Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brian Matthew Span Jackson [1] | ||
Date of birth | February 23, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Somers, New York, United States | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2010 | FC Westchester | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Virginia Cavaliers | 41 | (12) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Reading United | 5 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Djurgårdens IF | 14 | (1) |
2014 | FC Dallas | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Orlando City (loan) | 19 | (3) |
2015–2017 | IFK Mariehamn | 96 | (10) |
2018–2021 | Västerås SK | 96 | (10) |
2022–2023 | Haninge | 25 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 1, 2023 |
Brian "Cobi" Span (born February 23, 1992) is a retired American professional soccer player who last played for Swedish club Haninge.
Span started out playing for FC Westchester as a youth player at age twelve. [2] He stayed there for seven years [3] and then went on to play two years of college soccer at the University of Virginia, scoring 12 goals and registering 8 assists during that time.
During the summer of 2011 he trained in Europe with German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Örebro SK in Sweden. [4] After his sophomore season that autumn, the winger felt ready to go professional but MLS did not offer him a Generation Adidas contract. Instead, the North Salem native signed a two-year deal with Djurgårdens IF in Swedish Allsvenskan. [5]
Span made his debut on May 20, 2012. He came on at the 65th minute, replacing Ricardo Santos, and played the rest of the match. [6] Three days later he scored his first professional goal in his first game as a starter to equalize 1–1 against Helsingborgs IF. [7] Span's contract was not renewed following the 2013 season. [8]
On January 8, 2014, Span signed a contract with Major League Soccer and was allocated via a weighted lottery with FC Dallas, Chicago Fire, San Jose Earthquakes, New England Revolution and Real Salt Lake participating. [9] FC Dallas acquired Span on January 9 in the weighted lottery. [10]
Span was waived by Dallas on February 5, 2015. [11]
Span was loaned to USL Pro club Orlando City on April 2, 2014. [12]
While not a recent national team participant, Span was a member of the U17 residency program in Bradenton, Florida. [13]
In 2020, Span expressed his intention to play for the Costa Rica national team, motivated by his maternal family, who are relatives to Costa Rican legend Juan Cayasso. [14]
IFK Mariehamn
Västerås SK
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