{{Short description|American soccer player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Brad Rusin | image = Brad Rusin Interview 2010.jpg | caption = | fullname = Bradford Evan Rusin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|9|5}} | birth_place = Crown Point, Indiana, United States | height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}} | position = Defender | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | collegeyears1 = 2005–2008 | college1 = UCLA Bruins | collegecaps1 = 76 | collegegoals1 = 4 | years1 = 2005 | clubs1 = Bradenton Academics | caps1 = 15 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 2007 | clubs2 = Ventura County Fusion | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2008 | clubs3 = San Fernando Valley Quakes | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2009–2011 | clubs4 = Carolina RailHawks | caps4 = 44 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2011–2013 | clubs5 = HB Køge | caps5 = 33 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2013 | clubs6 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2014 | clubs7 = Orlando City | caps7 = 23 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2015 | clubs8 = Tampa Bay Rowdies | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2015 | clubs9 = San Antonio Scorpions | caps9 = 15 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2016–2017 | clubs10 = Miami FC | caps10 = 7 | goals10 = 1 | years11 = 2018 | clubs11 = Indy Eleven | caps11 = 11 | goals11 = 0 | totalcaps = 187 | totalgoals = 12 }}
'''Bradford Evan Rusin''' (born September 5, 1986) is an American retired professional soccer player. He appeared for Bradenton Academics, Ventura County Fusion, and San Fernando Valley Quakes at the semi-professional level, and for Carolina RailHawks, HB Køge, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Orlando City, Tampa Bay Rowdies, San Antonio Scorpions, Miami FC, and Indy Eleven at the professional level.
==College and amateur== Rusin grew up in Indiana and moved to Holmes Beach, Florida in 2002. There, he attended St. Stephen's Preparatory School, where he was a 2005 EA Sports All-American. He attended the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida from 2002 to 2005, winning the 2005 U-19 Dallas Cup, before playing college soccer at UCLA. He was named to the College Soccer News All-Freshman first team and to Top Drawer Soccer's All-Rookie Team in 2005, earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors in 2006 and 2007, and was named to the NSCAA All-Far West Region second team, the All-Pac-10 first team and the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season second team in 2008.
During his college years he also played with Bradenton Academics,<ref name=Bradenton>{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2005/roster/22301.html|title=Bradenton Academics 2005 statistics|website=USLSoccer.com|publisher=United Soccer League|accessdate=March 22, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323020300/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2005/roster/22301.html|archivedate=March 23, 2014}}</ref> Ventura County Fusion and San Fernando Valley Quakes in the Premier Development League, helping the Quakes to the PDL Southwest Division title in 2008.
==Club career== Having already trialed with Premier League side Bolton Wanderers in the summer of 2004, Rusin travelled to Norway in the summer of 2008 to trial with both IK Start<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ikstart.no/default.aspx?m=3&amid=483725|title=Amerikaner på prøvespill|website=IKStart.no|publisher=IK Start|date=July 16, 2008|language=Norwegian|trans-title=American on trial|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930060901/http://ikstart.no/default.aspx?m=3&amid=483725|archivedate=September 30, 2011}}</ref> and Bodø/Glimt. Having not been offered a contract by either team, Rusin joined Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division in April 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fellerath|first=David|url=https://indyweek.com/culture/archives/railhawks-sign-rascal-flatts-defense-news.../|title=RailHawks sign up Rascal Flatts for defense, more news...|website=IndyWeek.com|publisher=Indy Week|accessdate=January 29, 2018|date=April 28, 2009}}</ref> He made his professional debut on May 2, 2009, in a game against Portland Timbers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1051820.html|title=Portland Timbers 2–0 Carolina RailHawks|website=USLSoccer.com|publisher=United Soccer League|date=May 2, 2009|accessdate=March 22, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430092952/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1051820.html|archivedate=April 30, 2014}}</ref> In August 2010, HB Køge of the Danish 1st Division expressed an interest in Rusin, but was unable to come to an agreement with the RailHawks. Rusin was named team captain in 2011, but on July 6 he signed a three-year deal with HB Køge, which had won promotion to the Danish Superliga for the upcoming season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Paul|url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/42880/railhawks-captain-rusin-headed-to-denmark.html?edition=5784|title=RailHawks captain Rusin headed to Denmark|website=SoccerAmerica.com|publisher=Soccer America|accessdate=February 4, 2019|date=July 11, 2011}}</ref>
