Brad Dunwell

Brad Dunwell
Personal information
Full name Bradley Dunwell
Date of birth (1996-12-31) December 31, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Midwest United FC
Number 6
Youth career
2011–2013 Chicago Fire
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 91 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Michigan Bucks 37 (0)
2019 Rio Grande Valley FC 5 (0)
2020–2021 Oklahoma City Energy 35 (0)
2022 Detroit City 20 (0)
2023 Charlotte Independence 31 (1)
2024- Midwest United FC 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brad Dunwell (born December 31, 1996) is an American soccer player who currently plays for USL League Two side Midwest United FC.

Career

Youth and college

Dunwell played four years of college soccer at Wake Forest University between 2015 and 2018, starting in all 91 games, scoring a single goal and tallying 14 assists. Led the Deacs to a 73-11-7 record in his four seasons, more wins than any other Division I program in that time. Dunwell received All-ACC athletic and academic honors every season along with United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team in 2018.[1]

While at college, Dunwell appeared for USL Premier Development League side Michigan Bucks between 2015 and 2018. The Bucks finished first in the Great Lakes conference in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Dunwell won a PDL Championship with the Bucks in 2016 with a 16-2-0 record.[2]

Professional

On January 14, 2019, Dunwell was selected 56th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Houston Dynamo.[3] On March 8, 2019, Dunwell signed for Houston's USL Championship affiliate side Rio Grande Valley FC.[4] Dunwell was released by the Toros at the end of the season.[5]

On January 10, 2020, Dunwell signed with USL Championship side Oklahoma City Energy.[6] Energy FC announced they would be suspending play for the 2022 USL Championship season.[7]

On January 21, 2022, Dunwell signed with Detroit City ahead of their inaugural USL Championship season.[8] He left Detroit following their 2022 season.[9]

Dunwell signed with USL League One side Charlotte Independence on February 21, 2023.[10]

Dunwell signed with USL League Two side Midwest United FC as a player-assistant coach on May 1, 2024.[11] He served as one of the team's captains for the 2024 season and helped lead the club to its first-ever USL League Two playoff appearance.

References

  1. ^ "Brad Dunwell - Men's Soccer". Wake Forest University Athletics.
  2. ^ "Bradley Dunwell". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  3. ^ "Dynamo select midfielder Brad Dunwell in round three of the MLS SuperDraft, presented by adidas | Houston Dynamo". houstondynamofc.
  4. ^ Communications, Toros (March 9, 2019). "RGV FC ADDS 12 PLAYERS TO ROSTER AHEAD OF 2019 SEASON". Rio Grande Valley FC. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  5. ^ Communications, Toros (December 12, 2019). "RGV FC ANNOUNCE ROSTER MOVES". Rio Grande Valley FC.
  6. ^ "Energy FC Signs 2019 MLS SuperDraft Pick, Midfielder Brad Dunwell". energyfc.com. Oklahoma City Energy FC. January 10, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "ENERGY FC TO SUSPEND PLAY IN 2022, RESUME IN 2023". EnergyFC.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Detroit City FC Signs Midfielder Brad Dunwell". USLChampionship.com. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  9. ^ "USL Championship Roster Updates".
  10. ^ "Charlotte Independence Sign Midfielder Brad Dunwell".
  11. ^ midwestunitedfc.com https://midwestunitedfc.com/club/usl. Retrieved 2024-05-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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