Brianne Reed facts for kids

Brianne Taylor Reed Pérez (born 2 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back. She currently plays for the Canadian club Whitecaps FC Elite. Brianne was born in the United States. However, she plays for the Dominican Republic women's national team. She has also played for teams like Kvarnsvedens IK in Sweden and FC Kansas City in the USA.

Brianne's Early Life and Sports

Brianne Reed grew up in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Her dad is African-American, and her mom is Dominican. She went to Red Bank Catholic High School.

High School Sports Achievements

Brianne was a key player on her high school soccer team.

• She helped them win two Shore Conference titles in 2009 and 2010.
• Her team also reached the league championship three times in a row.
• In 2010, they even won the Co-State Championship.

Besides soccer, Brianne was also on the track team.

• She was the 2012 Monmouth County Triple and Long Jump Champion.

Club Soccer and Awards

Brianne played for several club soccer teams. These included Ocean SA Eagles and PDA Charge.

• In 2010, she won the New Jersey Olympic Development Program (ODP) state championship.
• She was named to the First Team All-Shore Conference twice.
• In 2011, she was named to the First Team All-State.
• She also received the John Cobb Senior Excellence Award.
• In 2012, she won the Monmouth County Director of Athletics Sportsmanship Award. She was also named Jersey Sporting News Player of the Year.

College Soccer Career at Rutgers

Brianne attended Rutgers University from 2012 to 2016. She played for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's soccer team.

Playing as a Freshman and Sophomore

• In her first year, she played in 19 games.
• The next year, she started in all 22 matches.
• She scored her first college goal in October 2013.

Success as a Junior and Senior

• In 2014, Brianne started all 20 games as a centerback.
• She was named to the 2014 All-Big Ten First Team.
• She also won the Rutgers Junior Female Athlete of the Year Award.
• She was recognized as a Third Team All-American.

During her senior year, Brianne started all 26 matches.

• In November 2015, her special "flip throw-in" helped her team score a goal.
• As a centerback, she helped her team's defense set a new school record. They kept opponents from scoring for over 770 minutes!
• Brianne was considered one of the top players in the country.
• She received the 2015 Senior CLASS Award.
• She was also named to the All-Big Ten Conference First Team again.

Professional Club Career

Brianne Reed began her professional soccer journey in 2016.

Starting in the NWSL

• In 2016, FC Kansas City chose Brianne as their 18th pick in the NWSL College Draft.
• She signed with the team and played for them in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Playing in Sweden and Denmark

• In 2017, she moved to Sweden to play for Kvarnsvedens IK.
• She then signed with Eskilstuna United in 2017, but she didn't play any games for them.
• In August 2018, she joined Västerås BK 30 for the rest of that season.
• In January 2019, Brianne moved to Denmark. She signed with FC Nordsjælland.
• She played for this club for four seasons.
• In 2020, she helped them win the Danish Women's Cup.

Recent Club Teams

• On 22 January 2023, Brianne signed with the Australian team South Melbourne FC.
• In 2024, she played for the Portuguese club Damaiense.
• In July 2024, she joined Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in Canada. She made her first appearance for them on July 20.

International Career

Brianne Reed was called up to play for the Dominican Republic on 30 June 2021. She represents her mother's home country in international soccer.