Player Details

Name

Brandon Allen

Height

6' 1"

Weight

190 lbs

Date of Birth

10.8.1993 (31)

Birthplace

Old Bridge, New Jersey, New Jersey USA

Position

Forward

Player Category

Homegrown

Player Status

Loaned Out
Career Summary

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2016: Made one MLS appearance, his professional debut, as a sub against Toronto on May 28.

2015: Signed with New York as a Homegrown player on December 21.

COLLEGE

Four-year starter at Georgetown… Amassed 50 goals and 17 assists in 91 appearances, including 90 starts… Finished his career as the Hoyas’ all-time leading scorer… Allen was a unanimous choice for First Team All-Big East honors in 2015, his fourth-consecutive All-BIG EAST honor and his third-consecutive nod to the first team, as the Hoyas claimed the BIG EAST regular season and tournament titles… Allen is also a three-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American.

YOUTH

Played club with the New York Red Bulls' Academy squad scoring 28 goals in 24 games during the 2010-11 season, which was the most goals scored by a player in the academy that year

INTERNATIONAL

Represented the United States at youth international levels… Represented U.S. as a U-18 and earned his first cap at the Lisbon International Tournament

PERSONAL

Four-year letterwinner at St. Joseph High School in Metuchen with 118 career goals ... Named NSCAA All-American, the Soccer Coaches of New Jersey Player of the Year and First Team All-State as a senior ... Two-time regional All-American as well as a four-time team MVP and all-conference selection... Ranked as high as the No. 11 recruit in the nation in the ESPN High School 150... Member of the high honor roll and campus ministry ... Brother, RJ, was drafted by Chivas USA in the 2012 MLS Draft after an outstanding career at Monmouth University… He currently plays for New York City FC.

ACQUIRED

Signed as a Homegrown player on December 21, 2015.