Alejandro Bran
Costa Rican footballer (born 2001)
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Alejandro Jesús Bran Flores (born 5 March 2001) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga FPD club Alajuelense.[1]
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Alejandro Bran in 2024. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Jesús Bran Flores | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alajuelense | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Jicaral | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Municipal Grecia (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Herediano | 36 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | → Guanacasteca (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Minnesota United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Minnesota United 2 (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Minnesota United | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Alajuelense (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2025– | Alajuelense | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Costa Rica U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021– | Costa Rica | 23 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Career
From San Jose, Costa Rica,[2] Bran debuted in the Costa Rican first division, Liga FPD with Jicaral. He also played on loan at Municipal Grecia and Guanacasteca, before earning a place in CS Herediano first team.[3]
In January 2024, he signed for Major League Soccer side Minnesota United FC on loan for the 2024 season, with the option to make the deal permanent.[4] On 25 February 2024, he scored on his league debut for Minnesota against Austin FC, a stoppage time winner in a 2–1 victory.[5]
On 5 September 2024, Minnesota opted to make Bran's move to Minnesota permanent and immediately loaned him to EFL League One side Burton Albion until the end of their 2024–25 season, with Burton retaining an option to make the deal permanent.[6][7] On 5 January 2025, Minnesota recalled Bran from his loan at Burton Albion and loaned him to Alajuelense until the end of December 2025.[8] He moved to Alajuelense permanently on 19 September 2025.[9]
International career
He is a Costa Rica international.[10] He made his debut for Costa Rica's senior team in August 2021, when he was 20 years-old.[11] In June 2023, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France[12] with Saudi Arabia.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jicaral | 2020–21 | Liga FPD | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Municipal Grecia (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga FPD | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Herediano | 2021–22 | Liga FPD | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga FPD | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 2 | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| Total | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||||
| Guanacasteca (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga FPD | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota United (loan) | 2024 | MLS | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Minnesota United 2 (loan) | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Minnesota United | 2024 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2024–25 | League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Alajuelense (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga FPD | 23 | 2 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| Alajuelense | 2025–26 | Liga FPD | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 9[e] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 128 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 148 | 9 | ||
- Includes Costa Rican Cup, FA Cup
- Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- One appearance in Supercopa de Costa Rica, eight appearances in Central American Cup
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | |
| Total | 23 | 4 | |
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2024 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Panama | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 2 | 25 March 2025 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica |  Belize | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 3 | 5–1 | |||||
| 4 | 7 June 2025 | BFA Technical Centre, Wildey, Barbados |  Bahamas | 0–3 | 0–8 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
