Adam Braz

Adam Braz

Personal information
Full name	Adam Braz
Date of birth	June 7, 1981 (1981-06-07) (age 28)
Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Montreal Impact
Number	3
Youth career
1999–2001	Fairfield Stags
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002	Montreal Impact	20	(0)
2003	Västerås SK	26	(0)
2004–2006	Montreal Impact	62	(0)
2007	Toronto FC	13	(0)
2008–present	Montreal Impact	41	(0)
National team‡
2004–2007	Canada	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 May 2009

Adam Braz (born June 7, 1981 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Montreal Impact in the USL First Division.

Career

College

Braz played for college soccer at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut from 1999 to 2001. In 2000, Braz was a first team all-MAAC defender and helped the Stags earn a No. 15 national ranking.^[1]

Professional

A tall defender, Braz signed for the Montreal Impact in 2002 and played an important role in the Impact defense helping the team make the playoffs. In 2003, Braz signed for Västerås SK of the Swedish Second Division, where he failed to earn a regular spot. Braz returned to Montreal in 2004 and helped the Impact win the USL First Division Championship. A year later, Braz continued to be strong in the Montreal defense.

Braz was one of the first players to sign with MLS expansion franchise Toronto FC in the 2006-07 soccer offseason and made his MLS debut in Toronto FC's first game, a 2-0 loss to Chivas USA. Braz was transferred back to the Montreal Impact at the end of the 2007 season.

International

Braz made his debut for Canada in a January 2004 friendly match against Barbados and, by December 2009, has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. In July 2005, Braz's hard work paid off when he was invited to play for Canada in the Gold Cup, where he played in all three games. After the Gold Cup, Braz become a mainstay in the Canadian defense.

He has not played an international game since June 2007 however.

Honors

Montreal Impact

• USL First Division Championship (2): 2004, 2009

External links

• Player profile - CanadaSoccer
• Montreal Impact bio
• MLS player profile
• Career stats - National Football Teams

References

v • d • e Canada squad – 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Sutton • 2 Braz • 3 Pozniak • 4 McKenna • 5 Gervais • 6 Bernier • 7 Hume • 8 Serioux • 9 Gerba • 10 Occean • 11 Brennan • 12 Grande • 13 Hutchinson • 14 De Rosario • 15 Simpson • 16 Leduc • 17 Peters • 18 Dodds • 19 Franks • Coach: Yallop

v • d • e Canada squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Sutton • 2 Braz • 3 Jazić • 4 Reda • 5 Hainault • 6 de Guzman • 7 Stalteri • 8 Harmse • 9 Friend • 10 Gerba • 11 Hastings • 12 Gervais • 13 Hutchinson • 14 De Rosario • 15 Bernier • 16 Nash • 17 Hume • 18 Nakajima • 19 Ribeiro • 20 Pozniak • 21 Ledgerwood • 22 Onstad • 23 Giacomi • Coach: Hart