
FC Cincinnati Add Bret Halsey to First Team Roster Ahead of Match vs Toronto FC
June 21, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Cincinnati News Release
CINCINNATI - FC Cincinnati have added defender Bret Halsey to the first team roster via a short-term agreement from FC Cincinnati 2, the club announced today. Halsey, 22, was signed to the club's MLS NEXT Pro side in November and will be available for selection tonight against Toronto FC.
Halsey previously joined the first team roster ahead of a road match against Nashville SC back in March. Halsey was selected by Real Salt Lake as the seventh overall pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas player out of the University of Virginia. Halsey registered three appearances in 2022 in MLS NEXT Pro with RSL's second team, Real Monarchs, after playing in 19 matches when the club was still part of the USL Championship in 2021.
The Sterling, Va. Native has started 12 games for FC Cincinnati 2 this season in MLS NEXT Pro. Halsey scored a goal in a 2-1 win over Philadelphia Union 2 on June 4, and is second on the team with three assists.
The former first-round SuperDraft pick was a two-time ACC All-Tournament honoree with Virginia, where he appeared in 31 games, all starts, in his three seasons with the Cavaliers.
TRANSACTION: FC Cincinnati add Bret Halsey to the first team roster via short-term agreement on June 21, 2023.
#42 BRET HALSEY
Position: Defender
DOB: June 1, 2000 (22)
Hometown: Sterling, Va.
Height: 5'9''
Nationality: American
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