Alejandro Bran

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Alejandro Bran
File:Alejandro Bran 15122024.jpg
Alejandro Bran in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Jesús Bran Flores
Date of birth (2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 (age 25)
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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

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]

Career

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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

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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

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Club

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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
  1. ^ Includes Costa Rican Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. ^ One appearance in Supercopa de Costa Rica, eight appearances in Central American Cup

International

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As of match played 18 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.

List of international goals scored by Alejandro Bran
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 File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize 2–0 6–1 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
3 5–1
4 7 June 2025 BFA Technical Centre, Wildey, Barbados File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas 0–3 0–8 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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