Austin FC signed Brandon Vazquez as a Designated Player for a then-Club-record transfer agreement from CF Monterrey in January 2025. Vazquez, a 2022 MLS Best XI and All-Star selection prior to his time with Monterrey, joined Austin on a four-year contract guaranteed through the end of the 2028 season with an option for 2029.
Vazquez represents the United States at the international level. As of the start of the 2025 season he has scored four (4) goals in 11 matches for the U.S. Men’s National Team including three (3) in the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup.
Vazquez played the first seven (7) years of his professional career in MLS. He debuted with Atlanta United in 2017, and in three (3) seasons there was a member of the Atlanta sides that won MLS Cup in 2018 and the U.S. Open Cup in 2019.
Vazquez moved to FC Cincinnati ahead of the 2020 season. He recorded 26 goals and 12 assists in 62 MLS regular season matches for Cincinnati across the 2022 and 2023 seasons, earning MLS Best XI and All-Star honors in 2022 and helping the team win the Supporters’ Shield in 2023.
Cincinnati transferred Vazquez to Monterrey in January 2024. Vazquez scored 14 goals during his one (1) year with Rayados, including a goal in the team’s Liga MX Liguilla Apertura semifinal second leg win over Atlético San Luis on December 7.
