*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 1, 2023
Brian "Cobi" Span (born February 23, 1992) is a retired American professional soccer player who last played for Swedish club Haninge.
Club career
Span started out playing for FC Westchester as a youth player at age twelve.[2] He stayed there for seven years[3] and then went on to play two years of college soccer at the University of Virginia, scoring 12 goals and registering 8 assists during that time.
During the summer of 2011 he trained in Europe with German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Örebro SK in Sweden.[4] After his sophomore season that autumn, the winger felt ready to go professional but MLS did not offer him a Generation Adidas contract. Instead, the North Salem native signed a two-year deal with Djurgårdens IF in Swedish Allsvenskan.[5]
Djurgårdens IF
Span made his debut on May 20, 2012. He came on at the 65th minute, replacing Ricardo Santos, and played the rest of the match.[6] Three days later he scored his first professional goal in his first game as a starter to equalize 1–1 against Helsingborgs IF.[7] Span's contract was not renewed following the 2013 season.[8]
While not a recent national team participant, Span was a member of the U17 residency program in Bradenton, Florida.[13]
In 2020, Span expressed his intention to play for the Costa Rica national team, motivated by his maternal family, who are relatives to Costa Rican legend Juan Cayasso.[14]