Travis Brent (born February 17, 1992) is an American former

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

defender. He is currently the head men's soccer coach at

Franklin Pierce University Franklin Pierce University is a private university in Rindge, New Hampshire, United States. It was founded as Franklin Pierce College in 1962, combining a liberal arts foundation with coursework for professional development, professional preparat ...

Career

Youth and college

Brent played

college soccer College soccer, called college football in some countries, is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. While it is most widespread in the United States, it is also prominent in Japan, South Kore ...

Marshall University Marshall University is a public university, public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, chief justice of the Uni ...

between 2010 and 2013. While at college, Brent appeared for

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will feature ...

side

Portland Timbers U23's Capital FC is an American association football, soccer team based in Salem, Oregon, United States. Although founded in 2008 as part of the development system for the Portland Timbers (2001–10), Portland Timbers USSF Division 2 Professional Lea ...

in 2013.

Professional

Out of college, Brent signed with Dutch side

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to t ...

on August 13, 2014. Brent moved to

Almere City FC Almere City Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Almere, Netherlands. Founded in 2001, the club currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, following relegation from the Eredivisie in 2024–25 Eredivisie, 20 ...

in June 2015. Brent returned to the United States in 2017, signing with

United Soccer League The United Soccer League (USL) is an organizer of various professional and amateur soccer leagues in the United States league system. It currently organizes its Championship, League One, and League Two for men, its Super League and W Leag ...

side

Harrisburg City Islanders Harrisburg City Islanders, known as Penn FC in their final season, were an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the ...

on March 6, 2017.

Coaching

Brent was an assistant coach at the

University of Charleston The University of Charleston (UC) is a private university with its main campus in Charleston, West Virginia. It also has a location in Beckley, West Virginia, known as UC-Beckley. History The school was founded in 1888 as the Barboursville Semin ...

from 2019 to 2022. While he was there, the Golden Eagles won the 2019 NCAA Division II national championship. He was named the head coach of the men's soccer team at

on December 20, 2022. He led the Ravens to a Division II national championship in his first season as head coach. The Ravens went 13-3-4 under Brent in 2024, reaching round three of the NCAA tournament.https://www.fpuravens.com/sports/msoc/2024-25/schedule

Head coaching record

References

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* 1992 births Living people American men's soccer players Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer players Capital FC players Heracles Almelo players Almere City FC players Penn FC players Men's association football defenders Soccer players from Virginia Beach USL League Two players USL Championship players Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands American expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands American expatriate men's soccer players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-defender-1990s-stub