Brandon Bye
{{short description|American soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Brandon Bye
| image = File:Brandon Bye 2018.jpg
| fullname = Brandon Scott Bye{{cite web |url=https://mcusercontent.com/78d3589fb61466b549ff752e5/files/403430ce-158a-6c16-67fc-92028509200a/24_CCC_Final_Rosters.pdf |title=2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: New England Revolution (USA) |publisher=CONCACAF |page=18 |date=January 30, 2024 |access-date=January 30, 2024}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|11|29}}
| birth_place = Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}{{cite web |title=Brandon Bye |url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/players/brandon-bye/ |publisher=New England Revolution |access-date=23 August 2022}}
| position = Winger, full-back
| currentclub = New England Revolution
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Kalamazoo Kingdom
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Alliance FC
| collegeyears1 = 2014–2017
| college1 = Western Michigan Broncos
| collegecaps1 = 64
| collegegoals1 = 22
| years1 = 2015
| clubs1 = Grand Rapids FC
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = Kalamazoo FC
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = Minneapolis City SC
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2018–
| clubs4 = New England Revolution
| caps4 = 150
| goals4 = 8
| medaltemplates =
| pcupdate = 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
=College and amateur=
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.{{cite web|url=http://wmubroncos.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2522|title=Official Site of Western Michigan Athletics|website=wmubroncos.com}}
Bye also played for National Premier Soccer League sides Grand Rapids FC, Kalamazoo FC and Minneapolis City SC.{{cite web|url=http://npsl.bonzidev.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=1573534&player=40307008|title=National Premier Soccer League|website=npsl.bonzidev.com}}
=Professional=
On January 19, 2018, New England Revolution selected Bye with the 8th overall pick of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/01/19/brandon-bye-mark-segbers-new-england-shore-right-back-position|title=With Brandon Bye, Mark Segbers, New England shore up right back position|website=mlssoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|date=January 19, 2018|access-date=March 26, 2020}} He signed with the club on February 10, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/02/10/new-england-revolution-sign-1st-round-draft-picks-brandon-bye-mark-segbers|title=New England Revolution sign 1st round draft picks Brandon Bye, Mark Segbers|website=mlssoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|date=February 10, 2018|access-date=March 26, 2020}}
Bye made his professional debut on March 3, 2018, as a 55th-minute substitute during a 0–2 loss to Philadelphia Union.{{cite web|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-03-03-philadelphia-union-vs-new-england-revolution/boxscore|title=Boxscore: Philadelphia Union vs. New England Revolution|website=mlssoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|date=March 3, 2018|access-date=March 26, 2020}}
Bye scored his first professional goal, an 82nd-minute equalizer against Los Angeles FC, on September 15, 2018.{{cite web|url= https://africa.espn.com/football/report/_/gameId/502425 |title=Brandon Bye's late equalizer helps New England Revolution draw against LAFC |date=September 15, 2023 |accessdate=August 5, 2023 |website=africa.espn.com}} He made his 150th MLS regular season start on February 22, 2025 in the Revolution's 2025 season opener, a 1-1 draw against Nashville SC.{{cite web | title=Revolution battle Nashville SC to 0-0 draw in 2025 MLS season opener | website=revolutionsoccer.net | date=February 23, 2025 | url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/recap-revolution-battle-nashville-sc-to-0-0-draw-in-2025-mls-season-opener | access-date=February 26, 2025}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played December 16, 2020}}{{Soccerway|brandon--bye/532745|access-date=5 February 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Kalamazoo FC
|2016 |NPSL |12 | 3 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 12 | 3 | |||
| Minneapolis City SC
|2017 |NPSL |3 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="4" |New England Revolution
|2018 | rowspan="3" |MLS |24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2019
|30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs|name=Play}} | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2020
|22 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 2{{efn|name=Play}} | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!76 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 3 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!91 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 7 |
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Honors
New England Revolution
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{soccerway|brandon--bye/532745}}
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{{New England Revolution squad}}
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{{2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer First-Team All-America}}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:African-American soccer players
Category:Western Michigan Broncos men's soccer players
Category:New England Revolution players
Category:New England Revolution draft picks
Category:Soccer players from Michigan
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:All-American college men's soccer players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen
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