Brandon Allen signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies on December 5, 2018. Allen, 25, finished 2018 as Nashville SC’s leading scorer, helping the club reach the USL Cup Playoffs in its inaugural season with eight goals and two assists in 22 appearances. He started the year with Bethlehem Steel FC and moved to Nashville after scoring twice in seven games.

A New Jersey native, Allen was an All-American and Hermann Trophy finalist at Georgetown before signing an MLS homegrown contract with the New York Red Bulls in 2016. He spent most of that season in the USL with Red Bulls II, and earned a spot in the All-League First Team after scoring 21 goals and recording five assists as the Red Bulls won USL Cup. Allen scored a hat trick in the Red Bulls’ 5-1 win over the Swope Park Rangers in the final.

With 40 goals over the past three regular seasons and USL Cup Playoffs, Allen is the second-highest scorer in the league since the start of the 2016 campaign.