Brian White (born February 3, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on March ...

Youth and college soccer

White grew up in

Flemington, New Jersey Flemington is a borough in and the county seat of Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Hunterdon Central Regional High School Hunterdon Central Regional High School is a comprehensive, four-year public high school, and regional school district that serves students from five municipalities in east central Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. Students hail from ...

and played youth soccer for Players Development Academy (PDA) for nine years. He also played college soccer for four years at Duke University. While with Duke he scored 23 goals in 73 matches. White also played for the

New York Red Bulls U-23 The New York Red Bulls U-23 is an American soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2009, the team plays in USL League Two, a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. It is part of the official Dev ...

in the Premier Development League (PDL), where he scored 21 goals in 25 appearances. At the conclusion of the 2017 PDL season White was named league MVP and captured the Golden Boot award as he helped lead the team to the PDL Regular Season title.

Career

New York Red Bulls

On January 19, 2018, White was drafted in the first round of the

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, by

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. On March 15, 2018, White signed his first professional contract with

New York Red Bulls II New York Red Bulls II is an American professional soccer team based in Montclair, New Jersey. They are the reserve team of the New York Red Bulls and play in MLS Next Pro, the third tier in the American soccer pyramid. History Red Bull New Yor ...

. He made his professional debut on March 17, 2018 for

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side New York Red Bulls II, starting in a 2–1 win over

Toronto FC II Toronto FC II is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, who play in MLS Next Pro, a third tier league of the United States soccer league system. It is the reserve team and minor league affiliate of Toronto FC as well a ...

. White scored his first goal as a professional on March 24, 2018 in a 3–1 loss to

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. On March 31, 2018 White scored the opening goal of the match on a penalty kick and assisted on two other goals in New York's 5–2 victory over

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. On April 14, 2018 White scored two goals in a 5–0 victory over

Tampa Bay Rowdies The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Championship in the second tie ...

. On August 4, 2018 it was announced that White had signed an MLS contract with New York Red Bulls, earning promotion to the first team after scoring eight goals and recording five assists in 22 matches with Red Bulls II. On August 29, 2018, White made his first start for New York Red Bulls, scoring the lone goal in a 1–0 victory over Houston Dynamo. During the 2019 season he was loaned to New York Red Bulls II and on March 24, 2019 scored his first goal of the season in a 1–1 draw with

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. He was recalled to the first team and due to injuries to starter

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he became a regular for New York during the 2019 season as he appeared in 21 games and scored nine goals. During the 2020 season White appeared in 19 matches scoring a team high six goals. He tallied late-match equalizers in consecutive games against Orlando City on October 18 and Chicago Fire on October 24. White was named New York Red Bulls Offensive Player of the Year for the 2020 season on December 21, 2020.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

On June 2, 2021, White was traded to

in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money and a possible additional $100,000 in conditional General Allocation Money.

Career statistics

Club

Honors

New York Red Bulls *

MLS Supporters' Shield The Supporters' Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system. The Supporters' Shield has been annually awarded at the MLS Supporters' Summit since ...

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Vancouver Whitecaps * Canadian Championship:

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References

External links

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Duke Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Brian 1996 births Living people American soccer players Hunterdon Central Regional High School alumni People from Flemington, New Jersey Soccer players from New Jersey Sportspeople from Hunterdon County, New Jersey USL League Two players Duke Blue Devils men's soccer players New York Red Bulls draft picks New York Red Bulls II players New York Red Bulls players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players USL Championship players Association football forwards Major League Soccer players Expatriate soccer players in Canada