Braedyn Crowley

Braedyn Crowley (born 10 October 1996) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Maitland FC in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW.

Braedyn Crowley
Personal information
Full name Braedyn Crowley
Date of birth (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996[1]
Place of birth Townsville, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Maitland FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Central Queensland 15 (4)
2013–2014 Northern Fury 26 (17)
2015–2016 Newcastle Jets 9 (0)
2015 Newcastle Jets NPL 9 (5)
2016 Northcote City 19 (13)
2016–2018 Melbourne City 4 (0)
2018 Bulleen Lions 7 (0)
2018–2019 Lambton Jaffas 35 (24)
2020 Maitland FC 17 (17)
2021 Bentleigh Greens 18 (8)
2022– Maitland FC 17 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2022

Career

In 2014, Braedyn Crowley was ranked 7th on the list of leading goalscorers for the 2014 NPL competition, with the six players above him all playing in top five teams. Braedyn scored 17 goals for his previous club in 23 games – almost half of the total goals scored by the team for the season (38). Braedyns success on the field earned him the title after the 2014 season ended as Coach's Player of the Year by Northern Fury FC's director of coaching, Ian Ferguson, and Young Player of the Year by NPL Queensland.

Northcote City

In April 2016, Crowley joined Melbourne based National Premier Leagues Victoria side Northcote City FC.[2] He picked the number 10 kit. Crowley made his Northcote debut on 15 April 2016, in a 3–0 Round 8 loss to Port Melbourne SC.[2][3] Crowley got off the mark for City in Round 10, scoring his side's second goal in a 3–2 win over Richmond SC.[4] The striker grabbed his third Northcote goal in Round 13 in a 3–2 loss to Oakleigh Cannons FC at John Cain Memorial Park.[5] Crowley then stunned the NPL Victoria by scoring all five of Northcote's goals in their 5–0 win over Melbourne Knights FC in Round 16.[6] Crowley scored a hattrick against Port Melbourne in Round 21 3–1 win, to take his tally to 10 goals in 13 games.[7] Crowley finished the season with 13 goals in 19 games.[8]

Melbourne City

Upon the conclusion of Northcote's NPL Victoria season, Crowley joined Melbourne City on trial. He was announced as a Melbourne City player on 6 September 2016, signing a two-year scholarship contract.[9] Crowley was elevated to the first-team squad ahead of the 2017–18 season.[10]

On 13 February 2018, Crowley and Melbourne City mutually terminated his contract, after four appearances for the club since joining in 2016.[11]

On 13 February 2018, Crowley was confirmed to have signed with FC Bulleen.

Lambton Jaffas

Crowley played his first league game for Lambton Jaffas against his former side, the Newcastle Jets Youth Side, a game in which he scored. He ended his first season at Lambton with 16 games and 9 goals. The next season, he improved his numbers significantly to 19 games and 15 goals, which included a hattrick against Valentine FC.

Maitland FC

Crowley switched from Lambton Jaffas to fellow National Premier Leagues Northern NSW side Maitland FC. Crowley scored 17 goals in 17 games for Maitland, which included a hattrick against Adamstown Rosebud FC. Crowley left at the end of the season to join National Premier Leagues Victoria side Bentleigh Greens.

Bentleigh Greens

Crowley scored 8 goals in 18 games for Bentleigh Greens as they finished 3rd in the suspended National Premier Leagues Victoria season.

Return to Maitland FC

Braedyn returned to Maitland for the 2022 National Premier Leagues Northern NSW season. In the third game of the season, Crowley scored 5 goals against Adamstown Rosebud FC. Later on in the season, he scored a hattrick against Newcastle Olympic FC. Braedyn added another hattrick against Adamstown, his third for the season. Two weeks later, he added his fourth hattrick of the season, this time, against Lake Macquarie City FC. Braedyn ended up finishing the season with 22 games and 28 goals in the league, as well as winning the leagues golden boot and making the team of the year. Furthermore, Maitland won the Minor Premiership and came runners up in the Grand Final. Across all comps for Maitland in 2022, Braedyn finished with 33 goals in 25 games, his most prolific season to date.

Career statistics

As of Matches Played 4th November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Northern Fury 2013 National Premier Leagues Queensland 174-- N/A174
2014 2417--2417
Newcastle Jets FC Youth 2015 National Premier Leagues Northern NSW 950095
Newcastle Jets FC 2014/2015 A-League Men100010
2015/2016 801090
Northcote City FC 2016 National Premier Leagues Victoria 1913--1913
Melbourne City FC 2016/2017 A-League Men 100010
2017/2018 201030
FC Bulleen Lions 2018 National Premier Leagues Victoria 701-80
Lambton Jaffas FC National Premier Leagues Northern NSW 169--169
20191915--1915
Maitland FC 2020 1717--1717
Bentleigh Greens SC 2021 National Premier Leagues Victoria 188--188
Maitland FC 2022 National Premier Leagues Northern NSW 2228352533
Career total18011665 N/A186121

References

  1. "Player statistics for Braedyn Crowley – FOX SPORTS PULSE". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. "Northcote turn hopes to former A-League youth trio". The Corner Flag. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. "FFV - NPL Match Centre".
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  6. Caloutas, Ellie. "CROWLEY RUNS RIOT AS CITY SMASH KNIGHTS". Northcote City FC. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. Michell, Tim (17 July 2016). "Striker Braedyn Crowley continues golden run in front of goal as Northcote City beats Port Melbourne Sharks 3–1". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  8. "Crowley set for A-League return | MFootball". Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  9. "City signs 19-year-old striker". Melbourne City FC. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  10. "Melbourne City FC signs Marcelo Carrusca ahead of Westfield FFA Cup Quarter Final, elevates Braedyn Crowley to first team roster". Melbourne City FC. 12 September 2017.
  11. "Crowley departs Melbourne City FC". Melbourne City. 13 February 2018.

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