Brek Shea

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Brek Shea
Shea with the United States in 2013
Personal information
Full name Dane Brekken Shea[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-28) February 28, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth College Station, Texas, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s)
left-back
Youth career
2005 Texans SC
2005–2007
IMG Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 FC Dallas 98 (19)
2013–2014 Stoke City 3 (0)
2014 → Barnsley (loan) 8 (0)
2014 → Birmingham City (loan) 6 (0)
2015–2016 Orlando City SC 46 (3)
2017–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 53 (7)
2019 Atlanta United FC 19 (0)
2020–2022 Inter Miami CF 47 (6)
2022 Inter Miami II 1 (0)
Total 281 (35)
International career
2005–2007 United States U17 24 (18)
2007–2009 United States U20 24 (17)
2012 United States U23 3 (0)
2010–2015 United States 34 (4)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013
Runner-up
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
 2009
Men's Soccer
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dane Brekken "Brek" Shea (born February 28, 1990) is an American former professional

left-back
.

Shea began his career with Major League Soccer team FC Dallas after playing in the IMG Academy. He made his debut during the 2008 season and helped Dallas reach the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2010 and 2011. In January 2013, Shea joined English Premier League side Stoke City for a fee of £2.5 million. Shea failed to make an impact at Stoke and after spending time on loan at Barnsley and Birmingham City he joined Orlando City SC in December 2014. Shea was traded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2017. Shea was signed by Atlanta United FC as a free agent for the 2019 season.

Early career

While in school in Texas, Shea won four consecutive state championships playing for the Texans SC youth soccer organization in Houston, Texas. He attended

U.S. Soccer's youth residency program, and later went to train with Bolton Wanderers in England in October 2007.[2][3]

Club career

FC Dallas

Brek Shea playing for FC Dallas

Shea did not play

Los Angeles Galaxy. Shea spent his first two seasons with the club playing as a utility man, including spells as a striker, a central midfielder and as a defender. He eventually settled in at left winger during the 2010 MLS season. Shea scored his first professional goal on May 15 against the Philadelphia Union
.

During the 2010 Season, Shea finished seventh on the team in minutes played (1,797) and made a career high 25 regular season appearances, ending the season with five goals and four assists, as well as having 2 assists in four playoff games. Shea graduated from the MLS Generation Adidas program at the end of the 2010 season.[4] After playing left midfield during a Generation Adidas trip to Spain, Shea started the 2011 season at center-back, with manager Schellas Hyndman saying he found Shea's talents better used there.[5]

During a match against

CONCACAF Champions League match. During a match against Sporting Kansas City Brek Shea helped Dallas rally back from 2–0 down to win 3–2, with two crosses in the final two minutes, to Maicon Santos and Bobby Warshaw respectively. Following the end of the 2011 MLS campaign, where Shea was an MVP nominee.[8] On November 10, 2011, it was announced that Shea would spend a month of his offseason training under manager Arsène Wenger at Arsenal.[9][10]

Shea would have a disappointing follow up to his successful 2011 campaign, only netting three goals in the 2012 FC Dallas season mired by injury problems. It was announced in November 2012 that Shea would be out an estimated three months following surgery for the removal of a bone in his right foot.[11] In January 2013 Shea joined English side Stoke City on a week-long trial.[12] However, he failed to arrive in England after negotiations between MLS and Stoke broke down.[13] On January 28, MLS accepted an improved offer from Stoke.[14]

Stoke City

Shea joined English

2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, Shea joined up with the Stoke squad on their pre-season tour of the United States and played against the Philadelphia Union where he scored in a 2–0 victory. He also picked up a knee injury which saw him miss the start of the 2013–14 season.[19]

Shea joined

Huddersfield Town.[22][23]

Having played no competitive club soccer since returning to Stoke, Shea joined Championship club Birmingham City on September 11, 2014, on loan for three months.[24] He went straight into the starting eleven for the next match, at home to Leeds United, and provided the pass from which Wes Thomas scored the opening goal. Shea lasted 67 minutes; the match finished 1–1.[25] He played six times for Birmingham before returning to Stoke.[26]

Orlando City

Houston Dynamo
during the 2015 season

On December 19, 2014 Shea returned to the United States, joining Major League Soccer side Orlando City SC,[27] an expansion team looking for a veteran presence to guide them in their first MLS season.

On Wednesday February 25, 2015, Shea scored his first goal with Orlando City against the

Kakà. The game ended after only 28 minutes of play because of inclement weather. Shea scored his first MLS goal with Orlando against the Portland Timbers on April 3, 2016, after a one-two play with Kaká, scoring a left-footed curler to the far post.[28]

During his tenure with Orlando, Brek often found himself playing left back. Shortly before new head coach Jason Kreis took over, Shea made consecutive appearances as a winger, a position that utilized his speed and height and a position that he felt more comfortable in.[29]

Vancouver Whitecaps

On February 27, 2017 Shea joined

Houston Dynamo
.

