Updated February 20, 2026
BRAYAN CEBALLOS AT A GLANCE
MLS CAREER: Center back joined New England ahead of the 2025 season…Started all 29 appearances in first MLS campaign...Scored one goal...Voted the Revolution Defender of the Year by local media.
2025: In first MLS campaign, started all 29 appearances and scored one goal…Voted New England’s Defender of the Year by the media…Ranked second on the team in clearances and fourth in minutes played…(2/22) at NSH: Made MLS debut, logging 90 minutes at center back...Helped keep a clean sheet...Earned spot on MLS Team of the Matchday…(3/1) vs. CLB: Made Gillette Stadium debut in home opener…(4/5) at CIN: Notched three shots, one on target…(5/24) at SKC: Logged 90 minutes in a 3-3 draw…Missed next two matches with a concussion…(6/14) vs. CIN: Returned to action, starting and playing 64 minutes in central defense…(6/25) vs. NSH: Scored first MLS goal in a 90-minute shift…(7/25) vs. MTL: Suspended for match due to yellow card accumulation…(9/27) vs. ATL: Played all 90 minutes in New England’s 2-0 win, helping the Revolution to their 10th shutout performance of the season…Marked fifth time in club history New England recorded 10-or-more clean sheets in a single season…(10/4) at MIA: Started and played all 90 minutes in final appearance of the season…(10/18) vs. CHI: Suspended for New England’s season finale due to yellow card accumulation.
CLUB CAREER OUTSIDE OF MLS: Recorded 110 appearances in Brazil, Colombia, and Ukraine before moving to MLS...Scored four goals…Developed in the Universitario Popayán youth system before making professional debut on April 11, 2018, logging 90 minutes against latter club Deportes Quindío…Transferred to Deportes Quindío, where he recorded 38 appearances over a three-year tenure from 2019-2021…Suited up for 47 appearances with Brazilian club Fortaleza in the Campeonato Serie A…Sent on loan for part of 2023 campaign to Colombia’s Deportivo Junior, where he tallied one goal across 20 appearances…In 2024, loaned to Dynamo Kyiv, netting one goal in four appearances during the short-term spell.
Fortaleza Esporte Club (BRA): Signed a three-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Fortaleza on December 16, 2021…Amassed 47 appearances and over 3,500 minutes played for the club…In 2022, made 16 league appearances and also played in five Copa do Brasil matches…Made club debut on February 15, 2022, starting and logging 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw to Botafogo-PB…Appeared on the bench for Fortaleza in the Copa do Nordeste regional championship victory on April 3, 2022…Appeared on the matchday roster for the Campeonato Carense Finals on April 24, 2022, when Fortaleza defeated Caucaia-CE, 4-0…Appeared on the matchday roster for Fortaleza’s second consecutive Campeonato Carense title on April 8, 2023…Notched first goal with Fortaleza on April 11, 2023 against Águia de Marabá.
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR): Sent on six-month loan to Dynamo Kyiv for 2024-25 campaign, in the Ukrainian Premier League…Recorded one goal across four appearances prior to departing the club...Helped Kyiv win the Premier League title.
Deportivo Popular Junior FC (COL): Sent on loan for remainder of 2023 campaign to Colombian club Junior FC of the Categoría Primera A league, where he recorded one goal across nine appearances...Logged 45 minutes in Junior’s 10th Categoría Primera A title on December 13, 2023…Suited up for eight matches across all competitions for Junior FC in 2024 season.
Deportes Quindío (COL): Logged 37 total appearances over a three-year tenure with Deportes Quindío, including 11 games played in the Categoría Primera B league…Made club debut on March 21, 2019, with a 90-minute shift against Athlético Huila…Made 23 appearances, including 21 starts, across all competitions in 2021 campaign…Netted a goal on August 17, 2021 against Atlético Bucaramanga…Made final appearance for the club on October 12, 2021, against Deportivo Pereira.
Universitario Popayán (COL): Signed first professional contract with Colombian second-division side Universitario Popayán, where he developed at the youth levels…Made professional debut at 16 years of age on April 11, 2018, logging 90 minutes against future club Deportes Quindío…Appeared in two matches across all competitions before departing the club.
INTERNATIONAL (Colombia): Capped four times by Colombia’s Under-23 Men’s National Team…Made international debut on October 14, 2023, in a friendly against Costa Rica, posting a 90-minute shift…Suited up for three starts in the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in January 2024.
PERSONAL: Full name is Brayan Andrés Ceballos Jiménez…Born in the Colombian city of Cali…Interested in fashion...Speaks fluent Spanish and Portuguese...Resides in Boston's Seaport neighborhood...Frequents Colombian restaurant El Peñol in East Boston...Enjoys vacations to the beach...Endured challenging conditions while living in Kyiv in 2024.
