Brandon Vazquez

Brandon Vazquez Toledo (born October 14, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.

Club Career

Atlanta United

Vazquez signed with Major League Soccer expansion club, Atlanta United, in December 2016 ahead of their inaugural season.

On April 22, 2017, Vazquez played in his first competitive MLS match, coming on as a substitute against Real Salt Lake and scoring a goal in the final minute of stoppage time.

In his first two seasons with the club, under manager Tata Martino, Vazquez was deployed as a winger rather than his natural position of leading the line. As a reserve, Vazquez made 21 appearances and scored one goal over those two seasons, culminating with Atlanta winning the MLS Cup title in 2018. In his second season with Atlanta United, Vazquez was involved in a dressing-room altercation with teammate Ezequiel Barco which led to Barco's suspension and the authoritative intervention of manager Martino to stop the dispute from festering.

After scoring 4 goals in his previous 2 games, Vazquez earned his first MLS Start on June 26, 2019, in a 2–3 defeat to Toronto FC.

FC Cincinnati

On November 19, 2019, Vazquez was selected by Nashville SC in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft. He was subsequently traded to FC Cincinnati in exchange for $150,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.

After mainly appearing as a substitute, Vazquez made his breakthrough in the 2022 season. Despite a brief battle with COVID-19 that delayed his fitness, Vazquez opened the season as the undisputed starter for the first time in his career. After two poor results, Cincinnati took down Orlando City SC with a 2–1 victory on the strength of his brace. The first goal was a well-taken finish after a perfectly timed cutting run between the centre-backs, the second a redirected header off a cross.

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