Brandon Kim
Biography taken from official Indy Eleven press release (with minor edits):
Kim helped the Girls in Blue to the 2023 USL W League Champions in front of a record-setting home crowd at Michael A. Carroll Stadium on July 22. It was the club’s first championship in its two-season history, which has seen playoff appearances in back-to-back years
A familiar face in local soccer circles, Kim played high school soccer at Carmel High School along with playing for then club, Carmel United Soccer Club, and in the inaugural Developmental Academy teams for Indiana Fire Juniors. Post high-school, Brandon played soccer for the University of Southern Indiana for one season, while also running 3 seasons of track and field before transferring to finish bachelors degree in Communications Studies at IUPUI. As a coach, his early career was with Carmel United & Park Tudor High School. He has also coached collegiately with three seasons of experience at Marian University as a men’s assistant, and worked as Paul Dolinsky’s assistant at Lady Victory FC (WPSL).
He also currently serves as Director of Coaching for girls youth academy (u11-u12) at Indy Eleven Academy. He currently holds his USSF B Coaching License.
Updated bio after promotion:
Former assistant Brandon Kim was promoted to Head Coach on January 14, 2025. The Carmel native had been an assistant coach for the Girls in Blue since the team began in 2022, serving as acting head coach for much of the 2024 season.
“I am fortunate to have been part of the coaching staff the last three seasons–to be named head coach is an incredible honor,” said Kim. “The Indy soccer community and the Eleven fan base are second to none, to say that I am beyond grateful and excited to be back out on the field with them again in 2025 is an understatement. I would like to thank the club for the opportunity, and I cannot wait to get started.”
During his three-year tenure as assistant coach, Kim helped Indy Eleven become one of only three USL W League teams to make the playoffs in all three years of the league’s history.
The Girls in Blue won their third straight division title in 2024, topping the Valley Division for the second consecutive season following a Great Lakes Division title in 2022. Last season, Indy posted a 7-1-2 record with five shutouts and a goal differential of +25, reaching the conference finals.
Kim helped Indy Eleven to the 2023 USL W League Championship in front of a record-setting home crowd of 5,419 at Carroll Stadium.
Prior to the Girls in Blue, Kim was an assistant coach at Lady Victory FC in the WPSL and a men’s assistant at Marian University for three seasons. He began his coaching career at Carmel United and Park Tudor.
He also is the Indy Eleven Academy Girls U11-U12 Director of Coaching, holding a USSF B Coaching License.
As a player, Kim began competing for the Carmel United Soccer Club, and in the inaugural Developmental Academy teams for Indiana Fire Juniors. Following his Carmel High School career, he played soccer for the University of Southern Indiana for one season, while also running track and field for three years before transferring to earn his bachelor’s degree in Communications Studies at IUPUI.
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