Snyder Brunell

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Snyder Brunell
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-03-27) March 27, 2007 (age 18)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

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]

International career

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]

Honours

Seattle Sounders

References

  1. "Interview: Snyder Brunell on being signed to the first team". July 29, 2025 via YouTube.
  2. "Tacoma Defiance adds two high-caliber players to an already strong 2024 roster". Tacoma Defiance.
  3. "MATCH RECAP: Sounders FC defeats Louisville City FC in penalty kicks to advance in 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". Seattle Sounders FC.
  4. "Snyder Brunell signs first-team contract with Sounders". Sounder at Heart. July 29, 2025.
  5. "Muscovski scores in each half, teen Snyder Brunell scores in debut as Sounders rout Galaxy 4-0". CBS Los Angeles. August 10, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "SEAvsMIA 08-31-2025 | Match Recap". Leagues Cup.
  7. "U16 BNT Roster for Portland Camp | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  8. "U17 MNT Florida Training Camp Roster | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  9. "Sounders sign 18-year-old midfielder". The Seattle Times. July 29, 2025.
  10. "ROSTERS: U.S. U-17, U-19 and U-20 Men's National Teams holding camps".