Alejandro Jesús Bran Flores (born 5 March 2001) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.
Club career From San Jose, Costa Rica, 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.
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. On 25 February 2024, he scored on his league debut for Minnesota against Austin FC, a stoppage time winner in a 2–1 victory.
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. On 5 January 2025, Minnesota recalled Bran from his loan at Burton Albion and loaned him to Alajuelense until the end of December 2025. He moved to Alajuelense permanently on 19 September 2025.https://www.mnufc.com/news/mnufc-completes-transfer-of-midfielder-alejandro-bran-to-l-d-alajuelense
International career He is a Costa Rica international. He made his debut for Costa Rica's senior team in August 2021, when he was 20 years-old. In June 2023, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France with Saudi Arabia.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJicaral (loan)2020–21Liga FPD140———140Municipal Grecia (loan)2021–22Liga FPD30———30Herediano2021–22Liga FPD19000——1902023–24Liga FPD17300—42215Total36300—42405Guanacasteca (loan)2022–23Liga FPD26020——280Minnesota United (loan)2024Major League Soccer111——20131Minnesota United 2 (loan)2024MLS Next Pro31———31Burton Albion (loan)2024–25League One1010—2040Alajuelense (loan)2024–25Liga FPD2320020—252Alajuelense2025–26Liga FPD3631021100200Total5951041100746Petrolul Ploiești2026–27Liga I9200——92Career total16212404118218815
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCosta Rica2021102022002023402024812025103Total234
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
+ List of international goals scored by Alejandro BranNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 18 November 2024 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–1 2–2 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A2 25 March 2025 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica 2–0 6–1 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification3 5–14 7 June 2025 BFA Technical Centre, Wildey, Barbados 0–3 0–8 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Herediano Liga FPD: 2021 Apertura
Alajuelense Liga FPD: 2025 Apertura Costa Rican Cup: 2024–25 Supercopa de Costa Rica runner-up: 2026 CONCACAF Central American Cup: 2025
Costa Rica Olympic Central American and Caribbean Games runner-up: 2023
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