Pedro Braz
Encyclopedia
Pedro Braz is an Africa
n-American
soccer player who currently plays for Western Mass Pioneers
in the USL Second Division
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, where he was a 3x First Team All Area, 2x First Team All State, first-team All-New England selection, and an honorable Mention All American player. He was the captain and team MVP his senior year while playing at East Providence. In his youth he played for E.P. Sporting, where he led his team to 4x L.A.S.A. League Championship and won over 25 tournaments in the span of 4 years. He also played for South Coast Premier(aka 'Scups',now known as Bruno United) and for Bayside United where he led and won State Championship with both teams and scored 40 goals. While playing college soccer
at the University of New Hampshire
he served as the co-captain his senior year also led UNH defense to school record with the lowest GAA(0.57), and led defense to school record of most shutouts in a season (10). That year (2005)the team was ranked top 25 in the country and #1 ranking in the region. In 2004-2005 Braz, led the team's defense which ranked 4th in the nation in shutouts & goals against average percentage(GAA).
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He signed for the Western Mass Pioneers
in July 2009 for the last 7 games of the season., and subsequently made 7 appearances for the team.
Africa
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n-American
United States
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soccer player who currently plays for 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...
in the USL Second Division
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
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College and Amateur
Braz attended East Providence High SchoolEast Providence High School
East Providence High School is a public high school located in East Providence, Rhode Island. It instructs grade levels 9 through 12 and is operated by the East Providence School Department. As of the 2007-08 year, there was a total student population of 2,100 students...
, where he was a 3x First Team All Area, 2x First Team All State, first-team All-New England selection, and an honorable Mention All American player. He was the captain and team MVP his senior year while playing at East Providence. In his youth he played for E.P. Sporting, where he led his team to 4x L.A.S.A. League Championship and won over 25 tournaments in the span of 4 years. He also played for South Coast Premier(aka 'Scups',now known as Bruno United) and for Bayside United where he led and won State Championship with both teams and scored 40 goals. While playing college soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at the University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
he served as the co-captain his senior year also led UNH defense to school record with the lowest GAA(0.57), and led defense to school record of most shutouts in a season (10). That year (2005)the team was ranked top 25 in the country and #1 ranking in the region. In 2004-2005 Braz, led the team's defense which ranked 4th in the nation in shutouts & goals against average percentage(GAA).
Professional
After Graduating from UNH, Braz turned professional in 2007 when he played with the Primeiro D’agosto/1ro D’ Agosto- Angola’s Premier League(Level 1) for the remaining 3 months of their 2007 season. He continued his professional career in Puerto Rico playing for Gigantes de Carolina in the inaugural season of the Puerto Rico Soccer LeaguePuerto Rico Soccer League
The Puerto Rico Soccer League or PRSL is an association football league in Puerto Rico. It is the first unified football league in the island's history, and had a total of six teams for the 2011 season. Association football has been growing in popularity in recent years, and this is an attempt to...
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He signed for the 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...
in July 2009 for the last 7 games of the season., and subsequently made 7 appearances for the team.