Brian Schwake (born August 24, 2001) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for CD Castellón in the

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of Spain. He formerly played for

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side

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, and had loan spells at Edinburgh City and, latterly,

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Club career

Livingston FC

Signed by Livingston after a freshman college season at

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in his native United States. Schwake's first months in Scotland were complicated by the restrictions of the

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. He spent a loan spell with Linlithgow Rose in 2020, featuring in their run in the

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, and another loan with Edinburgh City in the 2021–22 season.

Edinburgh City (loan)

Schwake had a successful 2021–22 season on loan with Edinburgh City. He appeared in 34 league games with 125 saves, second to Craig Gordon for number of saves in the SPFL. He was named to SPFL Team of the Week on August 17, 2021, and again on March 15, 2022. Schwake played a key role in Edinburgh City's promotion to League 1, being named Man of the Match by BBC Alba for his saves in the second leg of the promotion play-off final. Schwake was named to SPFL League 2 Team of the Season for 2021–22.

Greenock Morton (loan)

On June 16, 2022, Livingston announced that Schwake had been loaned to

for the 2022–23 season. He was named to SPFL Team of the Round on 21 July 2022 and SPFL Team of the Week on 22 November 2022. Schwake is "highly accurate in possession, completing 73% of long passes." He ended the season with the joint most clean sheets at 11 and second for most saves. On 29 May 2023, Livingston announced Brian Schwake had been offered terms for a new contract but he declined, ending his tenure with the team.

CD Castellón

On 4 August 2023, CD Castellón announced an agreement with Schwake until June 2024. Since moving to Spain, he has been used as a 'cup goalkeeper', appearing only in

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matches. Schwake made his debut on 31 October in a 3–2 win after

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over Cacereño in the first round and another appearance in the second round as Castellón overcame

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2–1 on December 5. In his third Copa del Rey match against

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club and the previous season's runners-up

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on 7 January 2024, Schwake made ten saves and was named to Fútbol Total's Team of the Round (Osasuna eventually prevailed 1–0 after extra time). On 1 March 2024, CD Castellón announced they reached an agreement to renew the American goalkeeper until 2025.
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schwake, Brian 2001 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers Livingston F.C. players Linlithgow Rose F.C. players Edinburgh City F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Primera Federación players CD Castellón footballers American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland People from Mount Prospect, Illinois Soccer players from Cook County, Illinois DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Spain