelphia Union II 38 (3)
2021– Philadelphia Union 1 (0)
2023 → Austin FC (loan) 0 (0)
2024– → El Paso Locomotive (loan) 13 (1)
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 21:57, July 13, 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]

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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

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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.


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