Michael Bryant (soccer)

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Michael Bryant (soccer) - Wikipedia

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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
	OC Kings
	Pateadores
	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	39	(2)
2022–	Detroit City	98	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 27, 2024

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

College & Amateur

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

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] On September 14, 2024, Bryant played his 100th game for the club, becoming the club's fifth city centurion in club history. ^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played March 8, 2020.

Club	Season	League			National Cup^[a]		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	USLC	31	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Detroit City FC	2023	USLC	34	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career total			38	7	6	0	7	3	51	10

^ Includes appearances in U.S. Open Cup.
^ Sources^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]

References

^ "Michael Bryant – 2016 – Men's Soccer". Elmira College Athletics.
^ "Michael Bryant – Men's Soccer". Northwest Nazarene University Athletics.
^ "Three OCFC Players to Participate in 2018 NPSL Player Showcase! – Orange County FC". www.ocfcsoccer.com.
^ "Orange County FC Bounce Back with Victory over High Desert Elite". March 12, 2019.
^ "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.
^ "Roster | Cal United Strikers FC". www.calunitedstrikers.com.
^ "Cal United Strikers v 1904FC Game Recap Round 3". www.calunitedstrikers.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ French, Scott. "Cal United Strikers are NISA\'s West Coast Champions: Game Recap". www.calunitedstrikers.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ "Michael Bryant".
^ "DETROIT CITY FC ADVANCES TO EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS WITH 1-0 WIN AT PITTSBURGH". detcityfc.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
^ "Pregame Tweet". x.com.
^ "Postgame Tweet". x.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
^ "Tweet". x.com.
^ "Interview Tweet". x.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "Insta Post". instagram.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "National Premier Soccer League – Orange County FC 2017 Match Reports". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ "National Premier Soccer League – Orange County FC 2017 Playoff Match Reports". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ "National Premier Soccer League – Orange County FC 2018 Regular Season and Playoff Match Reports". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ "U.S. Open Cup – Orange County FC 2018 Match Reports". www.usopencup.org. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ "National Premier Soccer League – Orange County FC 2019 Match Reports". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ "U.S. Open Cup – Orange County FC 2019 Match Reports". www.usopencup.org. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

External links

v t e Detroit City FC – current squad
2 Williams 3 Villanueva 5 Carroll 8 Diop 9 Morris 11 Rutz 12 Bryant 23 Cedeño 24 Gasso 30 Amoo-Mensah 91 Saldaña Doner Herrera Wiedt Head Coach: Dichio Assistant Coach: Dasovic Goalkeeping Coach: Lovato Sports Performance Coach: Trosper

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