Brandon Neil Haunstrup (born 26 October 1996) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on N ...

Career

Portsmouth

Born in

Waterlooville Waterlooville is a market town in the Borough of Havant in Hampshire, England, approximately north northeast of Portsmouth. It is the largest town in the borough. The town has a population of about 64,350 and is surrounded by Purbrook, Blendwort ...

, Haunstrup progressed through

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

's youth categories. He was offered a two-year scholarship contract on 3 July 2013. On 7 January 2015, Haunstrup joined

Bognor Regis Town Bognor Regis Town Football Club is an English football club based in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Nicknamed 'The Rocks',the club is an FA Chartered Standard Community club affiliated to the Sussex County Football Association. They currently compe ...

on a youth experience loan. He made his debut for the club a day later, starting in a 3–4 away loss against

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; On 25 June 2015, Haunstrup signed a one-year professional deal with Portsmouth, being promoted to the main squad. He made his professional debut on 12 August, starting in a 2–1

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home win against

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. On 13 April 2016, his contract was extended until the summer of 2017. Having played against them in a pre-season friendly in July 2016, on 19 October 2016 it was announced that Haunstrup would join

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team

Sutton United Sutton United Football Club is a professional football club in Sutton, South London, England, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They play home games at Gander Green Lane in Sutton about 11 miles sout ...

on loan for one month. On 22 October, Haunstrup made his first appearance for Sutton as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against

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. He made his first full appearance for Sutton three days later on 25 October, in a 2–2 draw at home against

Maidstone United Maidstone United Football Club is a professional football club based in Maidstone, Kent, England. The team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league system. The current club filled the void left by the ol ...

. On 8 June 2017, Haunstrup signed a new one-year contract at Pompey with the club holding an option for a further 12 months. At the end of the 2017–18 season, the club took up the option and extended his contract for a further year. Following a successful breakthrough season, in which he made 20 appearances in all competitions, the club further rewarded Haunstrup with a new two-year contract, running until the summer of 2020.

Kilmarnock

On 22 July 2020,

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side

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

announced that they had signed Haunstrup on a two-year deal.

Cambridge United

On 6 July 2022, Haunstrup returned to England to join League One club

on a two-year deal.

Career statistics

Honours

Portsmouth *

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2016-17 16-17 is a band from Basel, Switzerland. Their music combines punk rock, hardcore punk, jazz and industrial music. Biography 16-17 was founded in 1983 by Alex Buess, Knut Remond and Markus Kneubühler. When the group played its first conc ...

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: 2018–19

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haunstrup, Brandon 1996 births Living people People from Waterlooville English footballers Association football fullbacks Isthmian League players Portsmouth F.C. players Bognor Regis Town F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Scottish Professional Football League players English people of Danish descent