Michael Bryant (soccer)

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Michael Bryant
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-02) April 2, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Portola Hills, California, United States
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team
 Detroit City
Number 12
Youth career
Pateadores FC, United FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Elmira Soaring Eagles 49 (31)
2017 Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks 15 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Orange County FC 30 (6)
2019–2021 California United Strikers 32 (2)
2022– Detroit City 92 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 15, 2023

Michael Bryant (born April 2, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder or defender for Detroit City in the USL Championship.

Career[edit]

College & Amateur[edit]

Bryant played college soccer at Elmira College in 2013, where he played three seasons for the Soaring Eagles – missing the 2014 season.[1] In 2017, Bryant transferred to Northwest Nazarene University in Idaho to play his final college season.[2]

Professional[edit]

Following college, Bryant captained NPSL side Orange County FC in 2017, 2018 and 2019.[3][4]

In September 2019, Bryant signed for NISA side California United Strikers ahead of the league's inaugural season.[5][6] He appeared in six of the team's regular season games during the Fall 2019 season and scored his first goal on October 20 against San Diego 1904 FC.[7] In the West Coast Championship against Los Angeles Force on November 10, Bryant scored the game tying goal 86th minute to send the game to overtime which United eventually won in a penalty kick shootout.[8]

In February 2022, Bryant signed with USL Championship side Detroit City FC.[9] Byrant helped DCFC reach the playoffs in '22, winning their first-ever USL Championship playoff game in '23 when they knocked off top-seeded Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC in Pittsburgh 1-0.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played March 8, 2020.
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Orange County FC 2017 NPSL[b] 15 1 0 0 3 1 18 2
2018 11 1 2 0 3 1 16 2
2019 14 4 4 0 0 0 18 4
Total 30 6 6 0 6 2 42 8
California United Strikers FC 2019–20 NISA 8 1 0 0 1 1 9 2
Detroit City FC 2022–23 USLC 31 4 - - - - - -
Detroit City FC 2023–24 USLC 34 2 - - - - - -
Career total 38 7 6 0 7 3 51 10
  1. ^ Includes appearances in U.S. Open Cup.
  2. ^ Sources[11][12][13][14][15][16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Michael Bryant – 2016 – Men's Soccer". Elmira College Athletics.
  2. ^ "Michael Bryant – Men's Soccer". Northwest Nazarene University Athletics.
  3. ^ "Three OCFC Players to Participate in 2018 NPSL Player Showcase! – Orange County FC". www.ocfcsoccer.com.
  4. ^ "Orange County FC Bounce Back with Victory over High Desert Elite". March 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Welcome Michael Bryant! Michael went to @EC_MensSoccer for 3 seasons and received 2 x All Region award 3 x First Team All Conference and Conference Player of the Year in 2016. He transferred to Northwest Nazarene University in Idaho where he received an All Conference award 1/2". Twitter. California United Strikers FC. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Roster | Cal United Strikers FC". www.calunitedstrikers.com.
  7. ^ "Cal United Strikers v 1904FC Game Recap Round 3". www.calunitedstrikers.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  8. ^ French, Scott. "Cal United Strikers are NISA\'s West Coast Champions: Game Recap". www.calunitedstrikers.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Michael Bryant".
  10. ^ "DETROIT CITY FC ADVANCES TO EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS WITH 1-0 WIN AT PITTSBURGH". detcityfc.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  11. ^ "National Premier Soccer League – Orange County FC 2017 Match Reports". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  12. ^ "National Premier Soccer League – Orange County FC 2017 Playoff Match Reports". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  13. ^ "National Premier Soccer League – Orange County FC 2018 Regular Season and Playoff Match Reports". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  14. ^ "U.S. Open Cup – Orange County FC 2018 Match Reports". www.usopencup.org. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  15. ^ "National Premier Soccer League – Orange County FC 2019 Match Reports". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  16. ^ "U.S. Open Cup – Orange County FC 2019 Match Reports". www.usopencup.org. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

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