Brandon Tyler is an American

United States

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 soccer player currently playing for New Orleans Jesters in the USL Premier Development League

USL Premier Development League

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Career

Tyler grew up in Arizona

Arizona

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, where he played for the successful Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona

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-based youth club, Santos FC. Tyler did not play college soccer

College soccer

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 and instead embarked on his professional soccer career straight out of high school. He spent most of 2007 training with Centro Atlético Fénix

Centro Atlético Fénix

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 of the Uruguayan Premier Division

Primera División Uruguaya

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, before signing a contract with New England Revolution

New England Revolution

The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...

 after impressing the coaching staff during an extended trial in the 2008 preseason and early regular season.

Tyler made his professional debut for Revolution on 1 July 2008, in a US Open Cup third round game against Richmond Kickers

Richmond Kickers

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. After a brief period on loan with USL Second Division

USL Second Division

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 side Western Mass Pioneers

Western Mass Pioneers

Western Mass Pioneers is an American soccer team based in Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home games...

 Tyler was released by New England, having never played a MLS league game.

After spending a year playing in amateur leagues, Tyler signed to play with USL Premier Development League

USL Premier Development League

The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...

 expansion side MPS Portland Phoenix in 2010.

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