{{short description|Australian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox football biography | name = Braedyn Crowley | fullname = Braedyn Crowley | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|10|10}}<ref name="foxsportspulse">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=196148208&client=1-9385-138098-281020-18641889&ocompID=281020|title=Player statistics for Braedyn Crowley – FOX SPORTS PULSE|publisher=foxsportspulse.com|access-date=2015-02-14}}</ref> | birth_place = Townsville, Australia | height = {{height|m=1.78}} | position = Striker | currentclub = Maitland FC | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2014-2016 NEWCASTLE JETS YOUTH | youthyears2 = 2016 MELBOURNE CITY YOUTH | youthclubs2 = | years1 = 2013 | caps1 = 15 | goals1 = 4 | clubs1 = Central Queensland | years2 = 2013–2014 | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 17 | clubs2 = Northern Fury | years3 = 2015–2016 | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Newcastle Jets | years4 = 2015 | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 5 | clubs4 = Newcastle Jets NPL | years5 = 2016 | caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 13 | clubs5 = Northcote City | years6 = 2016–2018 | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Melbourne City | years7 = 2018 | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = Bulleen Lions | years8 = 2018–2019 | caps8 = 35 | goals8 = 24 | clubs8 = Lambton Jaffas | years9 = 2020 | caps9 = 17 | goals9 = 17 | clubs9 = Maitland FC | years10 = 2021 | caps10 = 18 | goals10 = 8 | clubs10 = Bentleigh Greens | years11 = 2022– | caps11 = 77 | goals11 = 87 | clubs11 = Maitland FC | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = 28 February 2025 | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Braedyn Crowley''' (born 10 October 1996) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Maitland FC in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW.
==Career== In 2014, Braedyn Crowley was ranked 7th on the list of leading goalscorers for the 2014 NPL competition, with the six players above him all playing in top five teams. Braedyn scored 17 goals for his previous club in 23 games – almost half of the total goals scored by the team for the season (38). Braedyns success on the field earned him the title after the 2014 season ended as Coach's Player of the Year by Northern Fury FC's director of coaching, Ian Ferguson, and Young Player of the Year by NPL Queensland.
===Northcote City=== In April 2016, Crowley joined Melbourne based National Premier Leagues Victoria side Northcote City FC.<ref name="Crowley Joins Northcote">{{cite web|title=Northcote turn hopes to former A-League youth trio|url=http://www.cornerflag.com.au/northcote-turn-hopes-to-former-a-league-youth-trio/|website=The Corner Flag|access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref> He picked the number 10 kit. Crowley made his Northcote debut on 15 April 2016, in a 3–0 Round 8 loss to Port Melbourne SC.<ref name="Crowley Joins Northcote" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?action=MATCH&fixture=65923646&client=0-10178-151209-391979-20439432|title = FFV - NPL Match Centre}}</ref> Crowley got off the mark for City in Round 10, scoring his side's second goal in a 3–2 win over Richmond SC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?action=MATCH&fixture=65923501&client=0-10178-151209-391979-20439432|title = FFV - NPL Match Centre}}</ref> The striker grabbed his third Northcote goal in Round 13 in a 3–2 loss to Oakleigh Cannons FC at John Cain Memorial Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?action=MATCH&fixture=65923819&client=0-10178-151209-391979-20439432|title = FFV - NPL Match Centre}}</ref> Crowley then stunned the NPL Victoria by scoring all five of Northcote's goals in their 5–0 win over Melbourne Knights FC in Round 16.<ref name="CROWLEY RUNS RIOT AS CITY SMASH KNIGHTS">{{cite web|last1=Caloutas|first1=Ellie|title=CROWLEY RUNS RIOT AS CITY SMASH KNIGHTS|url=http://northcotecity.com.au/crowley-runs-riot-as-city-smash-knights/|website=Northcote City FC|access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref> Crowley scored a hattrick against Port Melbourne in Round 21 3–1 win, to take his tally to 10 goals in 13 games.<ref name="Striker Braedyn Crowley continues golden run in front of goal as Northcote City beats Port Melbourne Sharks 3-1">{{cite news|last1=Michell|first1=Tim|title=Striker Braedyn Crowley continues golden run in front of goal as Northcote City beats Port Melbourne Sharks 3–1|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/sport/striker-braedyn-crowley-continues-golden-run-in-front-of-goal-as-northcote-city-beats-port-melbourne-sharks-31/news-story/d48554726c2f62c0507d03e6c99f60ff|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=17 July 2016|access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref> Crowley finished the season with 13 goals in 19 games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfootball.com.au/crowley-set-for-a-league-return/ |title=Crowley set for A-League return | MFootball |access-date=22 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822095315/http://www.mfootball.com.au/crowley-set-for-a-league-return/ |archive-date=22 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Melbourne City=== Upon the conclusion of Northcote's NPL Victoria season, Crowley joined Melbourne City on trial. He was announced as a Melbourne City player on 6 September 2016, signing a two-year scholarship contract.<ref name="Crowley Joins City">{{cite web|title=City signs 19-year-old striker|url=http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/city-signs-19-year-old-striker/ws5ke52odd7l1gcik7spmfigg|website=Melbourne City FC|access-date=6 September 2016|archive-date=10 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910112151/http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/city-signs-19-year-old-striker/ws5ke52odd7l1gcik7spmfigg|url-status=dead}}</ref> Crowley was elevated to the first-team squad ahead of the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/melbourne-city-fc-signs-marcelo-carrusca-ahead-of-westfield-ffa-cup-quarter-final-elevates-braedyn-crowley-to-first-team-roster/an69fitv0fev1tng6sxktj3ed|title=Melbourne City FC signs Marcelo Carrusca ahead of Westfield FFA Cup Quarter Final, elevates Braedyn Crowley to first team roster|date=12 September 2017|work=Melbourne City FC}}</ref>
On 13 February 2018, Crowley and Melbourne City mutually terminated his contract, after four appearances for the club since joining in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/news/crowley-departs-melbourne-city-fc|title=Crowley departs Melbourne City FC|publisher=Melbourne City|date=13 February 2018}}</ref>
On 13 February 2018, Crowley was confirmed to have signed with FC Bulleen.
