Brianne Reed

Brianne Taylor Reed Pérez (born 2 May 1994) is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Danish Elitedivisionen club FC Nordsjælland and the Dominican Republic women's national team. She previously played for Kvarnsvedens IK in the Damallsvenskan and FC Kansas City in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Reed and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
Brianne Reed
Personal information
Full name Brianne Taylor Reed Pérez[1][2][3]
Date of birth (1994-05-02) 2 May 1994
Place of birth Tinton Falls, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Nordsjælland
Number 20
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 87 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 FC Kansas City 7 (0)
2017 Kvarnsvedens IK 11 (0)
2018 Eskilstuna United 0 (0)
2018 Västerås BK30 11 (1)
2019– Nordsjælland 59 (0)
International career‡
2021– Dominican Republic 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2021

Early life

Born and raised in Tinton Falls, New Jersey to an African-American father and a Dominican mother, Reed attended Red Bank Catholic High School.[2] A three-year starter on the varsity soccer team, she helped lead the team to two consecutive Shore Conference titles in 2009 and 2010 and well as three consecutive league championship appearances. In 2010, the team won the Co-State Championship.[2] Reed also was on the varsity track team and was 2012 Monmouth County Triple and Long Jump Champion.[2]

Reed played for club teams Ocean SA Eagles, Wall SC Wombats and PDA Charge. In 2010 she won the New Jersey Olympic Development Program (ODP) state championship and was a member of the finalist team at the 2011 ODP National Championship.[2] She was named to the First Team All-Shore Conference by the Asbury Park Press for two consecutive years in 2010 and 2011. In 2011, she was named to the First Team All-State by The Star-Ledger and received the John Cobb Senior Excellence Award. In 2012, she was the recipient of the Monmouth County Director of Athletics Sportsmanship Award and Jersey Sporting News Player of the Year.[2]

Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 2012–2015

Reed attended Rutgers University from 2012 to 2016 where she played for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.[2] During her freshman season, she made 19 appearances. The following year, she started in all 22 matches and scored her first collegiate goal against the University of Connecticut on 24 October 2013.[2] In 2014, she started all 20 matches playing in the centerback position. She was named to the 2014 All-Big Ten First Team and received the Rutgers Junior Female Athlete of the Year Award. The same year, she was named Third Team National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American.[2] During her senior season, Reed started all 26 matches. In November 2015, her flip throw-in led to the team's first goal against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the semifinal of the Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament.[2] Playing in the centerback position, she anchored a defense that recorded a new school record of 770:16 minutes of shutout spanning the team's first nine matches.[2] Reed was a candidate for the Hermann Trophy and ranked the No. 24 player in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com.[2] She was the recipient of the 2015 Senior CLASS Award[4] and was named to the NSCAA First Team All-Great Lakes Region as well as the All-Big Ten Conference First Team.[2]

Club career

FC Kansas City, 2016–2017

Reed was drafted by FC Kansas City as the 18th pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft.[5][6] She signed with Kansas City ahead of the 2016 season.[7] She made seven appearances for the club during the regular season, starting in five of those.[8] Kansas City finished in sixth place with a 7–8–5 record.[9]

Kvarnsveden IK , 2017

Reed was transferred to Kvarnsveden IK from FC Kansas City on 21 July 2017.[10]

Eskilstuna United, 2018-present

On 20 December 2017 she signed with Eskilstuna United.[11]

International career

On 30 June 2021, Reed was called up by the Dominican Republic.[12]

References
  1. Alhag, Stefan (8 January 2018). "Curry en extra krydda för voltinkastaren "Bri"" [Curry an extra spice for the flip thrower "Bri"]. Eskilstuna-Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Brianne Reed". Rutgers University. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. "Obituary | Angel P. Perez". J. Foster Phillips Funeral Home. June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. Houston, Rick (4 December 2015). "Rutgers soccer: Brianne Reed's a CLASS act". NCAA. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  5. "FC KANSAS CITY SELECTS FOUR PLAYERS IN THE 2016 NWSL COLLEGE DRAFT". FC Kansas City.
  6. Lauletta, Dan (18 January 2016). "Rutgers' Reed, Skroski go from College Cup to NWSL". The Equalizer. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  7. McDowell, Sam (11 April 2016). "FC Kansas City releases full 2016 roster ahead of season opener Saturday". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  8. "Brianne Reed". Soccer Way. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  9. "2016 NWSL". Soccer Way. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  10. "Brianne Reed Transfers to Kvarnsveden IK". FC Kansas City. 21 July 2017.
  11. "Brianne Reed till Eskilstuna United – voltinkast att vänta på Tunavallen". 20 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  12. "22 guerreras fueron llamadas para enfrentar a Nicaragua y Panamá". Dominican Republic Football Federation (in Spanish). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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