Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brandan Andrew Craig [1] | ||
Date of birth | April 7, 2004 | ||
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) | 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]
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]
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]
In addition to American citizenship, Craig holds a British passport as his father was born in England. [10] [11]
United States U20
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