Shaft Brewer Jr.

Shaft Brewer Jr.
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-28) October 28, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sacramento, California, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Winger
Right-back
Team information
Current team
 North Carolina FC
Number 28
Youth career
2015–2016 Sacramento Republic
2016 FC Dallas
2016–2017 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Los Angeles FC 4 (0)
2018–2019 → Phoenix Rising (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2021 Fram Larvik 24 (3)
2022–2023 Union Omaha 37 (1)
2024– North Carolina FC 29 (1)
International career
2016–2017 United States U18 11 (2)
2018 United States U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 13, 2024

Shaft Brewer Jr. (born October 28, 1999) is an American soccer player who currently plays for USL Championship side North Carolina FC.

Club career

Youth

Brewer played with USL side Sacramento Republic's academy team from 2015, where he was their top goal scorer, before moving to the academy team at MLS club FC Dallas a year later, where he won the Dallas Cup Gordon Jago Super Group title. He again moved in 2017 when he joined Bundesliga club RB Leipzig in Germany, where he appeared three times for their under-19 side, scoring one goal.[1]

Los Angeles FC

Brewer joined MLS side Los Angeles FC on March 21, 2018, during their inaugural season. Los Angeles traded a fourth-round 2019 MLS SuperDraft pick and $50,000 of General Allocation Money to FC Dallas to acquire his rights.[2] He made his professional debut for on June 2, 2018, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute in a 2–1 loss to FC Dallas.[3]

Fram Larvik

On August 6, 2020, he joined Norwegian Second Division side Fram Larvik.

Union Omaha

On August 18, 2022, Brewer signed with USL League One side Union Omaha.[4]

North Carolina FC

Brewer joined North Carolina FC on December 19, 2023, ahead of the club's return to the USL Championship.[5]

References

  1. ^ "FC Dallas Trades Shaft Brewer to LAFC". Fcdallas.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ^ "LAFC Acquires Shaft Brewer Jr". Lafc.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Los Angeles FC v. FC Dallas : Player Statistics". Matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Union Omaha Signs Former U.S. Youth National Team Member Shaft Brewer Jr".
  5. ^ "NCFC signs defender Shaft Brewer Jr". NorthCarolinaFC.com. North Carolina FC. Retrieved 19 December 2023.


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