Brandon Ward (born December 11, 1972) is a retired U.S.

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who played one season in

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as well as the

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and National Professional Soccer League. Ward attended the

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, playing on the men's soccer team from 1991 to 1994. In his senior season, the Hoosiers went to the

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only to lose to the

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. Various sources place Ward with three different teams during 1995, the

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and

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. On February 7, 1996, the

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selected Ward in the sixth round (fifty-first overall) of the

1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft The MLS Inaugural Player Draft, held before Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United State ...

. He played six games for the Crew before being released. He then joined the St. Louis Ambush in the National Professional Soccer League. He spent two seasons with the Ambush before being again being drafted by the Crew, this time in the first round of the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft. The Crew released him on April 1, 1998 before Ward played a game. He then signed with the

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of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Brandon Living people 1972 births American soccer players Chicago Sockers players Columbus Crew players Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer players Major League Soccer players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players St. Louis Ambush (1992–2000) players A-League (1995–2004) players Columbus Crew draft picks Association football midfielders