Brandan Andrew Craig (born April 7, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender and defensive midfielder for USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive FC, on loan from the Philadelphia Union.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandan Andrew Craig[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 7, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | El Paso Locomotive (on loan from Philadelphia Union) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | Philadelphia Union | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Philadelphia Union II | 38 | (3) |
| 2021– | Philadelphia Union | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Austin FC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → El Paso Locomotive (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | United States U20 | 17 | (1) |
| 2023– | United States U23 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:39, July 2, 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 16, 2023 | |||
Club career
Philadelphia Union II
Craig spent four years for the Philadelphia Union Academy and played with the academy's U-12, U-13, U-14, U-15, U-16/17 and U-18/19 squads.[4] He made his league debut for the club on July 22, 2020, coming on as a halftime substitute for Issa Rayyan in a 5–1 home defeat to New York Red Bulls II.[5] On September 3, during a regular season game against Atlanta United 2, he became the youngest captain in team history.[6]
Philadelphia Union
On January 1, 2021, Craig officially joined Philadelphia Union's MLS roster.[7]
In July 2023, Craig was loaned to Austin FC.[8] Craig made no first-team appearances with Austin, and in February 2024 he was loaned to El Paso Locomotive FC.[9]
Personal life
In addition to American citizenship, Craig holds a British passport as his father was born in England.[10][11]
Honors
United States U20