Brek Shea

BIOGRAPHY

Dane Brekken "Brek" Shea was born on February 28, 1990 in College Station, Texas. He is a midfielder in Major League Soccer.

Shea began his career with Major League Soccer team FC Dallas after playing in the IMG Academy. He made his debut during the 2008 season and helped Dallas reach the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2010 and 2011. In January 2013, Shea joined English Premier League side Stoke City for a fee of £2.5 million. Shea spent time on loan at Barnsley and Birmingham City before he joined Orlando City in December 2014. Shea was traded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2017. Shea was signed by Atlanta United FC as a free agent for the 2019 season.

Shea initially trained and rehabilitated from injury with Miami's USL League One team Fort Lauderdale CF, however, on June 25, 2020 he signed with Inter Miami CF. Shea scored his first goal for the side—a tying goal, in the 65th minute—on September 12 in a 2–1 loss against Orlando City.

Shea was a member of the United States residency program in Bradenton, Florida, and played extensively for the Under-17 team during that time. He later moved on to the Under-20 national team, whom he has represented most recently at the 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He received his first call-up to the senior national team at the age of eighteen, when he was called in late for a second round World Cup qualifier on June 18, 2008, at Barbados.

Shea received his third call-up and his second cap when he joined Eric Alexander, Zach Loyd, and Ugo Ihemelu, making FC Dallas the most-represented MLS team at the January 2011 United States national team camp. Shea started the January 22, 2011 match against Chile, playing 60 minutes.

Shea made his return to the United States national team for a friendly against Mexico on August 15, 2012. Shea came on in the 78th minute as a substitute for Herculez Gomez. On July 16, 2013, Shea scored his first goal against Costa Rica in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, a low left footed shot to the corner of the net. It proved to be the winning goal, as the United States won 1–0. Shea then scored the winning goal in the final as the United States beat Panama 1–0.

Shea initially trained and rehabilitated from injury with Miami's USL League One team Fort Lauderdale CF, however, on June 25, 2020 he signed with Inter Miami CF. Shea scored his first goal for the side, a tying goal, in the 65th minute on September 12.