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Brandon Fricke
American soccer player
Brandon Fricke (born March 22, 1992) is an American soccer player who plays for Greenville Triumph SC in USL League One. He is the 2020 USL League One defender of the year.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-03-22) March 22, 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Grimes, Iowa, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Greenville Triumph | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Kansas City Wizards | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Butler Bulldogs | 71 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Des Moines Menace | 48 | (4) |
| 2015 | Charlotte Independence | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Nybro IF | 23 | (1) |
| 2017 | Des Moines Menace | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | Nybro IF | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Des Moines Menace | 12 | (2) |
| 2019 | Lansing Ignite | 27 | (2) |
| 2020– | Greenville Triumph | 96 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 15, 2023 | |||
College and amateur
Born in Grimes, Iowa, Fricke played fours years of college soccer at Butler University between 2011 and 2014, also including a red-shirted year in 2010.[1]
While at college, Fricke also appeared for USL PDL club Des Moines Menace from 2010 to 2014.[2][3][4][5][6]
Professional
On January 20, 2015, Fricke was drafted 83rd overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Colorado Rapids.[7] Fricke was not signed by Colorado, but joined their United Soccer League affiliate side Charlotte Independence on February 18, 2015.[8]
Fricke played the 2016 and 2017 seasons in Sweden, with two more stints with the Menace.[9][10]
Fricke joined Lansing Ignite on January 24, 2019, ahead of the inaugural USL League One season.[11]
Lansing Ignite folded following the 2019 season, leading Fricke to sign with Greenville Triumph of USL League One.[12]
- "Brandon Fricke - Butler". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- "Charlotte Signs Rapids Draftee Brandon Fricke | Crown Town Soccer". Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- "7 facts about Brandon Fricke". www.menacesoccer.com.
- "Defender Brandon Fricke Joins Lansing Ignite". LansingIgnite.com. January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- "Triumph Sign Former Lansing Captain". GreenvilleTriumph.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- Brandon Fricke at USL League One
- Brandon Fricke at Soccerway
