25-year-old with USL Championship experience joins the Lights on a free transfer
Las Vegas Lights FC today announced the Club has signed defender Shaft Brewer Jr. to a contract through 2026, pending league and federation approval.
Brewer made a total of 32 appearances for North Carolina FC last year, contributing with one goal and helping the team keep ten clean sheets throughout the regular season.
“We are very excited to welcome Shaft to the club. He’s a quick, skillful player who is an active threat out wide with experience in this league,” said Sporting Director Gianleonardo Neglia. “His ability to both attack and defend effectively on either side of the pitch offers us great versatility in those wide areas.”
Shaft is a product of the Sacramento Republic, FC Dallas, and RB Leipzig academies. With the German side’s U-19 team, Brewer made three appearances and contributed with one goal.
He joined LAFC ahead of the 2018 season and made his professional debut on June 2, 2018, coming on as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat against FC Dallas. He made four total appearances in 2018 for the MLS club before finishing the year on loan with Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship, where he made 10 appearances.
Brewer then had a stint abroad with Norwegian third tier club Fram Larvik, scoring three goals with one assist across 34 total appearances.
He returned to the United States for a successful two-year stay with Union Omaha in USL League One, helping them qualify for the playoffs in both seasons and sealing a move back to the Championship with NCFC ahead of the 2024 season.
Brewer is also a former USYNT player, playing for both the U18s and the U20s. He accumulated 11 caps for the U18 squad in 2016 and 2017, scoring goals versus Slovakia and Russia. He collected three caps for the U20 team in 2018.
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