Brandon Servania

Brandon Iván Servania (born March 12, 1999) is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

Brandon Servania
Personal information
Full name Brandon Iván Servania
Date of birth (1999-03-12) March 12, 1999
Place of birth Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Dallas
Number 18
Youth career
2015–2017 FC Dallas
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 20 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– FC Dallas 18 (2)
2018 → Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 16 (0)
2019 North Texas SC 4 (0)
National team‡
2017 United States U18 6 (0)
2018– United States U20 7 (2)
2020– United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 12, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 1, 2020

Career

College

Servania played one year of college soccer at Wake Forest University in 2017, making 20 appearances, scoring 3 goals and tallying 11 assists. He was also named in the ACC All-Freshman Team.[1]

Professional

Following his freshman year in college, Servania opted to sign a homegrown player contract with FC Dallas on January 3, 2018.[2] On May 18, 2018, Servania joined United Soccer League side Tulsa Roughnecks on loan.[3]

International

On October 23, 2018, Servania was called by coach Tab Ramos to be part of the 20-player roster that will represent United States U20 at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[4]

During the U-20 final against Mexico, Brandon cleared a shot off the line to preserve the 2–0 scoreline.

Servania received his first call-up to the senior United States squad in January 2020.[5]

Personal life

Servania has a younger brother, Jaden, who plays for local rivals Houston Dynamo. Despite being born in Birmingham, Alabama (like Brandon) Jaden represents Puerto Rico at the international level.[6] Jaden was called to represent Puerto Rico at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and Brandon was called to represent the United States in same tournament.[7] On November 1, 2018, Brandon faced his brother when United States debuted in 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship against Puerto Rico. Both players played the entire match, Brandon in the midfield and Jaden in the attack.[8]

References
  1. "8 - Brandon Servania". Wake Forest Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  2. Boehm, Charles. "FC Dallas sign Brandon Servania as 19th Homegrown player in club history". MLS.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  3. "Roughnecks Acquire Brandon Servania on Loan from F.C. Dallas". Tulsa Roughnecks FC. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  4. "U-20 MNT Head Coach Tab Ramos Names 20-Player Roster for 2018 Concacaf Under-20 Championship". USSoccer.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  5. "USMNT Adds FC Dallas Midfielder Brandon Servania to January Camp Roster". USSoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  6. Baum, Carter. "Sacrifice Pays Off for Brandon Servania as Freshman Signs Homegrown Deal with FC Dallas". FC Dallas. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  7. "Final 20-Player Rosters Announced for the 2018 Concacaf Under-20 Championship". CONCACAF. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  8. "United States 7 x 1 Puerto Rico". CONCACAF. Retrieved November 2, 2018.


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