Adam Braz

Football player infobox| playername= Adam Braz


fullname = Adam Braz
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|6|7
cityofbirth = Montreal
countryofbirth = Canada
height = height|ft=6|in=2
currentclub = Montreal Impact
clubnumber = 33
position = defender
youthyears = 1999-2001
youthclubs = Fairfield
years = 2002
2003
2004-06
2007
2008-
clubs = Montreal Impact
Västerås SK
Montreal Impact
Toronto FC
Montreal Impact
caps(goals) = 20 (0)
26 (0)
62 (0)
13 (0)
19 (0)
nationalyears = 2004–
nationalteam = Canada
nationalcaps(goals) = 12 (0)
pcupdate = 19 May 2007
ntupdate = 10 September 2006

Adam Braz (born June 7, 1981 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian soccer player. He currently plays as a defender for Montreal Impact and Canada.

Braz played for Fairfield University in 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.

In 2002, Braz signed for the Montreal Impact and played an important role in the Impact defense helping the team make the playoffs. In 2003, Braz signed for Västerås SK of Sweden, 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.

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.

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.

External links

* [http://www.impactmontreal.com/Team/Player.aspx?language=EN&PlayerID=24 Montreal Impact Profile]
* [http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t280&player=braz_a&playerId=bra800920&statType=current Toronto FC Profile]