Brandon Williamson (soccer)

{{about||the American soccer player, born 1998|Brandon Williamson (baseball)|}}

{{short description|American soccer player (born 1998)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Brandon Williamson

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|2}}

| birth_place = Gainesville, Virginia, United States

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Northern Virginia FC

| clubnumber = 19

| youthyears1 = 2010–2016

| youthclubs1 = D.C. United

| collegeyears1 = 2016–2019

| college1 = Duke Blue Devils

| collegecaps1 = 70

| collegegoals1 = 4

| years1 = 2019

| clubs1 = Wake FC

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2020

| clubs2 = Loudoun United

| caps2 = 10

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022

| clubs3 = Northern Virginia FC

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| club-update = September 26, 2020

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Brandon Williamson (born April 2, 1998) is an American soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder for Northern Virginia FC.

Career

=College & Amateur=

Williamson played four years of college soccer at Duke University between 2016 and 2019, making 70 appearances, scoring 4 goals and tallying 7 assists.{{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/brandon-williamson/1320|title=Brandon Williamson - 2019 - Men's Soccer|website=Duke University}}

While playing at college, Williamson also appeared in the USL League Two with Wake FC in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wakefcusl.com/roster_players/34106660?mirror_id=4953559|title=Wake FC - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - # - Brandon Williamson -|website=www.wakefcusl.com}}

=Professional=

Williamson was originally projected to be a first-round draft pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft,{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/patriot-graduate-brandon-williamson-projected-first-round-pick-in-thursday/article_f9e3483e-3228-11ea-97b3-578af59dd3e8.html|title=Patriot graduate Brandon Williamson projected first-round pick in Thursday's Major League Soccer SuperDraft|website=INSIDENOVA.COM}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1075749-fan-voted-2020-mls-mock-superdraft|title=Fan-Voted 2020 MLS Mock SuperDraft|first=USLLeagueTwo com|last=Staff|date=January 6, 2020|website=USL League Two}} but went undrafted.

On February 25, 2020, Williamson signed with USL Championship side Loudoun United.{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/news_article/show/1090136-loudoun-united-fc-have-acquired-midfielder-brandon-williamson-and-re-signed-defender-allexon-saravia-|title=Loudoun United FC have acquired midfielder Brandon Williamson and re-signed defender Allexon Saravia|date=February 25, 2020|website=Loudoun United FC|access-date=March 8, 2020|archive-date=March 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303195441/https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/news_article/show/1090136-loudoun-united-fc-have-acquired-midfielder-brandon-williamson-and-re-signed-defender-allexon-saravia-|url-status=dead}} He made his professional debut on March 7, 2020, appearing as a 76th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with Philadelphia Union II.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/philadelphiaunionii-loudoununitedfc-2047008|title=Philadelphia Union II vs. Loudoun United FC - March 7, 2020 | USLChampionship.com|website=www.uslchampionship.com}}

References

External links

[https://goduke.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/brandon-williamson/1320 Duke bio]
[https://www.uslchampionship.com/brandon-williamson USL bio]

Category:1998 births

Category:Living people

Category:American men's soccer players

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Duke Blue Devils men's soccer players

Category:Loudoun United FC players

Category:Soccer players from Virginia

Category:USL League Two players

Category:USL Championship players

Category:21st-century American sportsmen