Brian Michael Iloski (born September 4, 1995) is an American professional
soccer player who currently plays as a
midfielder
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for
Orange County
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*Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
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in the
USL Championship
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.
Club career
Legia Warsaw
Iloski originally was drafted by the
Colorado Rapids
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, but soon after joined
Legia Warsaw
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in a winter training camp in Spain and Florida before signing with the Polish club on a 2-year contract with the option for a third year. Brian is also the first American to play for Legia Warsaw. Iloski debuted for Legia on March 11, 2018 being subbed in the second half stoppage time in a 3-1 win against
Lechia Gdańsk
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.
LA Galaxy II
After parting ways with Legia Warsaw, Iloski went back to California and signed on with the LA Galaxy reserve team on April 4, 2019.
Orange County SC
On February 21, 2020, Iloski joined
USL Championship
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side
Orange County SC
Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the second tier USL Championship.
The team plays its home games ...
.
Career Statistics
Club
Personal
Brian has two younger brothers,
Milan
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and
Eric
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, who are also professional soccer players.
References
External links
Profileat Soccerway
Profileat 90minut.pl (in Polish)
1995 births
Living people
American soccer players
UCLA Bruins men's soccer players
San Diego Zest players
Legia Warsaw players
MFK Zemplín Michalovce players
Slovak Super Liga players
USL League Two players
Colorado Rapids draft picks
Soccer players from San Diego County, California
American expatriate sportspeople in Poland
American expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
Expatriate footballers in Poland
Expatriate footballers in Slovakia
American people of Macedonian descent
Men's association football midfielders
LA Galaxy II players
USL Championship players
Orange County SC players
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