Allen playing for New York Red Bulls II in 2016
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Full name | Brandon Allen | ||||||||
Date of birth | October 8, 1993 | ||||||||
Place of birth | Old Bridge, New Jersey, United States | ||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Playing position | Forward | ||||||||
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Current team
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New York Red Bulls | ||||||||
Number | 21 | ||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||
2010–2012 | New York Red Bulls | ||||||||
College career | |||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
2012–2015 | Georgetown Hoyas | 91 | (50) | ||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
2014 | Baltimore Bohemians | 2 | (1) | ||||||
2016– | New York Red Bulls | 1 | (0) | ||||||
2016– | → New York Red Bulls II (loan) | 28 | (15) | ||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||
2012–2013 | United States U20 | 6 | (1) | ||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 19, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 21, 2015 |
Brandon Allen (born October 8, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. Allen is the younger brother of soccer player R. J. Allen.
Allen attended St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, NJ where he scored 118 goals throughout his four-year varsity career. During his time in high school he was also a member of the New York Red Bulls' academy program where he scored 28 goals during the 2010-2011 season followed by 27 goals in 2011-2012. During his tenure at Georgetown, Allen was a standout player where he earned All-American honors three times and was named as a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 2015. At the conclusion of his 91-game career with the Hoyas, Allen recorded 50 goals and 17 assists, making him the all-time leading scorer in school history.
Allen was also a member of the 2014 Baltimore Bohemians in the Premier Development League.
On December 21, 2015, Allen signed a Homegrown Contract with the New York Red Bulls, where he stated in his first interview with the club, "I've waited a long time for this, all my life, but I enjoyed my college career and a lot of my success came from my teammates and my senior class was a big part of my success so I want to thank them. I'm very excited to get started here at the Red Bulls." He joins former academy and New York Red Bulls II players, Derrick Etienne and Tyler Adams as the third homegrown player signing this season, and adds to a league high of seven on the club for 2016.