Brian Span

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Brian Span
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Personal information
Full name Brian Span
Date of birth (1992-02-23) February 23, 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Somers, New York, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Västerås SK
Number 14
Youth career
2003–2010 FC Westchester
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Virginia Cavaliers 41 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Reading United 5 (1)
2012–2013 Djurgårdens IF 14 (1)
2014 FC Dallas 0 (0)
2014 → Orlando City (loan) 19 (3)
2015–2017 IFK Mariehamn 96 (10)
2018– Västerås SK 90 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 9, 2021

Brian "Cobi" Span (born February 23, 1992) is a Costa Rican-American soccer player who plays for Västerås SK.

Club career[]

Span started out playing for FC Westchester as a youth player at age twelve.[1] He stayed there for seven years[2] and then went on to play two years of college soccer at the University of Virginia, scoring 12 goals and registering 8 assists during that time.

During the summer of 2011 he trained in Europe with German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Örebro SK in Sweden.[3] After his sophomore season that autumn, the winger felt ready to go professional but MLS did not offer him a Generation Adidas contract. Instead, the North Salem native signed a two-year deal with Djurgårdens IF in Swedish Allsvenskan.[4]

Djurgårdens IF[]

Span made his debut on May 20, 2012. He came on at the 65th minute, replacing Ricardo Santos, and played the rest of the match.[5] Three days later he scored his first professional goal in his first game as a starter to equalize 1–1 against Helsingborgs IF.[6] Span's contract was not renewed following the 2013 season.[7]

FC Dallas[]

On January 8, 2014, Span signed a contract with Major League Soccer and was allocated via a weighted lottery with FC Dallas, Chicago Fire, San Jose Earthquakes, New England Revolution and Real Salt Lake participating.[8] FC Dallas acquired Span on January 9 in the weighted lottery.[9]

Span was waived by Dallas on February 5, 2015.[10]

Orlando City[]

Span was loaned to USL Pro club Orlando City on April 2, 2014.[11]

International career[]

While not a recent national team participant, Span was a member of the U17 residency program in Bradenton, Florida.[12]

In 2020, Span expressed his intention to play for the Costa Rica national football team, motivated by his maternal family, who are relatives to Costa Rican legend Juan Cayasso.[13]

Honours[]

Club[]

IFK Mariehamn
Västerås SK
  • Division 1 Norra: 2018

References[]

  1. ^ "FCW Alum Cobi Span Scores His First Professional Goal in Europe". fcwestchester.com. May 23, 2012. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "HOW SWEDE IT IS Ex-FC Westchester standout Span scores his first goal in Sweden". bigapplesoccer.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  3. ^ "Brian Span klar för Djurgården". svenskafans.com. December 20, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  4. ^ "YAX: SPAN READY TO BOOST DJURGARDEN". yanks-abroad.com. January 6, 2012. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "BK Hacken vs Djurgardens IF RR match report" (in Swedish). everysport.com. May 20, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  6. ^ "American Exports: Parkhurst claims title in Denmark".
  7. ^ "Förändringar i spelartruppen" (in Swedish). dif.se. October 17, 2013. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  8. ^ "Midfielder Brian "Cobi" Span signs with MLS, weighted lottery scheduled for Thursday". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  9. ^ "FC Dallas lands former University of Virginia midfielder Brian Span in weighted lottery". FC Dallas. FC Dallas Media Services. January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  10. ^ http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2015/02/fc-dallas-waives-22-year-old-midfielder-brian-cobi-span
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "Residency Program". ussoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  13. ^ Castillo, Luis Felipe (October 22, 2020). "Brian Span: El legionario que no habla español y sueña con jugar con La Sele". AMPrensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 18, 2021.

External links[]

Media related to Brian Span at Wikimedia Commons

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