Justin Braun (soccer)

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Justin Braun
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Personal information
Full name Justin Braun
Date of birth (1987-03-31) March 31, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2004–2007 SLCC Bruins
2007–2008 Olympique Montreux
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Chivas USA 96 (24)
2012 Montreal Impact 12 (0)
2012 Real Salt Lake 2 (0)
2013 Toronto FC 21 (2)
2014–2015 Sacramento Republic 43 (12)
2016–2018 Indy Eleven 58 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 13, 2018

Justin Braun (born March 31, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward.

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Career

Youth and amateur

Braun had an accomplished career at Skyline High School in Salt Lake City, where he was named to the All-State first team in his junior and senior years, and to the second team his second year, as well as being the leading scorer in the state during his last two years at the school. While playing at Skyline High, he was given the nickname, "The Man with the Golden Foot." Braun played college soccer for Salt Lake Community College, but was not drafted by Major League Soccer.

While playing for Olympique Montreux, a men's amateur team in the Salt Lake City area, Braun was invited to be part of the Utah Select Team which took part in the 2008 George F. Donnelly Cup, an amateur tournament organized by the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA), which was held at The Home Depot Center in January 2008. Braun was spotted by Chivas USA head coach Preki and was invited to preseason with the Major League Soccer side; [1] he was subsequently offered a development contract, and signed for Chivas in March 2008.

Professional

Braun made his professional debut for Chivas as substitute in the 73rd minute of a 1–1 draw with FC Dallas on March 30, 2008. He made 24 appearances – including 12 starts – during his rookie season. He finished with four goals and two assists in the regular season, and added another goal in the playoffs.

His second season in the MLS was marred by a concussion that limited him to 15 matches. [2] He managed 3 goals and 2 assists. Braun rebounded nicely in his third season (2010): he emerged as Chivas USA's top striker, tallying a team-high 9 goals along with 3 assists. He picked up his first MLS Player of the Week award after scoring two goals against the Kansas City Wizards in Week 15. On May 15, 2011 Justin Braun scored a hat trick against the New York Red Bulls, in a game which Chivas USA went on to win 3–2. [3] On July 23, 2011 Justin Braun scored his second hat trick against the Houston Dynamo at the Home Depot Center.

Braun was traded by Chivas USA with Gerson Mayen to expansion side Montreal Impact for defender James Riley and allocation money on November 23, 2011. [4] On Wednesday, July 11, 2012, Braun was traded by the Montreal Impact to Real Salt Lake for a conditional pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, sending Braun back to his home state, but his stay there would be a short and unproductive one. [5]

On December 3, 2012, Braun was traded again, this time moving to Toronto FC in exchange for Aaron Maund. [6] Braun made his debut as a second-half substitute for John Bostock against FC Dallas on April 6, twelve minutes after coming on Braun scored his first goal for the team helping earn a 2–2 home draw. [7]

Braun was released by Toronto at the end of the 2013 MLS season, but was later signed by USL Pro club Sacramento Republic FC on February 11, 2014. [8]

After two seasons in Sacramento, Braun signed with North American Soccer League club Indy Eleven. [9]

International

On December 22, 2009, Braun received his first call up to train with the senior US national team. Training in Carson, California began for Braun and the other players called up on January 4, 2010, leading up to a friendly match against Honduras, although he ultimately did not feature in the game. He then received his second call up to the US national team, but had to leave camp due to a cut near his achilles tendon, which needed stitches. This didn't leave him with enough time to recover in order to make his first international appearance for the game against Chile, on January 22, 2011.

Career statistics

As of October 13, 2018 [10]
ClubSeasonLeague Cup Continental PlayoffsTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chivas USA 2008 MLS 24400102 [lower-alpha 1] 1275
2009 15300–2 [lower-alpha 1] 0173
2010 2892210–3111
2011 29800––298
Total962422204110427
Montreal Impact 2012 MLS12010––130
Real Salt Lake 2012 MLS2000000020
Toronto FC 2013 MLS21210––222
Sacramento Republic 2014 USL 19422–2 [lower-alpha 2] 0236
2015 24810–1 [lower-alpha 2] 0268
Total43123200304914
Indy Eleven 2016 NASL 25821–2 [lower-alpha 3] 0299
2017 16710––177
2018 USL17310–00183
Total58184100206419
Career total23256115209125462
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the USL Cup Playoffs
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Soccer Bowl Playoffs

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References

  1. ↑ "SoccerAmerica - Rising Star: Chivas USA's Justin Braun 06/23/2009". socceramerica.com.
  2. ↑ Justin Braun MLS Player Profile
  3. ↑ "Sounders FC Blog". The Seattle Times.
  4. ↑ "Montreal take Riley, ship him to Chivas for Braun, Mayen". MLSsoccer.com.
  5. ↑ "RSL acquires SLC native Justin Braun". Real Salt Lake.
  6. ↑ "Real Salt Lake deal Braun to Toronto for defender Maund". MLSsoccer.com.
  7. ↑ "MLS: Toronto FC rallies to tie FC Dallas". thestar.com. April 6, 2013.
  8. ↑ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+L3/Display+E+NDX+NDX+786947%5B%5D
  9. ↑ "Indy Eleven Acquires Pair from Sacramento Republic FC".
  10. ↑ Justin Braun at Soccerway
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