Brandon Haunstrup
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandon Neil Haunstrup[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Waterlooville, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Totton | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portsmouth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Portsmouth | 32 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Sutton United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Kilmarnock | 44 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Cambridge United | 8 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Gateshead (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Gateshead | 9 | (1) |
| 2025– | AFC Totton | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:42, 5 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Brandon Neil Haunstrup (born 26 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for AFC Totton.
Portsmouth
Born in Waterlooville, Haunstrup progressed through Portsmouth's youth categories. He was offered a two-year scholarship contract on 3 July 2013.[3]
On 7 January 2015, Haunstrup joined Bognor Regis Town on a youth experience loan.[4] He made his debut for the club a day later, starting in a 3–4 away loss against Leatherhead;[5]
On 25 June 2015, Haunstrup signed a one-year professional deal with Portsmouth, being promoted to the main squad.[2] He made his professional debut on 12 August, starting in a 2–1 Football League Cup home win against Derby County.[6] On 13 April 2016, his contract was extended until the summer of 2017.
Having played against them in a pre-season friendly in July 2016, on 19 October 2016 it was announced that Haunstrup would join National League team Sutton United on loan for one month.[7] On 22 October, Haunstrup made his first appearance for Sutton as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Southport.[8] He made his first full appearance for Sutton three days later on 25 October, in a 2–2 draw at home against Maidstone United.[9]
On 8 June 2017, Haunstrup signed a new one-year contract at Pompey with the club holding an option for a further 12 months.[10] At the end of the 2017–18 season, the club took up the option and extended his contract for a further year.[11][12] Following a successful breakthrough season, in which he made 20 appearances in all competitions, the club further rewarded Haunstrup with a new two-year contract, running until the summer of 2020.[13]
Kilmarnock
On 22 July 2020, Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock announced that they had signed Haunstrup on a two-year deal.[14]
Cambridge United
On 6 July 2022, Haunstrup returned to England to join League One club Cambridge United on a two-year deal.[15] On 19 April 2024, Haunstrup joined Gateshead on loan until the end of the season[16] On 1 May 2024, Cambridge announced the player would be released when his contract expired.[17]
Gateshead
On 13 August 2024, Haunstrup re-joined Gateshead on a one-year deal.[18]
In June 2025, Haunstrup joined AFC Totton ahead of their first ever season in National League South.[19]
