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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Brandon Neil Haunstrup[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Waterlooville, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:56, 1 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Brandon Neil Haunstrup (born 26 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. He last played for EFL League One club Cambridge United.
Born in Waterlooville, Haunstrup progressed through Portsmouth's youth categories. He was offered a two-year scholarship contract on 3 July 2013.[4]
On 7 January 2015, Haunstrup joined Bognor Regis Town on a youth experience loan.[5] He made his debut for the club a day later, starting in a 3–4 away loss against Leatherhead;[6]
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.[7] 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.[8] On 22 October, Haunstrup made his first appearance for Sutton as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Southport.[9] He made his first full appearance for Sutton three days later on 25 October, in a 2–2 draw at home against Maidstone United.[10]
On 8 June 2017, Haunstrup signed a new one-year contract at Pompey with the club holding an option for a further 12 months.[11] At the end of the 2017–18 season, the club took up the option and extended his contract for a further year.[12][13] 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.[14]
On 22 July 2020, Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock announced that they had signed Haunstrup on a two-year deal.[15]
On 6 July 2022, Haunstrup returned to England to join League One club Cambridge United on a two-year deal.[16] On 19 April 2024, Haunstrup joined Gateshead on loan until the end of the season[17] On 1 May 2024, Cambridge announced the player would be released when his contract expired.[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 2015–16 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | League One | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | League One | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 57 | 1 | ||
| Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 2014–15 | Isthmian Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sutton United (loan) | 2016–17 | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Cambridge United | 2022–23[20] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023–24[21] | League One | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Gateshead (loan) | 2023–24 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 89 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 135 | 2 | ||
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