Brandon Swartzendruber Explained

Brandon Swartzendruber
Fullname:Brandon Swartzendruber
Birth Date:2 April 1985
Birth Place:Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Thunder Bay Chill
Youthyears1:2003–2004
Youthclubs1:Chandler-Gilbert Coyotes
Youthyears2:2005–2006
Youthclubs2:Midwestern State Mustangs
Years1:2005
Clubs1:Okanagan Challenge
Caps1:16
Goals1:11
Years2:2007–2008
Clubs2:Thunder Bay Chill
Caps2:32
Goals2:29
Years3:2009
Clubs3:Harrisburg City Islanders
Caps3:18
Goals3:4
Years4:2010–2011
Clubs4:Thunder Bay Chill
Caps4:32
Goals4:28
Years5:2013
Clubs5:Dayton Dutch Lions
Caps5:24
Goals5:7
Years6:2014
Clubs6:Arizona United
Caps6:10
Goals6:2
Years7:2015
Clubs7:Thunder Bay Chill
Caps7:14
Goals7:9
Years8:2017
Clubs8:Thunder Bay Chill
Caps8:12
Goals8:4
Pcupdate:2015

Brandon Swarzendruber (born April 2, 1985) is an American soccer player.

Career

College and amateur

Swartzendruber played college soccer at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Chandler, Arizona, before transferring to Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, prior to his junior year. He earned All-Conference honors in at Midwestern State 2005, and in 2006 was an All-Conference and All-Region pick, a Division II All-American, and the Conference Offensive Player of the Year.

Swartzendruber spent his summers in Canada, where he enjoyed a successful amateur career, playing for Okanagan Challenge in the Pacific Coast Soccer League in 2005, and for Thunder Bay Chill in the USL Premier Development League in 2007 and 2008. Swartzendruber helped Thunder Bay win the 2008 PDL Championship, scoring 13 goals for the team in his final season.

Professional

Swartzendruber turned professional when he signed with Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division in 2009. He made his professional debut on April 18, 2009, in a 2–2 tie with Richmond Kickers,[1] and scored his first professional goal on April 25, 2009, in a 3–1 win over the Western Mass Pioneers.[2] He went on to score 4 goals in 18 appearances for Harrisburg—an impressive statistic when only playing 540 minutes all season. Swartzendruber also scored the lone goal for Harrisburg in a 3-1 friendly against Crystal Palace FC from the English Championship.

Swartzendruber returned to play for Thunder Bay Chill in the USL Premier Development League in 2010.[3] He also played for the team in 2015 and 2017.

Honors

Thunder Bay Chill

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2009-10-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121004045709/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1052035.html . 2012-10-04 .
  2. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2009-09-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090430095029/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1052040.html . 2009-04-30 .
  3. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2010-06-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100524121138/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/22389.html#ROSTER . 2010-05-24 .