Position: Forward
Birthdate: 5/3/2007
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Previous Club: Colorado Rapids 2
College: Indiana University
Height: 6-2
Colton Swan enters his first season with the Battery after signing a multi-year contract in January 2026. It’s the 18-year-old rising star’s first professional contract and has already accumulated experience at the collegiate, professional and international levels.
Swan joins the Battery after most recently competing for Indiana University for one season. With the Hoosiers, Swan was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team after scoring three goals and three assists across 19 matches (11 starts). The Indiana No. 9 earned Freshman of the Week honors for notching a brace against Rutgers in the regular season finale.
Prior to Indiana, the 6-2 forward was a rising star in the Colorado Rapids Academy and ascended to Rapids 2 in MLS NEXT Pro. Swan tallied six goals and three assists across 28 matches for Rapids 2 from 2024 to 2025. Swan set a new MLS NEXT Pro record for the fastest brace in league history after scoring twice within two minutes on March 7 against Austin FC II last season.
On the international stage, Swan was called up to the United States U-18 national team for the UEFA Friendship Cup this past June. He scored in the first minute of his national team debut, against the France U-18s on June 1. Swan earned four total caps in the tournament, also facing Argentina, Australia and Portugal, to claim the trophy.
Swan is a native of Detroit, Michigan, and played for the youth soccer club Michigan Jaguars FC, notching 30 goals and 12 assists, before moving to Colorado. With the Rapids Academy, Swan won the U-16 MLS Cup Golden Boot and was named to the U-16 MLS Cup Best XI.