Shea was released by Vancouver at the end of their 2018 season.[32]

Atlanta United

Shea signed with Atlanta United FC ahead of the 2019 season.[33]

Inter Miami

Shea initially trained and rehabilitated from injury with Miami's

Fort Lauderdale CF, however, on June 25, 2020 he signed with Inter Miami CF. Shea scored his first goal for the side—a tying goal, in the 65th minute—on September 12 in a 2–1 loss against Orlando City.[34][35]
He was out of contract at the end of the 2021 season.[36]

On May 4, 2023, Shea announced his retirement from professional soccer alongside former teammate Geoff Cameron. The duo plan to participate in The Soccer Tournament, a pro–am seven-a-side tournament.[37]

International career

Brek Shea with U.S. national team

Shea was a member of the United States residency program in Bradenton, Florida, and played extensively for the Under-17 team during that time. He later moved on to the Under-20 national team, whom he has represented most recently at the 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He received his first call-up to the senior national team at the age of eighteen, when he was called in late for a second round World Cup qualifier on June 18, 2008, at Barbados.[38][39]

In September 2010, he was called up for an October friendly against Colombia. Shea earned his first international cap playing the first half of the 0–0 draw and in the process became the first player born in the 1990s to make an appearance for the full United States national team.[40][41]

Shea received his third call-up and his second cap when he joined Eric Alexander, Zach Loyd, and Ugo Ihemelu, making FC Dallas the most-represented MLS team at the January 2011 United States national team camp. Shea started the January 22, 2011 match against Chile, playing 60 minutes.[42]

Under new United States national team head coach Jürgen Klinsmann, Shea was named as one of seven midfielders for a friendly match against Mexico on August 10, 2011 in Philadelphia. In the 60th minute, Shea came on as a substitute for Jermaine Jones and recorded his first international assist on the equalizing goal from Robbie Rogers.[43]

After a six-month rough patch during his 2012 campaign, Shea made his return to the United States national team for a friendly against Mexico on August 15, 2012. Shea came on in the 78th minute as a substitute for

final as the United States beat Panama 1–0.[45]

International goals

Scores and results list the United States's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. July 16, 2013
Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States
  Costa Rica
1–0
1–0
 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup [1]
2. July 28, 2013 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States  Panama
1–0
1–0
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
 [2]
3. January 28, 2015 Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile  Chile
1–0
2–3
 Friendly [3]
4. March 31, 2015 Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland   Switzerland
1–0
1–1
 [4]

Personal life

Shea was born in College Station, Texas, the third son of Charles and Kirsten. He also has two younger sisters.[2] Shea attended Brazos Christian School[citation needed] and the freshman year at Bryan High School in Bryan, Texas. He then moved to the U.S. Residency in Bradenton, Florida, where he graduated from Edison Academy.[2]

During Shea's personal time he often paints. In 2011, ten of his abstract paintings raised nearly $10,000 at auction in Plano, Texas, in aid of the FC Dallas Foundation's support program for disadvantaged young people.[46]

On September 23, 2015, Shea's long-time girlfriend, Carling, gave birth to their daughter, Phoenix Shea.[47][48]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Dallas 2008[2][49] Major League Soccer 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
2009[2][50] Major League Soccer 19 0 — — — 19 0
2010[2][51] Major League Soccer 25 5 1 0 4 0 — 30 5
2011[2][52] Major League Soccer 31 11 3 0 1 0 6 0 41 11
2012[2][52] Major League Soccer 21 3 — — — 21 3
Total 98 19 5 0 5 0 6 0 114 19
Stoke City 2012–13[53] Premier League 2 0 — — — 2 0
2013–14[54] Premier League 1 0 — 2 0 — 3 0
2014–15[55] Premier League 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 3 0 — 2 0 — 5 0
Barnsley (loan) 2013–14[54] Championship 8 0 — — — 8 0
Birmingham City (loan) 2014–15[55] Championship 6 0 — — — 6 0
Orlando City SC 2015[2] Major League Soccer 19 0 — — — 19 0
2016[2] Major League Soccer 27 3 1 0 — — 28 3
Total 46 3 1 0 — — 47 3
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2017[2] Major League Soccer 25 4 2 0 — 3 1 30 5
2018[2] Major League Soccer 28 3 4 1 3 1 — 35 5
Total 53 7 6 1 3 1 3 1 65 10
Atlanta United FC 2019[2] Major League Soccer 19 0 — — 2 0 21 0
Inter Miami CF 2020[2] Major League Soccer 13 4 — — — 13 4
2021[2] Major League Soccer 30 2 — — — 30 2
2022[2] Major League Soccer 4 0 — — — 4 0
Total 47 6 — — — 47 6
Inter Miami CF II 2022 MLS Next Pro 1 0 — — — 1 0
Career total 281 35 12 1 10 1 11 1 314 38

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[56]
National team Year Apps Goals
United States
2010 1 0
2011 8 0
2012 6 0
2013 10 2
2014 2 0
2015 7 2
Total 34 4

Honors

United States

Individual

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