Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Brandon Vazquez Toledo was born October 14, 1998. He is a forward in Major League Soccer.

Vazquez signed with MLS 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. 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. He was part of the United States U17 squad for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. Vazquez was then named to the United States squad for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He has also played for the United States at the under-19 and under-20 levels.