Brandon Haunstrup

Brandon Haunstrup

Personal information
Full name	Brandon Neil Haunstrup [1]
Date of birth	(1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Waterlooville, England [2]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Gateshead
Youth career
	Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2020	Portsmouth	32	(0)
2015	→ Bognor Regis Town (loan)	1	(0)
2016	→ Sutton United (loan)	3	(0)
2020–2022	Kilmarnock	44	(0)
2022–2024	Cambridge United	8	(0)
2024	→ Gateshead (loan)	1	(0)
2024–	Gateshead	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:13, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Brandon Neil Haunstrup (born 26 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Gateshead.

Career

Portsmouth

Born in Waterlooville, Haunstrup progressed through Portsmouth's youth categories. He was offered a two-year scholarship contract on 3 July 2013. ^[3]

On 7 January 2015, Haunstrup joined Bognor Regis Town on a youth experience loan. ^[4] He made his debut for the club a day later, starting in a 3–4 away loss against Leatherhead; ^[5]

On 25 June 2015, Haunstrup signed a one-year professional deal with Portsmouth, being promoted to the main squad. ^[2] He made his professional debut on 12 August, starting in a 2–1 Football League Cup home win against Derby County. ^[6] On 13 April 2016, his contract was extended until the summer of 2017.

Having played against them in a pre-season friendly in July 2016, on 19 October 2016 it was announced that Haunstrup would join National League team Sutton United on loan for one month. ^[7] On 22 October, Haunstrup made his first appearance for Sutton as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Southport. ^[8] He made his first full appearance for Sutton three days later on 25 October, in a 2–2 draw at home against Maidstone United. ^[9]

On 8 June 2017, Haunstrup signed a new one-year contract at Pompey with the club holding an option for a further 12 months. ^[10] At the end of the 2017–18 season, the club took up the option and extended his contract for a further year. ^{[11] [12]} Following a successful breakthrough season, in which he made 20 appearances in all competitions, the club further rewarded Haunstrup with a new two-year contract, running until the summer of 2020. ^[13]

Kilmarnock

On 22 July 2020, Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock announced that they had signed Haunstrup on a two-year deal. ^[14]

Cambridge United

On 6 July 2022, Haunstrup returned to England to join League One club Cambridge United on a two-year deal. ^[15] On 19 April 2024, Haunstrup joined Gateshead on loan until the end of the season ^[16] On 1 May 2024, Cambridge announced the player would be released when his contract expired. ^[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024 ^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portsmouth	2015–16	League Two	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	5	0
	2016–17	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2017–18	League One	16	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	20	0
	2018–19	League One	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	12	0
	2019–20	League One	10	0	2	1	3	0	4	0	19	1
	Total		32	0	4	1	7	0	14	0	57	1
Bognor Regis Town (loan)	2014–15	Isthmian Premier Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Sutton United (loan)	2016–17	National League	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Kilmarnock	2020–21	Scottish Premiership	27	0	2	0	3	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	1	34	1
	2021–22	Scottish Championship	17	0	1	0	5	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	24	0
	Total		44	0	3	0	8	0	3	1	58	1
Cambridge United	2022–23 [19]	League One	5	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	8	0
	2023–24 [20]	League One	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
	Total		8	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	15	0
Gateshead (loan)	2023–24	National League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			89	0	9	1	17	0	20	1	135	2

1. Appearance(s) in Scottish Premiership play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Portsmouth

• EFL League Two: 2016–17
• EFL Trophy: 2018–19 ^[21]

References

1. "Club list of registered players" (PDF). The Football League . Retrieved 25 June 2015.
2. "Teenage trio pen pro deals". Portsmouth FC. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
3. "Six Sign Apprenticeships". Portsmouth FC. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
4. "New signing". Bognor Regis Town FC. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
5. "Leatherhead 4 Bognor 3". Bognor Regis Town FC. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
6. "Portsmouth 2–1 Derby". BBC Sport. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
7. "Pair agree contract extensions as Paul brings in defender". Sutton United. 19 October 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
8. "Southport 1 Sutton United 1". BBC Sport. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
9. "Sutton United 2 Maidstone United 2". BBC Sport. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
10. "Haunstrup signs new contract". Portsmouth FC. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
11. "Four Players Set To Leave Pompey". Portsmouth FC. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
12. "Kai Naismith exits Portsmouth, who release trio of Jez Bedford, Nicke Kabamba and Theo Widdrington". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
13. "Haunstrup Signs New Contract" . Retrieved 3 July 2018.
14. "Brandon Haunstrup joins Killie on a two-year deal". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 22 July 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
15. "U's land Full Back Haunstrup". www.cambridge-united.co.uk. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
16. "Haunstrup joins Gateshead on loan". www.cambridge-united.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
17. "Cambridge United: Ryan Bennett, Lyle Taylor among seven to leave". BBC Sport. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
18. Brandon Haunstrup at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
19. "Games played by Brandon Haunstrup in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
20. "Games played by Brandon Haunstrup in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
21. Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

External links

• Brandon Haunstrup at Soccerbase