Brian Oliver Schwake (/ˈBRY-ən ˈ sch-WAH-key/; born August 24, 2001) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

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. He formerly played for

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, and had loan spells at Edinburgh City and

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before signing for Spanish side Castellón in 2023. Schwake transferred to

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on January 23, 2025.

Club career

Livingston FC

Signed by Livingston after a freshman college season at

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in his native United States. Schwake's first months in Scotland were complicated by the restrictions of the

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. He spent a loan spell with

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in 2020, featuring in their run in the

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, and another loan with Edinburgh City in the 2021–22 season.

Edinburgh City (loan)

Schwake had a successful 2021–22 season on loan with Edinburgh City. He appeared in 34 league games with 125 saves, second to Craig Gordon for number of saves in the SPFL. He was named to SPFL Team of the Week on August 17, 2021, and again on March 15, 2022. Schwake played a key role in Edinburgh City's promotion to League 1, being named Man of the Match by BBC Alba for his saves in the second leg of the promotion play-off final. Schwake was named to SPFL League 2 Team of the Season for 2021–22.

Greenock Morton (loan)

On June 16, 2022, Livingston announced that Schwake had been loaned to

for the 2022–23 season. He was named to SPFL Team of the Round on 21 July 2022 and SPFL Team of the Week on 22 November 2022. Schwake is "highly accurate in possession, completing 73% of long passes." He ended the season with the joint most clean sheets at 11 and second for most saves. On 29 May 2023, Livingston announced Brian Schwake had been offered terms for a new contract but he declined, ending his tenure with the team.

CD Castellón

On August 4, 2023,

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announced an agreement with Schwake until June 2024. Since moving to Spain, he has been used as a 'cup goalkeeper', appearing only in

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

matches. Schwake made his debut on October 31, in a 3–2 win after

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over Cacereño in the first round and another appearance in the second round as Castellón overcame

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side

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2–1 on December 5. In his third Copa del Rey match against

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club and the previous season's runners-up

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on January 7, 2024, Schwake made ten saves and was named to Fútbol Total's Team of the Round (Osasuna eventually prevailed 1–0 after extra time). On March 1, 2024, CD Castellón announced they reached an agreement to renew the American goalkeeper until 2025.

Nashville SC

On January 23, 2025, Castellón announced the transfer of Schwake to

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. Schwake debuted for Nashville SC in the U.S. Open Cup on May 6, 2025, with a victory against Chattanooga Red Wolves. He became the first goalkeeper in club history to keep a clean sheet in his debut. NSC secured wins in the next two rounds of the competition, making Schwake the first goalkeeper in club history to record 3 wins in his first three starts. https://www.nashvillesc.com/news/recap-nashville-sc-advances-to-first-lamar-hunt-us-open-cup-semifinal, Match Recap: Nashville Soccer Club Scores Five Unanswered, Advances to First Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinal with 5-2 Win over D.C. United

Personal life

Born in the United States, Schwake is also a citizen of Luxembourg through descent.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwake, Brian 2001 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers Livingston F.C. players Linlithgow Rose F.C. players Edinburgh City F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Primera Federación players CD Castellón footballers Nashville SC players American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Sportspeople from Mount Prospect, Illinois Soccer players from Cook County, Illinois DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Spain 21st-century American sportsmen American people of Luxembourgian descent