Frédéric Brillant

Frédéric Brillant
Brillant with D.C. United in 2018
Personal information
Full name Frédéric Brillant
Date of birth (1985-06-26) 26 June 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Sedan, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Sedan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 RE Bertrix 122 (7)
2011–2012 Oostende 32 (6)
2012–2013 Beerschot 31 (1)
2013–2016 Oostende 79 (6)
2016–2017 New York City 54 (2)
2018–2021 D.C. United 99 (5)
Total 417 (27)
Managerial career
2022 Loudoun United (assistant)
2022–2023 D.C. United (assistant)
2024 Utah Royals (assistant)
2024 DC Power
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021

Frédéric Brillant (born 26 June 1985) is a French former footballer and coach. He has played most of his career with clubs in Belgium and in the United States.[1]

Career

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Belgium

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Brillant started his professional career with RE Bertrix in the lower divisions of Belgium.[2] He then joined second-division side Oostende in 2011. Brillant then made it to the top-flight Belgium league, Belgian First Division A by joining Beerschot in 2012. After his former club, KV Oostende was promoted to the first division, Brillant re-joined Oostende in 2013.

Brillant appeared in 127 games in total for Oostende, and contributed 13 goals and one assist.

New York City

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Brillant was acquired by New York City from the Belgian team Oostende on 28 January 2016 on a free transfer[3] and scored his first MLS goal against Orlando City SC on 29 May 2016.[4] He was released by New York at the end of their 2017 season.[5]

D.C. United

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He was signed to a two-year contract by D.C. United on 10 December 2017. On 1 November 2018, Brillant scored his first goal for D.C. United against the Columbus Crew with a header in the first round of the MLS 2018 Playoffs.[6] Brillant finished his first year for D.C. United with 27 games played, 24 starts and a contribution of one assist.[7] Brillant scored his second goal for D.C. United against Seattle Sounders FC on 22 September 2019. The goal was assisted by Wayne Rooney.[8]

For his consistency with D.C., he was featured MLS's Team of the Week three weeks in a row in 2019.[9][10][11]

On 10 December 2019, he signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[12] In 2021, Brillant's playing time began to decline after the acquisition of Brendan Hines-Ike and the rise of Donovan Pines in the starting lineup. Following the 2021 season, Brillant was released by D.C. United.[13]

Coaching

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On 11 January 2022, Brillant announced his retirement from playing and professional football, and would be taking up a role as assistant coach to Loudoun United.[14]

On 22 April 2022 it was announced that Brillant had been hired as an assistant coach for D.C. United, his former club.[15]

On 13 March 2024 Brillant was announced as an assistant coach for the Utah Royals of the NWSL, an expansion side in its inaugural season.[16]

On 20 May 2024, Brillant was announced as the head coach for DC Power FC of the newly-formed USL Super League[17][18]

Power FC and Brillant parted ways on 27 November 2024, after posting a record of 3 wins, 6 losses, and 4 draws.[19]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 8 November 2020[20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Playoffs Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RE Bertrix 2010–11 Belgian Third Division 30 3 1 0 0 0 — 31 3
Oostende 2011–12 Belgian Second Division 33 6 2 0 2 0 — 37 6
Beerschot 2012–13 Belgian First Division 28 1 — 3 0 — 31 1
Oostende 2013–14 29 2 1 0 5 1 — 35 3
2014–15 28 2 2 1 6 1 — 36 4
2015–16 11 0 1 0 — — 12 0
Total 101 10 6 1 13 2 0 0 120 13
New York City 2016 MLS 31 1 — 2 0 — 33 1
2017 23 1 1 0 2 0 — 26 1
Total 54 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 59 2
D.C. United 2018 MLS 27 0 1 0 1 0 — 29 0
2019 34 2 2 0 1 0 — 37 2
2020 16 1 — 1 0 3[a] 1 20 2
Total 77 3 3 0 3 0 3 1 86 4
Career total 290 19 11 1 22 2 3 1 326 23
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS is Back Tournament

References

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  1. ^ FRÉDÉRIC BRILLANT: «IL Y A PAS MAL DE SHOW AUTOUR DE LA MLS» sofoot.com
  2. ^ Stejskal, Sam (28 January 2016). "New York City FC add experience, sign 30-year-old French defender Frederic Brillant". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ Araos, Christian (27 January 2016). "NYCFC set to sign Frederic Brillant on free transfer". Empire of Soccer. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Orlando City 2–2 NYCFC". ESPN FC. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. ^ "New York City FC Announce Roster Options for 2018". 27 November 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  6. ^ "United acquire defender Frédéric Brillant". dcunited.com. D.C. United. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Frédéric Brillant". dcunited.com. D.C. United. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  8. ^ "DC United 2, Seattle Sounders 0 | 2019 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Carlos Vela flies highest in Week 30". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Vito Mannone stops them all in Week 29". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Carles Gil hustles to the top in Week 28". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  12. ^ "D.C. United have re-signed defender Frédéric Brillant to a two-year contract extension". dcunited.com. D.C. United. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  13. ^ "DC United's transformation under Hernan Losada continues with roster update | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  14. ^ "D.C. United Defender Frédéric Brillant Retires from Professional Soccer and Joins Loudoun United FC as Assistant Coach". DCUnited.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  15. ^ "D.C. United Promote Frédéric Brillant to D.C. United Assistant Coach". D.C. United. 22 April 2022.
  16. ^ "URFC Unveils 2024 Coaching Staff". Real Salt Lake. 13 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Washington's new women's soccer team gets a name, logo and coach". The Washington Post. 20 May 2024. for the 2024–25 season
  18. ^ "DC's new women's pro-soccer team unveils name, identity ahead of USL Super League launch". WJLA.com. WJLA-TV. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  19. ^ "DC Power FC has mutually parted ways with head coach Frederic Brillant". Twitter.com. DC Power FC. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  20. ^ Frédéric Brillant at Soccerway. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  21. ^ "Frédéric Brillant » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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