Frédéric Brillant

Frédéric Brillant (born 26 June 1985) is a French footballer who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.

Frédéric Brillant
Personal information
Full name Frédéric Brillant
Date of birth (1985-06-26) 26 June 1985
Place of birth Sedan, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 D.C. United
Number 13
Youth career
Sedan Ardennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 RE Bertrix 122 (7)
2011–2012 KV Oostende 32 (6)
2012–2013 Beerschot AC 31 (1)
2013–2016 KV Oostende 79 (6)
2016–2017 New York City FC 54 (2)
2018– D.C. United 66 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2019

Career

Belgium

Brillant started his professional career with RE Bertrix in the lower divisions of Belgium.[1] He then joined second-division side KV Oostende in 2011. Brillant then made it to the top-flight Belgium league, Belgian First Division A by joining Beerschot AC in 2012. After his former club, KV Oostende was promoted to the first division, Brillant re-joined Oostende in 2013.

Brillant appeared in 127 games in total for K.V. Oostende and contributed 13 goals and one assist.

New York City FC

Brillant was acquired by New York City FC from the Belgian team KV Oostende on 28 January 2016 on a free transfer[2] and scored his first MLS goal against Orlando City SC on 29 May 2016.[3] He was released by New York at the end of their 2017 season.[4]

D.C. United

He was signed to a two-year contract by D.C. United on 10 December 2017. On November 1, 2018, Brillant scored his first goal for D.C. United against the Columbus Crew with a header in the first round of the MLS 2018 Playoffs.[5] Brillant finished his first year for DC United with 27 games played, 24 starts, and recorded one assist.[6] Brillant scored his second goal for DC United against Seattle Sounders FC on September 22, 2019. The goal was assisted by Wayne Rooney.[7]

Brillant became a crucial player in DC's defense. For his consistency with DC, he's been featured in three of MLS's Team of the Week in a row.[8][9][10]

On 10 December 2019, he signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[11]

References
  1. Stejskal, Sam (28 January 2016). "New York City FC add experience, sign 30-year-old French defender Frederic Brillant". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. Araos, Christian (27 January 2016). "NYCFC set to sign Frederic Brillant on free transfer". Empire of Soccer. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. "Orlando City 2-2 NYCFC". ESPN FC. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. "New York City FC Announce Roster Options for 2018". 27 November 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. "United acquire defender Frédéric Brillant". dcunited.com. D.C. United. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  6. "Frédéric Brillant". dcunited.com. D.C. United. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  7. "DC United 2, Seattle Sounders 0 | 2019 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  8. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Carlos Vela flies highest in Week 30". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  9. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Vito Mannone stops them all in Week 29". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  10. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Carles Gil hustles to the top in Week 28". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  11. "D.C. United have re-signed defender Frédéric Brillant to a two-year contract extension". dcunited.com. D.C. United. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.


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