Brian White (soccer)

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Brian White
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White playing for the New York Red Bulls II
Personal information
Full name Brian Michael White [1]
Date of birth (1996-02-03) February 3, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Flemington, New Jersey, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number 24
Youth career
2005–2013 PDA
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Duke Blue Devils 73 (23)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 New York Red Bulls U-23 25 (21)
2018–2019 New York Red Bulls II 28 (11)
2018–2021 New York Red Bulls 47 (15)
2021– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 93 (36)
International career‡
2024– United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 20, 2024

Brian Michael White (born February 3, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

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Early career

White grew up in Flemington, New Jersey where he attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School and played youth soccer for Players Development Academy (PDA) for nine years. He also played college soccer for four years at Duke University. [3] While with Duke he scored 23 goals in 73 matches. White also played for the New York Red Bulls U-23 in the Premier Development League (PDL), where he scored 21 goals in 25 appearances. [4] At the conclusion of the 2017 PDL season White was named league MVP and captured the Golden Boot award as he helped lead the team to the PDL regular-season title. [5] [6] [7]

Club career

New York Red Bulls

On January 19, 2018, White was drafted in the first round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft, by New York Red Bulls. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] On March 15, 2018, White signed his first professional contract with New York Red Bulls II. [13] He made his professional debut on March 17, 2018, for United Soccer League side New York Red Bulls II, starting in a 2–1 win over Toronto FC II. [14] White scored his first goal as a professional on March 24, 2018, in a 3–1 loss to Atlanta United 2. [15] On March 31, 2018, White scored the opening goal of the match on a penalty kick and assisted on two other goals in New York's 5–2 victory over Charleston Battery. [16] On April 14, 2018, White scored two goals in a 5–0 victory over Tampa Bay Rowdies. [17]

On August 4, 2018, it was announced that White had signed an MLS contract with New York Red Bulls, earning promotion to the first team after scoring eight goals and recording five assists in 22 matches with Red Bulls II. [18] On August 29, 2018, White made his first start for New York Red Bulls, scoring the lone goal in a 1–0 victory over Houston Dynamo. [19]

During the 2019 season he was loaned to New York Red Bulls II and on March 24, 2019, White scored his first goal of the season in a 1–1 draw with Nashville SC. [20] He was recalled to the first team and due to injuries to starter Bradley Wright-Phillips he became a regular for New York during the 2019 season as he appeared in 21 games and scored nine goals. [21]

During the 2020 season White appeared in 19 matches scoring a team high six goals. He tallied late-match equalizers in consecutive games against Orlando City on October 18 and Chicago Fire on October 24. [22] White was named New York Red Bulls Offensive Player of the Year for the 2020 season on December 21, 2020. [23]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

On June 2, 2021, White was traded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money and a possible additional $100,000 in conditional General Allocation Money. [24]

On April 27, 2024, White became the Vancouver Whitecaps' all-time leading MLS scorer with a goal against his former club the New York Red Bulls. It was White's 36th MLS goal for the Whitecaps and his fifth of the season. [25]

International career

White made his debut for the senior United States national team on January 20, 2024, in a friendly against Slovenia. [26]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 May 2024
ClubDivisionSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York Red Bulls U-23 PDL 2015 114––––114
2017 141710–––1517
Total252110–––2621
New York Red Bulls II USL 2018 2610––––2610
2019 21––––21
Total2811––––2811
New York Red Bulls Major League Soccer 2018 5110–––61
2019 19910–1 [lower-alpha 2] 0–219
2020 18511–––196
2021 50––––50
Total471531–10–5116
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Major League Soccer 2021 27121010––2912
2022 264–33––297
2023 321521214 [lower-alpha 2] 23 [lower-alpha 3] 14320
2024 8500002 [lower-alpha 2] 000105
Total93363164623111144
Career total193837264723121692

International

As of match played January 20, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202410
Total10

Honors

New York Red Bulls

Vancouver Whitecaps

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