On January 11, 2013, Rusin was sold to Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nybo|first=Jesper|url=http://hbkoge.dk/Default.aspx?ID=47&Action=1&NewsId=3694&PID=150|title=Rusin til MLS|website=HBKoge.dk|publisher=HB Køge|date=April 29, 2012|accessdate=March 22, 2014|language=Danish|trans-title=Rusin to MLS}}</ref>
On February 12, 2014, Rusin signed with USL Pro club Orlando City on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/pro/orlando-city-sc-signs-former-vancouver-whitecaps-defender-brad-rusin/|title=Orlando City SC signs former Vancouver Whitecaps defender Brad Rusin|website=SoccerWire.com|publisher=The Soccer Wire|date=February 12, 2014|accessdate=February 4, 2019|archive-date=January 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118054357/http://www.soccerwire.com/news/pro/orlando-city-sc-signs-former-vancouver-whitecaps-defender-brad-rusin/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was released upon the conclusion of the 2014 season, a casualty of the club's transition to Major League Soccer.<ref>{{cite web|author=Spectrum Sports Staff|url=https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/sports/2014/9/16/_13_orlando_city_pla|title=13 Orlando City players released as part of Major League Soccer transition|website=BayNews9.com|publisher=Spectrum Bay News 9|date=September 16, 2014|accessdate=December 22, 2014}}</ref>
On December 24, 2014, Rusin signed with North American Soccer League club Tampa Bay Rowdies. Rusin was traded to the San Antonio Scorpions in exchange for midfielder Richard Menjívar on April 29, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Scavuzzo|first=Diane|url=https://www.soccertoday.com/scorpions-acquire-brad-rusin-in-trade/|title=Scorpions acquire Brad Rusin in trade|website=SoccerToday.com|publisher=SoccerToday|accessdate=February 4, 2019|date=April 30, 2015}}</ref>
On December 15, 2015, NASL expansion side Miami FC officially announced their signing of Rusin, alongside midfielder Blake Smith.<ref>{{cite web|author=Miami FC staff|url=http://www.nasl.com/news/2015/12/15/miami-fc-signs-midfielder-blake-smith-defender-brad-rusin|title=Miami FC signs midfielder Blake Smith, defender Brad Rusin|website=NASL.com|publisher=North American Soccer League|accessdate=February 4, 2019|date=December 15, 2015}}</ref>
On January 25, 2018, Rusin signed for USL side Indy Eleven for the 2018 season.<ref>{{cite web|author=IndyEleven.com|url=https://www.indyeleven.com/news_article/show/879809|title=Reiner Ferreira, Brad Rusin, Kevin Venegas sign with Indy Eleven|website=IndyEleven.com|publisher=Indy Eleven|date=January 25, 2018|accessdate=January 29, 2018|archive-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223050700/http://www.indyeleven.com/news_article/show/879809|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{Soccerway|brad-rusin/78296}}</ref><ref>{{MLS player|brad-rusin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/brad-rusin/|title=Brad Rusin at SoccerStats.us|website=SoccerStats.us|accessdate=February 4, 2019}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs{{efn|Includes the USL First Division playoffs and USSF Division 2 Professional League playoffs}} !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes the U.S. Open Cup, Danish Cup, and Canadian Championship}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Bradenton Academics |2005<ref name=Bradenton/> |PDL |15||5||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||15||5 |- |Ventura County Fusion |2007 |PDL |10||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||10||0 |- |San Fernando Valley Quakes |2008 |PDL |10||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||10||1 |- |rowspan="4"|Carolina RailHawks |2009 |USL-1 |19||0||2||0||0||0||21||0 |- |2010 |USSF D2 |14||0||6||1||2||0||22||1 |- |2011 |NASL |11||1||0||0||0||0||11||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !44!!1!!8!!1!!2!!0!!54!!2 |- |rowspan="3"|HB Køge |2011–12 |Superliga |23||2||colspan="2"|–||2||0||25||2 |- |2012–13 |1. Division |10||0||colspan="2"|–||2||0||12||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !33!!2!!0!!0!!4!!0!!37!!2 |- |Vancouver Whitecaps FC |2013 |MLS |19||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0||20||0 |- |Orlando City |2014 |USL Pro |23||2||0||0||2||0||25||2 |- |Tampa Bay Rowdies |2015 |NASL |0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||0||0 |- |San Antonio Scorpions |2015 |NASL |15||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||15||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Miami FC |2016 |rowspan="2"|NASL |7||1||colspan="2"|–||0||0||7||1 |- |2017 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !7!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!7!!1 |- |Indy Eleven |2018 |USL |11||0||0||0||1||0||12||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !187!!12!!8!!1!!10!!0!!205!!13 |} {{notelist}}
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==External links== {{commons category}} * {{MLS player|brad-rusin}} * {{Soccerway|brad-rusin/78296}}
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