Brian Piesner is a retired American soccer

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

who played professionally in

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Cana ...

and the

USISL A-League United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...

. Piesner spent most of his early life on

Long Island, New York Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18t ...

. When he was fourteen, his family moved to

Spring, Texas Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston in Harris County, Texas, United States, part of the metropolitan area. The population was 62,559 at the 2020 census. While the name "Spring" is popu ...

, where he played youth soccer with the Texans Soccer Club – Houston. His family moved to Southern California in 1994 where he attended

Santa Margarita Catholic High School Santa Margarita Catholic High School (SMCHS) is a coeducational college preparatory Roman Catholic high school located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States. SMCHS is owned and operated by the Diocese of Orange, and was opened in ...

. He played on the Santa Margarita boys' team, graduating in 1996. He attended

Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and wa ...

, where he played on the men's soccer team from 1996 to 1999. During the 1999 collegiate off season, Piesner played for the

Central Jersey Riptide Central Jersey Riptide were an American soccer team that played in Clark, New Jersey. They joined the USISL Pro League in 1996, but were relegated to the USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a s ...

of the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league sy ...

. On February 6, 2000, the

Dallas Burn Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County wit ...

chose Piesner in the fourth round (forty-sixth overall) of the

2000 MLS SuperDraft The 2000 Major League Soccer SuperDraft was held on February 6, 2000 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and consisted of six rounds. One of the most successful draft picks was goalkeeper Nick Rimando, a third round pick, who went on to hold the record ...

. That year, the

Atlanta Silverbacks The Atlanta Silverbacks FC were an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1998 as Atlanta Ruckus, the club played in many leagues over the years before folding after the 2015 season. The team played its home gam ...

selected Piesner in the first round (twenty-second overall) of the A-League draft. Piesner signed with the Burn but was released him on February 24 and he signed with the Silverbacks. On December 19, 2001, the Battery signed Pierson to a three-year contract. The Battery released him before the 2002 season and Pierson returned to the Silvebacks where he was a 2002 First Team All Star. On July 24, 2002, the Silverbacks loaned Piesner to the MetroStars. Piesner played a single minute in the MetroStars’ 3–1 victory over the

Kansas City Wizards Sporting Kansas City, often shortened to Sporting KC, is an American men's professional soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and the team clubhouse an ...

. In September 2002, he played for the Dallas Burn in their penalty kick victory over

C.D. Olimpia Club Deportivo Olimpia is a professional Honduran football club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. The club is the nation's most successful team both in the domestic league and in international club competitions. History Olimpia was ...

in the New Orleans Saints Pan-American Life Cup.

References

External links

MetroStars: Brian Piesner

Charleston Battery: Brian Piesner
{{DEFAULTSORT:Piesner, Brian Living people 1974 births American soccer players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Central Jersey Riptide players Charleston Battery players FC Dallas players Major League Soccer players New York Red Bulls players Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer players Sportspeople from Harris County, Texas USL League Two players FC Dallas draft picks People from Commack, New York People from Spring, Texas Men's association football midfielders