Michael Bryan (footballer)

Michael Bryan

Personal information
Full name	Michael Anthony Bryan[1]
Date of birth	21 February 1990 (1990-02-21) (age 21)[2]
Place of birth	Hammersmith, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bradford City (on loan from Watford)
Youth career
2000–2006	Queens Park Rangers
2006–2008	Hayes & Yeading
2008–2009	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–	Watford	12	(0)
2011–	→ Bradford City (loan)	2	(0)
National team‡
	Northern Ireland under-19
2009–	Northern Ireland under-21	1	(0)
2010–	Northern Ireland	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:10, 9 March 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:02, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Michael Anthony Bryan (born 21 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bradford City on loan from Watford. Born and raised in England, he is eligible to play for Northern Ireland through his ancestry and has been selected for the latter at under-19, under-21 and full international levels.

Career

Club career

Michael Bryan was born and raised in West London and attended Isleworth and Syon School. He started his career as a schoolboy at Queens Park Rangers at the age of 10, being released six years later, before joining Watford.^[3]

He made his professional debut for Watford on 15 August 2009 in the Championship, in a 2–0 away defeat against Sheffield United, replacing Danny Graham as a substitute in the 89th minute.^[4][5] He made a further six appearances for Watford in the 2009–10 season, and his first start came in the final match; a 4–0 away win against Coventry City.^[6]

He joined Bradford City on loan for five-months on 11 August 2011.

International career

Bryan was called up Northern Ireland under-19 squad in April 2009.^[7] This was followed by a call-up to the senior Northern Ireland squad for the 2010 summer friendlies. He made his debut for the senior Northern Ireland team on 26 May 2010 against Turkey in a friendly.^[8] This was followed four days later by his first start for his country in another friendly, against Chile.^[9]

References

1. ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "First Team". Watford F.C. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10400~47705,00.html. Retrieved 20 August 2009. 
3. ^ "Golden boy". Watford F.C. 30 July 2009. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1730474,00.html. Retrieved 20 August 2009. 
4. ^ "Results/Fixtures: Sheff Utd 2–0 Watford". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=588928. Retrieved 20 August 2009. 
5. ^ "Sheff Utd 2–0 Watford". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8195049.stm. Retrieved 20 August 2009. 
6. ^ "Result between Coventry and Watford on 2010-05-02". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=594857. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 
7. ^ Rice, Tony (24 April 2009). "Beaglehole all set for Switzerland challenge". Irish Football Association. http://www.irishfa.com/the-ifa/news/4824/beaglehole-all-set-for-switzerland-challenge/. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
8. ^ "N Ireland 0–2 Turkey". BBC Sport. 26 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/8707379.stm. Retrieved 26 May 2010. 
9. ^ "Chile 1–0 N Ireland". BBC Sport. 30 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/8712717.stm. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 

External links

• Michael Bryan career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Bryan, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	17 February 1990
Place of birth	Hammersmith, England
Date of death
Place of death