Travis Brent

Travis Brent
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-17) February 17, 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
2007–2010 Virginia Rush
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Marshall Thundering Herd 67 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Portland Timbers U23's 6 (0)
2014–2015 Heracles Almelo 0 (0)
2015–2016 Almere City 10 (0)
2017 Harrisburg City Islanders 21 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 19, 2017

Travis Brent (born February 17, 1992) is an American former soccer defender. He is currently the associate head coach for the men’s soccer team at the University of Vermont. Brent was previously the head men's soccer coach at Franklin Pierce University.

Career

Youth and college

Brent played college soccer at Marshall University between 2010 and 2013. While at college, Brent appeared for USL PDL side Portland Timbers U23's in 2013.

Professional

Out of college, Brent signed with Dutch side Heracles Almelo on August 13, 2014. Brent moved to Almere City FC in June 2015.

Brent returned to the United States in 2017, signing with United Soccer League side Harrisburg City Islanders on March 6, 2017.

Coaching

Brent was an assistant coach at the University of Charleston from 2019 to 2022. While he was there, the Golden Eagles won the 2019 NCAA Division II national championship.

He was named the head coach of the men's soccer team at Franklin Pierce University on December 20, 2022. Franklin Pierce won the Division II national championship in his first season as head coach.

The Ravens went 13-3-4 under Brent in 2024, reaching round three of the NCAA tournament. He led Franklin Pierce to a Northeast-10 Conference tournament championship in 2025, giving his team automatic entry to the NCAA tournament.

Brent was named the associate head coach at the University of Vermont on January 21, 2026.

Head coaching record

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Franklin Pierce Ravens (Northeast-10 Conference) (2023–2025)
2023 Franklin Pierce 21-0-210-0-01stNCAA Champion
2024 Franklin Pierce 13-3-44–1-43rdThird Round
2025 Franklin Pierce 12-4-46–1-23rdThird Round
Franklin Pierce: 46–7-1020–2–6
Total:46-6-9

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "Travis Brent Named Associate Head Coach for Men's Soccer". University of Vermont Athletics. 2026-01-21. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. ↑ "Travis Brent". www.fpuravens.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "HERDZONE.COM :: Official Athletic Site of Marshall Thundering Herd :: Men's Soccer". Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  4. ↑ "Travis Brent - SoccerStats.us".
  5. ↑ "Cookies op tubantia.nl - tubantia.nl".
  6. ↑ "Va. Beach product Travis Brent signs with Dutch Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo".
  7. ↑ "Almere - City FC contracteert Travis Brent en Mike Grim". 23 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Travis Brent Signs with Harrisburg City Islanders". 6 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Travis Brent".
  10. ↑ "NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: Golden Eagles Win 2019 Division II Men's Soccer Title". 14 December 2019.
  11. ↑ @FPUathletics (December 20, 2022). "Announcement" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26 – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Franklin Pierce men's soccer wins second consecutive national championship". 9 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "2024 Men's Soccer Schedule". Franklin Pierce University. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  14. ↑ "Ravens Claim NE10 Championship with Dominant Road Win". Franklin Pierce University. 2025-11-15. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. ↑ "Travis Brent Named Associate Head Coach for Men's Soccer". University of Vermont Athletics. 2026-01-21. Retrieved 2026-10-08.