Brandon Swartzendruber

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

Brandon Swartzendruber
Personal information
Full name Brandon Swartzendruber
Date of birth (1985-04-02) April 2, 1985
Place of birth Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Thunder Bay Chill
Youth career
2003–2004 Chandler-Gilbert Coyotes
2005–2006 Midwestern State Mustangs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Okanagan Challenge 16 (11)
2007–2008 Thunder Bay Chill 32 (29)
2009 Harrisburg City Islanders 18 (4)
2010–2011 Thunder Bay Chill 32 (28)
2013 Dayton Dutch Lions 24 (7)
2014 Arizona United 10 (2)
2015 Thunder Bay Chill 14 (9)
2017– Thunder Bay Chill 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2015

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
  • USL Premier Development League Champions (1): 2008
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2009-10-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-06-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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