{{short description|American soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Brandon Fricke | image = BFrickesoccerselfie.jpg | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|22}} | birth_place = Grimes, Iowa, United States | height = 6 ft 1 in | position = Defender | currentclub = Greenville Triumph | clubnumber = 5 | youthyears1 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs1 = Kansas City Wizards | collegeyears1 = 2011–2014 | college1 = Butler Bulldogs | collegecaps1 = 71 | collegegoals1 = 6 | years1 = 2010–2014 | clubs1 = Des Moines Menace | caps1 = 48 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2015 | clubs2 = Charlotte Independence | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2016 | clubs3 = Nybro IF | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2017 | clubs4 = Des Moines Menace | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2017 | clubs5 = Nybro IF | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2018 | clubs6 = Des Moines Menace | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2019 | clubs7 = Lansing Ignite | caps7 = 27 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2020– | clubs8 = Greenville Triumph | caps8 = 144 | goals8 = 4 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = | pcupdate = October 31, 2025 | ntupdate = }}

'''Brandon Fricke''' (born March 22, 1992) is an American soccer player who plays for Greenville Triumph SC in USL League One. He is the 2020 USL League One defender of the year.

==Career==

===College and amateur=== Born in Grimes, Iowa, Fricke played fours years of college soccer at Butler University between 2011 and 2014, also including a red-shirted year in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://butlersports.com/sports/m-soccer/2014-15/bios/fricke_brandon_unhj |title=Brandon Fricke - Butler |accessdate=2015-09-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305215842/http://butlersports.com/sports/m-soccer/2014-15/bios/fricke_brandon_unhj |archivedate=2016-03-05 }}</ref>

While at college, Fricke also appeared for USL PDL club Des Moines Menace from 2010 to 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2014/22322.html#STATS |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2015-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130709/http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2014/22322.html#STATS#STATS |archive-date=2015-04-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2013/22322.html#STATS |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2015-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110454/http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2013/22322.html#STATS#STATS |archive-date=2015-04-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2012/22322.html#STATS |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2015-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143410/http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2012/22322.html#STATS#STATS |archive-date=2015-04-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2011/22322.html#STATS]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://www.uslpdl.com/teams/2010/22322.html#STATS]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Professional=== On January 20, 2015, Fricke was drafted 83rd overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Colorado Rapids.<ref>[http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-soccer/2014-15/releases/20150121dhx5kx]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Fricke was not signed by Colorado, but joined their United Soccer League affiliate side Charlotte Independence on February 18, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.crowntownsoccer.com/charlotte-signs-rapids-draftee-brandon-fricke/# |title=Charlotte Signs Rapids Draftee Brandon Fricke &#124; Crown Town Soccer |access-date=2015-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628171410/http://www.crowntownsoccer.com/charlotte-signs-rapids-draftee-brandon-fricke/# |archive-date=2015-06-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Fricke played the 2016 and 2017 seasons in Sweden, with two more stints with the Menace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://front.svenskafans.com/varlden/intervju-med-brandon-fricke-amerikansk-forsvarare-med-forflutet-i-nybro-if-604803.aspx|title=Intervju med Brandon Fricke, amerikansk försvarare med förflutet i Nybro IF - Major League Soccer - USA - Nordamerika &#124; SvenskaFans.com|website=front.svenskafans.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.menacesoccer.com/news/index.html?article_id=923|title=7 facts about Brandon Fricke|website=www.menacesoccer.com}}</ref>

Fricke joined Lansing Ignite on January 24, 2019, ahead of the inaugural USL League One season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Defender Brandon Fricke Joins Lansing Ignite |url=https://www.lansingignite.com/news_article/show/987496 |website=LansingIgnite.com |accessdate=January 24, 2019 |language=en-us |date=January 24, 2019}}</ref>

Lansing Ignite folded following the 2019 season, leading Fricke to sign with Greenville Triumph of USL League One.<ref>{{cite web |title=Triumph Sign Former Lansing Captain |url=https://www.greenvilletriumph.com/news_article/show/1068433 |website=GreenvilleTriumph.com |accessdate=3 December 2019}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{USL League One player|brandon-fricke}} * {{Soccerway|brandon-fricke/297266}}

{{Greenville Triumph SC squad}}

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