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Brian "Cobi" Span
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Span with IFK Mariehamn
Personal information
Full name Brian Matthew Span Jackson
Date of birth (1992-02-23) February 23, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Somers, New York, United States
Height 1.88 m
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2010 FC Westchester
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Reading United 5 (1)
2012–2013 Djurgårdens IF 14 (1)
2014 FC Dallas 0 (0)
2014 → Orlando City (loan) 19 (3)
2015–2017 IFK Mariehamn 96 (10)
2018–2021 Västerås SK 96 (10)
2022–2023 Haninge 25 (8)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 1, 2023.
† Appearances (Goals).

Brian "Cobi" Span (born February 23, 1992) is a retired American professional soccer player who last played for Swedish club Haninge.

Club career

Span started out playing for FC Westchester as a youth player at age twelve. He stayed there for seven years and then went on to play two years of college soccer at the University of Virginia, scoring 12 goals and registering 8 assists during that time.

During the summer of 2011 he trained in Europe with German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Örebro SK in Sweden. After his sophomore season that autumn, the winger felt ready to go professional but MLS did not offer him a Generation Adidas contract. Instead, the North Salem native signed a two-year deal with Djurgårdens IF in Swedish Allsvenskan.

Djurgårdens IF

Span made his debut on May 20, 2012. He came on at the 65th minute, replacing Ricardo Santos, and played the rest of the match. Three days later he scored his first professional goal in his first game as a starter to equalize 1–1 against Helsingborgs IF. Span's contract was not renewed following the 2013 season.

FC Dallas

On January 8, 2014, Span signed a contract with Major League Soccer and was allocated via a weighted lottery with FC Dallas, Chicago Fire, San Jose Earthquakes, New England Revolution and Real Salt Lake participating. FC Dallas acquired Span on January 9 in the weighted lottery.

Span was waived by Dallas on February 5, 2015.

Orlando City

Span was loaned to USL Pro club Orlando City on April 2, 2014.

International career

While not a recent national team participant, Span was a member of the U17 residency program in Bradenton, Florida.

In 2020, Span expressed his intention to play for the Costa Rica national team, motivated by his maternal family, who are relatives to Costa Rican legend Juan Cayasso.

Honors

IFK Mariehamn

  • Veikkausliiga: 2016
  • Finnish Cup: 2015

Västerås SK

  • Division 1 Norra: 2018

See also

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