Draft:Brogan Engbers

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Brogan Engbers
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-02) March 2, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Cumberland United SC
2012–2018 Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Liberty Flames 16 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Toronto FC III 25+ (0)
2017 Toronto FC II 0 (0)
2019 Windsor TFC 3 (0)
2021 Toronto FC II 0 (0)
2023 Atlético Ottawa 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 6, 2023

Brogan Engbers (born March 2, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.

Early life[edit]

Engbers was born in Ottawa, Ontario and began playing youth soccer at age five with Cumberland United SC.[1] He began playing goalkeeper at age eight.[2] In 2012, he joined the Toronto FC Academy when he was 12.[3][4]

College career[edit]

In 2017, he committed to Liberty University.[5][6] He played two seasons for their Flames soccer team, recording two shutouts in nine games in 2018 and one shutout in seven games in 2019.[7][8]

Club career[edit]

While part of the Toronto FC Academy, he debuted for the Senior Academy team, Toronto FC III, on May 3, 2015 at the age of 16 against Vaughan Azzurri.[9]

On May 1, 2015, he signed an academy deal with Toronto FC II to be eligible to join them for matches in the USL.[10] He made his Toronto FC II debut as a second half substitute in a friendly against Italian club A.S. Roma's Primavera U19 side.[3][11] He made some bench appearances for TFCII in the USL through 2017, but ultimately did not enter any match.[12]

In 2019, he played in League1 Ontario for Windsor TFC.[13] He had planned to join Aurora FC for the 2020 season, although it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

On May 12, 2021, he signed his first professional contract to join Toronto FC II for their 2021 season in USL League One.[3] He spent the first few months of the season training with the first team.[15]

In May 2023, he signed a short-term contract with Atlético Ottawa of the Canadian Premier League.[16]

International career[edit]

Engers was called up to various national team youth identification camps from U15 to U18 between 2013 and 2016.[1] He was named to Canada U17 team for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, although he did not make an appearance.[17][18]

Career statistics[edit]

As of May 6, 2023[12]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC III 2015 League1 Ontario 7+ 0 1+ 0 8+ 0
2016[19] 13 0 ? ? 13 0
2017[20] 3 0 1 0 4 0
2018[21] 2 0 1 0 3 0
Toronto FC II 2017 USL 0 0 0 0
Windsor TFC 2019[13] League1 Ontario 3 0 3 0
Toronto FC II 2021 USL League One 0 0 0 0
Atlético Ottawa 2023 Canadian Premier League 0 0 0 0
Career total 28 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 31 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Brogan Engbers at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ^ "Cumberland soccer star bids for world tournament". Nepean Barrhaven News. August 11, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Toronto FC II sign Brogan Engbers". Toronto FC. May 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Cumberland Cobras Hall of Fame". Ottawa TFC. June 18, 2016.
  5. ^ Clark, Travis (January 30, 2017). "Recruiting Roundup: January 30-February 5". Top Drawer Soccer.
  6. ^ "17 League1 Women And Seven Men Made College Commitments For Signing Day 2017". League1 Ontario. February 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "Game On:Brogan Engbers". Liberty Flames. November 12, 2018.
  8. ^ "Brogan Engbers 2019 Stats". ASUN Conference.
  9. ^ "Vaughan Azzurri 3 - Toronto FC Academy 1". League1 Ontario. May 4, 2015.
  10. ^ "Academy athletes make the move". Toronto FC. May 1, 2015.
  11. ^ Campos, Anthony (July 28, 2015). "Match Recap: TFC II vs. AS Roma Primavera". Toronto FC.
  12. ^ a b Brogan Engbers at Soccerway
  13. ^ a b "Brogan Engbars 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  14. ^ @AuroraFCL1 (March 4, 2020). "Signing Alert: Brogan Engbers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Plouffe, Dan (May 5, 2022). "Brogan Engbers fuels his passion for coaching as he recovers from major shoulder injury that struck just before end of contract with Toronto FC". Ottawa Sports Pages.
  16. ^ @atletiOttawa (May 6, 2023). "We have signed local goalkeeper Brogan Engbers to a Short-Term Replacement Standard Contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "9 TFC Academy players represent Canada at 2015 CONCACAF U17 Championship". Toronto FC. February 16, 2015.
  18. ^ Rowaan, Dave (February 17, 2015). "Canada names roster for Under-17 CONCACAF Championships". Waking the Red.
  19. ^ "Brogan Engbers 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  20. ^ "Brogan Engbers 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  21. ^ "Brogan Engbers 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.


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