# Brian Span

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American soccer player (born 1992)

Brian "Cobi" Span Span with IFK Mariehamn Personal information Full name Brian Matthew Span Jackson[1] Date of birth (1992-02-23) February 23, 1992 (age 34) Place of birth Somers, New York, United States Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Position Midfielder Youth career 2003–2010 FC Westchester College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 2010–2011 Virginia Cavaliers 41 (12) Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2011 Reading United 5 (1) 2012–2013 Djurgårdens IF 14 (1) 2014 FC Dallas 0 (0) 2014 → Orlando City (loan) 19 (3) 2015–2017 IFK Mariehamn 96 (10) 2018–2021 Västerås SK 96 (10) 2022–2023 Haninge 25 (8) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of January 1, 2023

**Brian "Cobi" Span** (born February 23, 1992) is a retired American professional [soccer](/source/Association_football) player who last played for Swedish club [Haninge](/source/IFK_Haninge).

## Club career

Span started out playing for FC Westchester as a youth player at age twelve.[2] He stayed there for seven years[3] and then went on to play two years of college soccer at the University of Virginia, scoring 12 goals and registering 8 assists during that time.

During the summer of 2011 he trained in Europe with German club [TSG 1899 Hoffenheim](/source/TSG_1899_Hoffenheim) and [Örebro SK](/source/%C3%96rebro_SK) in Sweden.[4] After his sophomore season that autumn, the winger felt ready to go professional but [MLS](/source/Major_League_Soccer) did not offer him a [Generation Adidas](/source/Generation_Adidas) contract. Instead, the North Salem native signed a two-year deal with [Djurgårdens IF](/source/Djurg%C3%A5rdens_IF_Fotboll) in Swedish [Allsvenskan](/source/Allsvenskan).[5]

### Djurgårdens IF

Span made his debut on May 20, 2012. He came on at the 65th minute, replacing Ricardo Santos, and played the rest of the match.[6] Three days later he scored his first professional goal in his first game as a starter to equalize 1–1 against [Helsingborgs IF](/source/Helsingborgs_IF).[7] Span's contract was not renewed following the 2013 season.[8]

### FC Dallas

On January 8, 2014, Span signed a contract with [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer) and was allocated via a weighted lottery with [FC Dallas](/source/FC_Dallas), [Chicago Fire](/source/Chicago_Fire_Soccer_Club), [San Jose Earthquakes](/source/San_Jose_Earthquakes), [New England Revolution](/source/New_England_Revolution) and [Real Salt Lake](/source/Real_Salt_Lake) participating.[9] FC Dallas acquired Span on January 9 in the weighted lottery.[10]

Span was waived by Dallas on February 5, 2015.[11]

### Orlando City

Span was loaned to [USL Pro](/source/USL_Pro) club [Orlando City](/source/Orlando_City_SC_(2010%E2%80%932014)) on April 2, 2014.[12]

## International career

While not a recent national team participant, Span was a member of the U17 residency program in Bradenton, Florida.[13]

In 2020, Span expressed his intention to play for the [Costa Rica national team](/source/Costa_Rica_national_football_team), motivated by his maternal family, who are relatives to Costa Rican legend [Juan Cayasso](/source/Juan_Cayasso).[14]

## Honors

**IFK Mariehamn**

- [Veikkausliiga](/source/Veikkausliiga): [2016](/source/2016_Veikkausliiga)

- [Finnish Cup](/source/Finnish_Cup): [2015](/source/2015_Finnish_Cup)

**Västerås SK**

- [Division 1 Norra](/source/Division_1_Norra): 2018

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Brian Span](https://int.soccerway.com/players/brian-span/193180/) at Soccerway

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["FCW Alum Cobi Span Scores His First Professional Goal in Europe"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140109210737/http://www.fcwestchester.com/home/629409.html). fcwestchester.com. May 23, 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.fcwestchester.com/home/629409.html) on January 9, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["HOW SWEDE IT IS Ex-FC Westchester standout Span scores his first goal in Sweden"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120529040710/http://bigapplesoccer.com/youth/youth2.php?article_id=30446). bigapplesoccer.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/youth/youth2.php?article_id=30446) on May 29, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Brian Span klar för Djurgården"](http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/Brian-Span-klar-for-Djurgarden-428080.aspx). svenskafans.com. December 20, 2011. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130516072238/http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/Brian-Span-klar-for-Djurgarden-428080.aspx) from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["YAX: SPAN READY TO BOOST DJURGARDEN"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120119225703/http://yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=content&id=8674). yanks-abroad.com. January 6, 2012. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["BK Hacken vs Djurgardens IF RR match report"](http://www.everysport.com/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan-herr/allsvenskan/event/2012-05-20/bk-hcken-djurgrdens-if-ff/36572570) (in Swedish). everysport.com. May 20, 2012. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120523122738/http://www.everysport.com/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan-herr/allsvenskan/event/2012-05-20/bk-hcken-djurgrdens-if-ff/36572570) from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["American Exports: Parkhurst claims title in Denmark"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140901212423/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/05/23/american-exports-parkhurst-claims-title-denmark). Archived from [the original](http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/05/23/american-exports-parkhurst-claims-title-denmark) on September 1, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Förändringar i spelartruppen"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131018010422/http://dif.se/2013/10/17/forandringar-i-spelartruppen/) (in Swedish). dif.se. October 17, 2013. Archived from [the original](http://dif.se/2013/10/17/forandringar-i-spelartruppen/) on October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Midfielder Brian "Cobi" Span signs with MLS, weighted lottery scheduled for Thursday"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140110055839/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/01/08/midfielder-brian-cobi-span-signs-mls-weighted-lottery-scheduled-thursday). *MLSsoccer.com*. Major League Soccer. January 8, 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/01/08/midfielder-brian-cobi-span-signs-mls-weighted-lottery-scheduled-thursday) on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["FC Dallas lands former University of Virginia midfielder Brian Span in weighted lottery"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150929000117/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2014/01/fc-dallas-lands-former-university-virginia-forward-brian-span-weighted-lottery). *FC Dallas*. FC Dallas Media Services. January 9, 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2014/01/fc-dallas-lands-former-university-virginia-forward-brian-span-weighted-lottery) on September 29, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["FC Dallas waives 22-year-old midfielder Brian "Cobi" Span | FC Dallas"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150206020019/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2015/02/fc-dallas-waives-22-year-old-midfielder-brian-cobi-span). Archived from [the original](http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2015/02/fc-dallas-waives-22-year-old-midfielder-brian-cobi-span) on February 6, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["United Soccer Leagues (USL)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092035/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/799037.html). Archived from [the original](http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/799037.html) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Residency Program"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140325214252/http://www.ussoccer.com/teams/youth/us-under17-men/residency.aspx). ussoccer.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.ussoccer.com/teams/youth/us-under17-men/residency.aspx) on March 25, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Castillo, Luis Felipe (October 22, 2020). ["Brian Span: El legionario que no habla español y sueña con jugar con La Sele"](https://amprensa.com/2020/10/brian-span-el-legionario-que-no-habla-espanol-y-suena-con-jugar-con-la-sele/). *AMPrensa.com* (in Spanish). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210718055104/https://amprensa.com/2020/10/brian-span-el-legionario-que-no-habla-espanol-y-suena-con-jugar-con-la-sele/) from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

## External links

Media related to [Brian Span](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Brian_Span) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Brian Span](https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/brian-span) at [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer)

- [Brian Span](https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/de2a14f0-f6c8-42ce-b8fa-1ce6a40b7334/) at the [Swedish Football Association](/source/Swedish_Football_Association) (in Swedish)

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