Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | March 27, 2007 | ||
Place of birth | Plano, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
2017–2021 | Crossfire Premier SC | ||
2021–2023 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2025 | Tacoma Defiance | 57 | (7) |
2024– | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2025– | United States U18 | 5 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:29, September 2, 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:29, September 2, 2025 (UTC) |
Snyder Brunell (born March 27, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer team Seattle Sounders FC.
Born in Plano, Texas, Brunell moved near Redmond, Washington, at the age of 9 and began playing soccer with the Crossfire Premier academy. [1] He joined Seattle Sounders youth academy in 2021, and in 2023 began playing with their reserve side Tacoma Defiance in the MLS Next Pro. On December 11, 2023, he signed a professional contract with Tacoma Defiance for the 2024 season. [2]
He made his senior and professional debut for Seattle Sounders FC in a 2–1 U.S. Open Cup win over Phoenix Rising on May 23, 2024. [3] On July 29, 2025, he signed a professional contract with the Sounders as a Homegrown Player until 2028, with a club option until 2029. [4] He scored in his Major League Soccer debut, a 4–0 win over LA Galaxy on August 11, 2025. [5] He was on the bench as the Seattle Sounders beat Inter Miami in the 2025 Leagues Cup final on August 31, 2025. [6]
Brunell was born in the United States to an American father and Mexican-American mother. He was first called up to a training camp for the United States U16s in Portland, Oregon, in October 2023. [7] In March 2024, he was called up to play for the United States U17s for a training camp. [8] He was called up to the United States U18s in their winning campaign in the UEFA Friendship Cup in June 2025. [9] He was called up to the United States U19s for a training camp in September 2025. [10]