Brandon Bye
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brandon Scott Bye[1] | ||
Date of birth | November 29, 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, full-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | New England Revolution | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kalamazoo Kingdom | |||
Alliance FC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Western Michigan Broncos | 64 | (22) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Grand Rapids FC | ||
2016 | Kalamazoo FC | 12 | (3) |
2017 | Minneapolis City SC | 3 | (1) |
2018– | New England Revolution | 150 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 1, 2023 |
Brandon Scott Bye (born November 29, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.
Career
[edit]College and amateur
[edit]Bye was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and grew up in nearby Portage, Michigan. He played his college career at Western Michigan University where he played mainly as a winger. Bye played 64 matches for the Broncos, starting 62. He scored 22 goals and had 19 assists.[3]
Bye also played for National Premier Soccer League sides Grand Rapids FC, Kalamazoo FC and Minneapolis City SC.[4]
Professional
[edit]On January 19, 2018, New England Revolution selected Bye with the 8th overall pick of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[5] He signed with the club on February 10, 2018.[6]
Bye made his professional debut on March 3, 2018, as a 55th-minute substitute during a 0–2 loss to Philadelphia Union.[7]
Bye scored his first professional goal, an 82nd-minute equalizer against Los Angeles FC, on September 15, 2018.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played December 16, 2020[9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kalamazoo FC | 2016[4] | NPSL | 12 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||
Minneapolis City SC | 2017[4] | NPSL | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
New England Revolution | 2018 | MLS | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |
2019 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
2020 | 22 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
Total | 76 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 3 | ||
Career total | 91 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 7 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
Honors
[edit]New England Revolution
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: New England Revolution (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 18. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Brandon Bye". New England Revolution. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Official Site of Western Michigan Athletics". wmubroncos.com.
- ^ a b c "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
- ^ "With Brandon Bye, Mark Segbers, New England shore up right back position". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "New England Revolution sign 1st round draft picks Brandon Bye, Mark Segbers". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. February 10, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "Boxscore: Philadelphia Union vs. New England Revolution". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "Brandon Bye's late equalizer helps New England Revolution draw against LAFC". africa.espn.com. September 15, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Brandon Bye at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Brandon Bye at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1995 births
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- African-American soccer players
- Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer players
- New England Revolution players
- New England Revolution draft picks
- Soccer players from Michigan
- Major League Soccer players
- All-American college men's soccer players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- American soccer midfielder stubs