=== Lambton Jaffas === Crowley played his first league game for Lambton Jaffas against his former side, the Newcastle Jets Youth Side, a game in which he scored. He ended his first season at Lambton with 16 games and 9 goals. The next season, he improved his numbers significantly to 19 games and 15 goals, which included a hattrick against Valentine FC.
=== Maitland FC === Crowley switched from Lambton Jaffas to fellow National Premier Leagues Northern NSW side Maitland FC. Crowley scored 17 goals in 17 games for Maitland, which included a hattrick against Adamstown Rosebud FC. Crowley left at the end of the season to join National Premier Leagues Victoria side Bentleigh Greens.
=== Bentleigh Greens === Crowley scored 8 goals in 18 games for Bentleigh Greens as they finished 3rd in the suspended 2021 National Premier Leagues Victoria season.
=== Return to Maitland FC === Braedyn returned to Maitland for the 2022 National Premier Leagues Northern NSW season. In the third game of the season, Crowley scored 5 goals against Adamstown Rosebud FC. Later on in the season, he scored a hattrick against Newcastle Olympic FC. Braedyn added another hattrick against Adamstown, his third for the season. Two weeks later, he added his fourth hattrick of the season, this time, against Lake Macquarie City FC. Braedyn ended up finishing the season with 22 games and 28 goals in the league, as well as winning the leagues golden boot and making the team of the year. Furthermore, Maitland won the Minor Premiership and came runners up in the Grand Final. Across all comps for Maitland in 2022, Braedyn finished with 33 goals in 25 games, his most prolific season to date.
==Career statistics== {{updated|Matches Played 29th July 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Central Queensland |2013 | rowspan="3" |National Premier Leagues Queensland |15 |4 | - | - | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |N/A |15 |4 |- | rowspan="3" |Northern Fury |2013 |2||0|| -|| -|| 2||0 |- |2014 |24||17|| -|| -|| 24||17 |- ! colspan="2" |Northern Fury Total !26 !17 !0 !0 ! colspan="2" |N/A !26 !17 |- |Newcastle Jets FC Youth |2015 |National Premier Leagues Northern NSW |9||5||0||0 | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |N/A|| 9||5 |- | rowspan="3" |Newcastle Jets FC |2014/2015 | rowspan="2" |A-League Men||1||0||0||0|| 1||0 |- |2015/2016 |8||0||1||0|| 9||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Newcastle Jets Total !9 !0 !1 !0 ! colspan="2" |N/A !10 !0 |- |Northcote City FC |2016 |National Premier Leagues Victoria |19||13|| -|| - | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |N/A|| 19||13 |- | rowspan="3" |Melbourne City FC |2016/2017 | rowspan="2" |A-League Men |1||0||0||0|| 1||0 |- |2017/2018 |3||0||1||0|| 3||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Melbourne City FC !4 !0 !1 !0 ! colspan="2" |N/A !5 !0 |- |FC Bulleen Lions |2018 |National Premier Leagues Victoria |7||0|| 1|| - | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |N/A|| 8||0 |- | rowspan="3" |Lambton Jaffas FC |2018 | rowspan="2" |National Premier Leagues Northern NSW |16||9|| -|| -|| 16||9 |- |2019||19||15|| -|| -|| 19||15 |- ! colspan="2" |Lambton Jaffas Total !35 !24 !0 !0 ! colspan="2" |N/A !0 !0 |- |Maitland FC |2020 |National Premier Leagues Northern NSW |17||17|| -|| - | colspan="2" rowspan="5" |N/A|| 17||17 |- |Bentleigh Greens SC |2021 |National Premier Leagues Victoria |18||8|| -|| -|| 18||8 |- | rowspan="4" |Maitland FC |2022 | rowspan="3" |National Premier Leagues Northern NSW |22||28|| 3|| 5|| 25||33 |- |2023 |20 |28 | - | - |20 |28 |- |2024 |18 |14 | - | - |18 |14 |- ! colspan="2" |Maitland FC Total !77 !87 !3 !5 ! colspan="2" |N/A !80 !92 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total!! 219!! 158!! 6!! 5 ! colspan="2" |N/A!! 225!!163 |}
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