Brad Dunwell (born December 31, 1996) is an American soccer player who currently plays for

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Charlotte Independence Charlotte Independence is an American soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina that plays in the USL League One, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Independence currently play their home games at American Legion Memorial ...

Career

Youth and college

Dunwell played four years of

college soccer College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and the Philippines. The United Kingd ...

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the un ...

between 2015 and 2018, starting in all 91 games, scoring a single goal and tallying 14 assists. Led the Deacs to a 73-11-7 record in his four seasons, more wins than any other Division I program in that time. Dunwell received All-ACC athletic and academic honors every season along with United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team in 2018. While at college, Dunwell appeared for

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

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Michigan Bucks Flint City Bucks is an American association football, soccer team based in Flint, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club was founded in 1995 as the Mi ...

between 2015 and 2018. The Bucks finished first in the Great Lakes conference in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Dunwell won a PDL Championship with the Bucks in 2016 with a 16-2-0 record.

Professional

On January 14, 2019, Dunwell was selected 56th overall in the

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Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establi ...

. On March 8, 2019, Dunwell signed for Houston's

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Rio Grande Valley FC Rio Grande Valley FC, also known as RGVFC or Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, is an American semi-professional soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas operated by Lone Star, LLC. They joined the USL Championship in the 2016 season. The team served as a ...

. Dunwell was released by the Toros at the end of the season. On January 10, 2020, Dunwell signed with USL Championship side

Oklahoma City Energy Oklahoma City Energy Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The club is a member of the USL Championship, the second division of the American soccer league system. History Oklahoma City businessma ...

. Energy FC announced they would be suspending play for the 2022 USL Championship season. On January 21, 2022, Dunwell signed with Detroit City ahead of their inaugural

season. He left Detroit following their 2022 season. Dunwell signed with

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on February 21, 2023.

References

External links

Brad Dunwell - Men's Soccer
Wake Forest bio * 1996 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Houston Dynamo FC draft picks Flint City Bucks players Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players OKC Energy FC players Detroit City FC players Charlotte Independence players Soccer players from Michigan Sportspeople from Grand Rapids, Michigan USL Championship players USL League Two players Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players {{US-footy-midfielder-stub