Emiliano Brienza

Emiliano Díaz Brienza (born May 9, 2002) is a Mexican-born-Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for MLS Next Pro club Whitecaps FC 2. He has been part of the Canadian national team at the under-17 level.

Emiliano Brienza
Personal information
Full name Emiliano Díaz Brienza
Date of birth (2002-05-09) May 9, 2002
Place of birth Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Whitecaps FC 2
Number 49
Youth career
0000–2018 Mountain United FC
2018–2022 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–pres. Whitecaps FC 2 3 (1)
2022–pres. → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 26, 2022

Early life

Brienza was born in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with his family moving to Coquitlam, British Columbia in Canada in 2015, when he was 13-years old.[1] He was part of the Mountain United FC team at club level before joining the Whitecaps FC Academy in September 2018. In 2019, Brienza started 18 matches with the U-17 team, including three playoff matches, scoring six goals. He also made three appearances with the U-19 team[2]

Club career

On February 25, 2022, it was announced that Brienza had signed with Whitecaps FC 2, Vancouver's reserve team who would compete in the newly formed MLS Next Pro. It was also announced he would join the Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS roster on a short-term deal.[3] On February 26, 2022, Brienza made his professional debut, appearing as an 88th-minute substitute during a 4–0 loss to Columbus Crew on the opening game of the season.[4]

International career

Brienza was first called up to a Canada U17 national camp for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He appeared on the bench for three matches, without making an appearance.[5]

Career statistics
As of February 26, 2022[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS 2022 100000–10
Career total 1000000010

References
  1. "Coquitlam midfielder boots his way to U17 World Cup". Tri-City News.
  2. "Emiliano Brienza | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc.
  3. "Whitecaps FC sign academy forward Emiliano Brienza to MLS NEXT Pro contract, signed to MLS short-term agreement | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc.
  4. "CLBvsVAN 02-26-2022 home | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  5. "Canada - E. Brienza - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  6. "Emiliano Brienza profile". Soccerway. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
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