Brock Granger

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Brock Granger
Personal information
Full name Brock Granger
Date of birth (1991-03-10) March 10, 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1999–2009 Honolulu Bulls
2009 UNLV Rebels
2010–2012 Louisville Cardinals
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Portland Timbers U23s 14 (0)
2012 Portland Timbers U23s 1 (0)
2013–2014 Dayton Dutch Lions 53 (3)
2015–2017 Phoenix Rising FC 40 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 12, 2017

Brock Granger (born March 10, 1991) is an American soccer player.

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Career

College and amateur

Granger began his career at UNLV. In 2009, he made 18 appearances and helped the Rebels defense to five clean sheets. Following his freshman year at UNLV, Granger transferred to the University of Louisville along with teammate Nick DeLeon. In his first season with the Cardinals in 2010, he made 24 appearances and helped the defense register eight clean sheets. He also recorded four assists. In 2011, he made 19 appearances and recorded two assists. In 2012, he made 21 appearances and scored his first collegiate goal on October 27, 2012, in at 1–0 win in the final regular season match against Cincinnati to claim the third BIG East title in school history. [1]

During his time in college, Granger also spent the 2010 and 2012 season with Portland Timbers U23s in the USL Premier Development League. [2] [3] In 2010, the Timbers U23s capped off a perfect season by winning their first USL PDL title. [4]

Professional

On January 22, 2013, Granger was drafted in the third round (50th overall) of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft by Real Salt Lake. [5] However, he did not sign with the club.

Granger later joined USL Pro club Dayton Dutch Lions and made his debut on April 20, 2013, in a 2–1 win over Pittsburgh Riverhounds. [6]

Granger signed with Arizona United on February 13, 2015. [7] He was released on August 10, 2017. [8]

Honors

Portland Timbers U23s

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References

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  8. "Phoenix Rising FC Adds Kevon Lambert and Doueugui Jean-Marie Mala". Phoenix Rising FC. August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.