Freddie Braun (born May 13, 1988, in

Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Royal Oak is about north of Detroit's city limits. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 57,236. Royal Oak is located along t ...

) is an American soccer player who currently plays for

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in the

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Career

College and amateur

Braun grew up in

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, attended Rochester High School, and played club soccer for the Michigan Wolves before going on to play four years of

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at the

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. As a senior in 2009 he captained the Cardinals to a 13–3–4 record and a third consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. Braun was the team's second-leading scorer in 2009, recording eight goals and four assists in his senior campaign, and finished his collegiate career with 11 goals and five assists in 81 games. During his college years Braun also played for

Chicago Fire Premier Chicago Fire U-23 was an American soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 2001, the team last played in the PDL, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. They last played in 2016, choosing to leave the PDL. The ...

in the

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. Upon the completion of his senior college season, he was one of 62 collegiate players invited to participate in the 2010 MLS Player Combine, but was not drafted; having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, Braun instead decided to return to the PDL, and signed for the

Portland Timbers U23s Capital FC is an American soccer team based in Salem, Oregon, United States. Although founded in 2008 as part of the development system for the Portland Timbers USSF D2 organization, beginning in 2011 they were part of the development system f ...

as an overage player. He helped Portland to a perfect 16–0–0 season and the PDL National Championship in 2010, and was selected to the PDL All-League team.

Professional

After training with the team throughout pre-season, Braun signed with the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer on February 17, 2011. He made his professional debut on May 3, 2011, in a 1–0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes in the

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. Braun was released by Portland on November 19, 2012. Braun signed with

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club Orlando City on March 8, 2013.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Braun, Freddie 1988 births Living people American soccer players Louisville Cardinals men's soccer players Chicago Fire U-23 players Capital FC players Portland Timbers players Orlando City SC (2010–2014) players San Antonio Scorpions players Sportspeople from Royal Oak, Michigan Soccer players from Michigan USL League Two players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Association football midfielders