Brendan Hines-Ike (born November 30, 1994) is an American professional

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player who plays as a defender.

Youth and college

Hines-Ike started out playing as a forward when he was a kid. He played for his local club named Chivas Denver and credits many of his early successes to them. After playing for two more different clubs he was recruited to join his older brother in the youth ranks of

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side Chivas USA. Hines-Ike played for the Chivas USA U-18 team from 2011 to 2012, as team captain he led the team with 25 matches started, playing the most minutes on the squad. Hines-Ike signed a pro deal after playing for Chivas USA youth academy and college thereafter. Hines-Ike then went on to play in college where he spent three years with Creighton Bluejays going to one College Cup and one Elite Eight. Hines-Ike trained with MLS Club Chivas USA Reserves and first team during summer offseason as well as captained Chivas USA U-23 PDL team. Selected as one of two team captains to start the season at USF, the 21-year-old started all 20 games in his first and only season as a Bull. He was named to the American Athletic Conference First Team, recording two goals on the season. In 2013, he was also named to the All-Big East Second Team while at Creighton. From there he went on to play one season with South Florida Bulls before signing with

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club Örebro SK before the start of the

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season.

Club career

Örebro SK

After signing a four-year contract with Örebro, Hines-Ike was drafted by the Montreal Impact in the third round of the

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. Hines-Ike made his full professional debut in the

against Djurgården on April 3, 2016. Hines-Ike scored his first professional goal in the 69th minute in a 3:2 win against

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. On October 2, 2016, Hines-Ike recorded his first professional assist in a loss against Djurgården.

K.V. Kortrijk

In July 2018, Hines-Ike was transferred to

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. The fee was reportedly set at $750,000, making it the biggest sale in the history of Örebro SK and biggest purchase of KV Kortrijk's. On August 25, 2018, Hines-Ike recorded his first Jupiler Pro League assist for K.V. Kortrijk in the 9th minute against

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. On September 2, 2018, Hines-Ike recorded his first multi-assist game against

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tallying two assists. On April 2, 2019, Hines-Ike recorded his first career Jupiler Pro League playoff goal scoring in the 57th minute against Waasland-Beveren.

D.C. United

On March 8, 2021, Hines-Ike joined

club

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on loan for the

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season. In his MLS debut, Hines-Ike scored in the 2–1 win over New York City FC. On January 4, 2022, D.C. United made Hines-Ike's move to the club permanent for around $800,000.

International career

Hines-Ike played in five United States men's national under-18 soccer team training camps throughout the 2011–12 season. Hines-Ike is in the process of obtaining an Irish passport as his grandparents were Irish. The Football Association of Ireland are interested in him.

References

External links

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Creighton profileSouth Florida profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hines-Ike, Brendan 1994 births Living people Allsvenskan players American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Belgium American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Men's association football defenders Belgian Pro League players Creighton Bluejays men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden K.V. Kortrijk players D.C. United players CF Montréal draft picks Ocean City Nor'easters players Örebro SK players South Florida Bulls men's soccer players USL League Two players Soccer players from Denver Major League Soccer players