Brian Tyler Ownby (born July 16, 1990) is an American

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player who plays for Louisville City in the

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Early life

Personal

Ownby was born in

Glen Allen, Virginia Glen Allen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. The population was 16,187 as of the 2020 Census, up from 14,774 at the 2010 census. History Called "Mountain Road Crossing" when rail service began in 1 ...

to parents Steve and Andrea Ownby and has a younger brother named Eric. He first played competitive soccer with the academy and Travel teams of the

Richmond Strikers Richmond Strikers is a sports club based in Henrico County, near Richmond, Virginia. The Strikers' team colors are orange, white, and black. The Strikers are a multi-sport club and offer soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, cricket, and rugby. The S ...

. He attended Deep Run High School where he played

and became the school's all-time leading goal scorer. As a

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in 2008 Ownby led Deep Run to a 22-2-1 record and the Virginia Group AAA state championship. In the Championship match he earned an assist on the lone goal of the match as Deep Run defeated Robinson Secondary School 1–0. After the season he was named Virginia's Soccer Player of the Year and to the All-State First Team.

College and Youth

Ownby played four years of

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at the

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between 2008 and 2011. During his

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year he scored five goals and added four assists over 19 matches and was named to the ACC All-Freshman and All-Tournament teams. He was also named to the Soccer America All-Freshman and to the

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All-South Atlantic Region second teams. He was limited by injury during his

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year and played in fifteen matches scoring three goals and one assist. Ownby and Virginia went on to win the

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with Ownby being named to the all tournament team. He scored the

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against the

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in the

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semifinal. As a

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he appeared in 20 matches scoring seven goals with three assists earning first team All-ACC honors. As a

he appeared in 18 matches scoring six goals with two assists earning second team All-ACC honors. After college, Ownby played one season with

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of the

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. He scored four goals in four matches with Reading.

Club career

Houston Dynamo

2012 season

Ownby was selected by the

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with the 7th pick in the first round of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft and signed his first professional contract after a month long trial. He made his professional debut on May 29 in the

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against

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. He made seven league appearances for Houston as well as one appearance in the US Open Cup. Houston would go on to win the Western Conference playoffs although Ownby didn't participate in any of their

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matches.

2013 season

=Loan to Richmond Kickers

= On March 22, 2013, Ownby was sent to the

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side

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on loan from the Dynamo until September 2013. He appeared in nineteen of Richmond's league matches scoring seven goals with six assists as well as both of their USL Cup matches. Richmond and Ownby finished the USL Pro regular season with the best overall record; winning the Commissioner's Cup.

=Return to Houston

= After his loan to Richmond, Ownby appeared in three league matches for Houston. He also made his first appearance in a continental club competition when he was used as a substitute in the

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against

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on August 20.

2014 season

Due to injuries to other players, Ownby began the 2014 season as part of Houston's senior roster and made his season debut March 15 against

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. He played in 21 league matches for Houston and made two appearances in the US Open cup.

=Loan to Pittsburgh Riverhounds

= Ownby went on several loan periods with Houston's

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affiliate,

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. With Pittsburgh, Ownby made five appearances, scoring one goal. He was released by Houston in November 2014.

Richmond Kickers

2015 season

Ownby signed with the

of the

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on February 9, 2015 and he made his season debut on April 10 against Wilmington; a match where he scored a goal. He made appearances in twelve of Richmond's 28 league matches, with four goals and one assist, as well as playing and scoring one goal in one of Richmond's

matches. Ownby's season was cut short when he sustained a serious injury to his right shoulder in a June 14 match against

. He had season ending surgery eleven days later.

2016 season

After an unsuccessful trial with the

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, Ownby re-signed with Richmond for the 2016 Season. He made his season debut March 25 in a 3–1 victory against

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and went on to appear in 26 of Richmond's 30 league matches scoring three goals. Of the four league matches in which he did not participate, two were due to a concussion that he sustained on August 21 against

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. He also played one match each for Richmond in the

and the USL Cup Playoffs without scoring a goal.

Louisville City

2017 season

Ownby signed with

side

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on January 18, 2017 and made his season debut March 25 against Saint Louis. He made an appearance in 23 of Louisville's 32 league matches, scoring four goals with four assists. He also appeared in one of Louisville's two

matches, going goalless. In the USL Cup Playoffs, he made an appearance in all four of Louisville's matches. Ownby, along with Stefano Bonomo of

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, was the top goal scorer of the playoffs with three team leading goals. Ownby and Louisville went on to win the USL Cup Final against

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2018 season

Ownby remained with

for the 2018 season. He missed the first three matches of the season due to illness and made his season debut on April 14 against

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. He made appearances in 22 of Louisville's 34 league matches, missing several more matches due to a concussion, and failed to score a goal during league play. He also appeared in all five of Louisville's

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matches, as Louisville reached the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time in its history. This included a 3–2 victory over the

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; Louisville's first victory over an MLS side. He, along with

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, led the team with two goals scored in the competition, including the decisive goal against New England. Ownby also appeared in all four of Louisville's

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playoff matches, as he and Louisville went on to win the USL Cup Final against Phoenix. For the second consecutive season he was the top goal scorer of the playoffs, along with

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and Michael Seaton, with three goals each. This led the team.

International

Ownby served as alternate for United States U-17 national team thirty-man roster for

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. He was a member of the U-18 national team that competed in

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, and the U-20 national team at

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and scored a goal in a group stage match against

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Honors

Club

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Eastern Conference Championship (1):

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(Regular Season) (1):

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(2):

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ownby, Brian 1990 births Living people American men's soccer players Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer players Reading United AC players Houston Dynamo FC players Richmond Kickers players Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Sportspeople from Henrico County, Virginia Soccer players from Virginia Houston Dynamo FC draft picks USL League Two players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players United States men's under-20 international soccer players Men's association football forwards 21st-century American sportsmen