Michael Bryant (soccer)

Michael Bryant is an American soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder or defender for Detroit City in the USL Championship.

Career

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

Following college, Bryant captained NPSL side Orange County FC in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
In September 2019, Bryant signed for NISA side California United Strikers ahead of the league's inaugural season. 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. 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.
In February 2022, Bryant signed with USL Championship side Detroit City FC. He 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. On September 14, 2024, Bryant played his 100th game for the club, becoming the club's fifth city centurion in club history.