Brian Roberts (soccer)

For other people named Brian Roberts, see Brian Roberts (disambiguation).

Brian Roberts (born August 28, 1982, in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American soccer defender who played for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer.

Brian Roberts

Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-08-28) August 28, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Los Angeles, CA, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2000–03	Yale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004	Minnesota Thunder	16	(0)
2005–06	Kansas City Wizards	12	(0)
Managerial career
2007–	Chicago Fire NPSL
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Player

Roberts played college soccer at Yale University from 2000 to 2003; as a sophomore and a junior, he was named second-team All-Ivy, and as a senior he was named to the first team. In addition, he started every Yale game during his four-year career at the school.

Upon graduating, Roberts went undrafted, but was signed as a developmental player by the Wizards. The team promptly loaned him to the A-League's Minnesota Thunder, where he spent all of the 2004 season. With the Thunder, he appeared in 16 games, playing 1172 minutes from a fullback position, garnering one assist.

Administrative

Following the 2006 season, Roberts retired as a player and joined the Wizards front office as an executive for youth sales.^[1]