{{short description|American soccer defender|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Brandon Curran | fullname = | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|10|13}} | birth_place = Papillion, Nebraska, United States | height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Defender | youthyears1 = 2001–2004 | youthclubs1 = Umass Lowell | years1 = 2002 | years2 = 2003–2005 | years3 = 2006–2008 | years4 = 2008 | clubs1 = Worcester Kings | clubs2 = New Hampshire Phantoms | clubs3 = Charleston Battery | clubs4 = → Wilmington Hammerheads ''(loan)'' | caps1 = | caps2 = 46 | caps3 = 49 | caps4 = 5 | goals1 = | goals2 = 3 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2003–2005 | managerclubs1 = UMass Lowell (assistant) | pcupdate = November 10, 2008 | ntupdate = }} '''Brandon Curran''' (born October 13, 1980, in Papillion, Nebraska) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division.
Curran attended UMass Lowell, playing on the men's soccer team from 1999 to 2002. He was a 2002 second team All American and finished his career ranked seventh on the school's all-time points list.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=II&yr=2002 |title=2002 All Americans |access-date=2008-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615003839/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=II&yr=2002 |archive-date=2011-06-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He graduated in 2003. He was inducted into the UMass Lowell Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.<ref>[http://www.goriverhawks.com/men/soccerMen/default.html 2008 UML Hall of Fame Inductee] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915181441/http://www.goriverhawks.com/men/soccerMen/default.html |date=September 15, 2008 }}</ref> Curran began playing for the Worcester Kings of the USL Professional Development League (PDL) in 2002 between his Junior and Senior year of college and then signed a professional contract with the New Hampshire Phantoms of the USL Second Division in 2003 at the end of his college career. In 2004, he played a handful of games on trial with the New England Revolution.<ref>[http://www.goriverhawks.com/men/soccerMen/alumni.html Dreams Coming True for UMass Lowell Soccer Alums] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509101258/http://www.goriverhawks.com/men/soccerMen/alumni.html |date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref> In 2005, he was a second team All Star.<ref>[http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/news.asp?id=232 2005 USL Second Division All League Team] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818072628/http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/news.asp?id=232 |date=August 18, 2007 }}</ref> In April 2006, Curran signed with the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division;<ref>[http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2006&id=240&page=1 Lazo Alavanja Returns for 2006] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018133927/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2006&id=240&page=1 |date=October 18, 2007 }}</ref> started 32 games and completed the season as the player with the most minutes played.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlestonbattery.com/stats_player.asp?year%3D2006A |title=Charleston Battery |accessdate=2008-11-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212210814/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/stats_player.asp?year=2006A |archivedate=2012-02-12 }} 2006 Battery</ref> In 2008, he went on loan for five games with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division.<ref>[http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/team_stats.asp 2008 Wilmington Hammerheads] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925182035/http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/team_stats.asp |date=September 25, 2008 }}</ref>
==Coach== In 2003, Curran became an assistant coach with UMass Lowell.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080507194718/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/team_roster.asp?pid=1647 Charleston Battery stats]
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