Brent Kallman (born October 4, 1990) is an American professional

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player who currently plays for

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club

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. Kallman formerly played for

Minnesota United Minnesota United Football Club, often shortened to MNUFC, is an American professional soccer club based in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Th ...

when the team competed in the

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and

MLS Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system. It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada, and is sanctioned by the United ...

Career

Kallman graduated from Woodbury High School in Woodbury, Minnesota. He was a multi-sport athlete, earning four letters in soccer, three in tennis, two in basketball and one in football. Kalian attended Minnesota Thunder Academy junior soccer development program.

College

Kallman attended

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and played four seasons from 2009 to 2012, helping the program make back to back college cup appearances in 2011–12.

Professional

He signed his first professional contract with

Minnesota United FC Minnesota United Football Club, often shortened to MNUFC, is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the W ...

in May 2013. He played for Minnesota United, splitting time between the reserves and full team until the 2016 season when he became a mainstay of the back line. In January 2017, Kallman was signed to United as they transitioned to MLS. On August 15, 2020, Kallman moved on loan to

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side

El Paso Locomotive El Paso Locomotive FC is an American professional soccer team based in El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2018, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. History First season In February 2018, the United Soccer League announced that El P ...

. Kallman signed with

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional Association football, soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system. It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada, and is sanc ...

club

Nashville SC Nashville Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in Nashville, Tennessee. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team spent two seasons in the USL Championship before joining ...

on February 13, 2024. He was released by Nashville following their 2024 season. On February 14, 2025, Kallman signed with

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Personal life

His siblings

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and Kassey are also professional soccer players. In addition to professional soccer, Kallman is an accomplished poker player, having earned $193,192 in tournament poker. His best live cash is $62,110 on November 23, 2018, at the $3,500 WPT Seminole Rock N Roll Poker Open Main Event.

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External links

Creighton Bluejays profileHendon Mob profileWPT profile
1990 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Creighton Bluejays men's soccer players Des Moines Menace players Major League Soccer players Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players Minnesota United FC players Nashville SC players El Paso Locomotive FC players Union Omaha players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Soccer players from Nebraska Baseball players from Omaha, Nebraska USL League Two players American poker players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-defender-1990s-stub