Brandon Manzonelli Explained

Brandon Manzonelli
Birth Date:23 December 1989
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height:5 ft 8 in
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:2006–2008
Youthclubs1:Villarreal
Years1:2008
Clubs1:New England Revolution
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2013
Clubs2:Atlanta Silverbacks
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2014
Clubs3:St. Louis Ambush (indoor)
Caps3:6
Goals3:1
Years4:2014
Clubs4:Springfield Demize
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2008
Nationalteam1:United States U20
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:21 May 2014
Ntupdate:9 August 2009

Brandon Manzonelli (born December 23, 1989, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American soccer player.

Club career

Manzonelli signed with Spanish club Villarreal CF in 2006 at the age of 16, and played 25 games with the club's U-18 team, recording eight goals and 10 assists, as well as playing three games with Villarreal's reserves.

After trialling with Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers of the Premier League, Manzonelli signed with the New England Revolution in early 2008. He made his full professional debut for the Revolution on July 1, 2008, as a second-half substitute in a U.S. Open Cup third-round game against Richmond Kickers.[1]

After his release by New England, Manzonelli trialled with numerous clubs in Europe, including teams from Italy, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Scotland and England. However, he failed to earn a contract due to Citizenship issues. Manzonelli finally returned to soccer when he signed for NASL club Atlanta Silverbacks on March 21, 2013.[2]

International career

He was called in by Thomas Rongen for the United States under-20 team for a friendly against Mexico on July 11, 2008, and recorded two assists in the 3–0 victory. Manzonelli played in the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland last July/August with the u-20 USA against Belgium, Northern Ireland, and Wales and got an assist against Wales.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richmond Kickers vs. New England Revolution . . July 1, 2008 . February 27, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731115023/http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=07012008_ZZZNE . July 31, 2008 .
  2. http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=4209