Brett Branan is a defender who last played for American USL First Division

USL First Division

The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....

 side Minnesota Thunder

Minnesota Thunder

Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby...

. His older brother Dustin Branan

Dustin Branan

Dustin Branan , is a retired American soccer defender who played for the Kansas City Wizards of Major Soccer League and the Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division....

 also played professional soccer. He played for the Thunder for two seasons, making 14 appearances in his inaugural season, and 24 in his second campaign where he was 2nd on the team in total minutes played.

He graduated from Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...

in 2005.