Bryang Kayo
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bryang Kayo
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|7|27|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Montgomery Village, Maryland, U.S.
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = OH Leuven
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2017–2019
| youthclubs1 = D.C. United
| youthyears2 = 2020
| youthclubs2 = VfL Wolfsburg
| years1 = 2019
| clubs1 = Loudoun United
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019
| clubs2 = Orange County SC
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–2023
| clubs3 = VfL Wolfsburg II
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2021–2022
| clubs4 = → Viktoria Berlin (loan)
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022–2023
| clubs5 = → 1. FC Nürnberg II (loan)
| caps5 = 36
| goals5 = 8
| years6 = 2022
| clubs6 = → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan)
| caps6 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2023–2025
| clubs7 = FC Ingolstadt
| caps7 = 24
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2024–2025
| clubs8 = → VfL Osnabrück (loan)
| caps8 = 30
| goals8 = 3
| years9 = 2025–
| clubs9 = OH Leuven
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = United States U17
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = May 24, 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Bryang William Kayo (born July 27, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club OH Leuven.
Career
=USL Championship=
Kayo joined D.C. United's academy system.{{Cite web|last=Communications|first=Orange County SC|date=2019-09-19|title=ORANGE COUNTY SC SIGNS U.S. U17 INTERNATIONAL BRYANG KAYO|url=https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/news_article/show/1050259-orange-county-sc-signs-u-s-u17-international-bryang-kayo|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Orange County Soccer Club|language=en-us}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Kayo made three appearances for Loudoun United, the reserve team of D.C. United before leaving the club. On September 9, 2019, Kayo signed with the senior team of fellow USL Championship side Orange County SC. Kayo made the bench five times for Orange County SC during the 2019 season, however, he never made his senior team debut.{{Cite web|title=USA - B. Kayo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/bryang-kayo/511012/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=us.soccerway.com}}
= VfL Wolfsburg =
On July 13, 2020, it was announced that Kayo, along with fellow United States youth national teamer Kobe Hernandez-Foster, signed with VfL Wolfsburg of the German Bundesliga.{{Cite web|title=USA teenagers Bryang Kayo and Kobe Hernandez-Foster join Wolfsburg|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bryang-kayo-kobe-hernandez-foster-join-wolfsburg-usa-usmnt-12031|access-date=2020-07-13|website=bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website|language=en}} It was announced that Kayo would begin playing with the team's reserve side, VfL Wolfsburg II.
==Loan to Viktoria Berlin==
On July 30, 2021, Kayo was loaned to newly promoted 3. Liga side Viktoria Berlin.{{cite web |url= http://americansoccernow.com/articles/epb-nears-move-pefok-amp-reyna-impress-other-americans-progress-in-preseason|title= Americans Abroad Analysis|publisher= American Soccer Now}}
==Loan to Nürnberg II==
On January 31, 2022, Kayo moved on loan to 1. FC Nürnberg II.{{cite press release|publisher=1. FC Nürnberg|url=https://www.fcn.de/news/artikel/neuer-fuer-die-u21-kayo-kommt-von-den-woelfen/|title=Neuer für die U21: Kayo kommt von den Wölfen|date=January 31, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2022|language=}}
=FC Ingolstadt=
On June 26, 2023, Kayo departed Wolfsburg{{cite web|url=https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en/newsdetails/news-detail/detail/news/vfl-wolfsburg-release-kayo|title=VFL Wolfsburg release Kayo|website=www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en|language=English|date=26 June 2023|accessdate=27 June 2023}} and subsequently joined FC Ingolstadt.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcingolstadt.de/schanzer-sichern-sich-die-dienste-von-bryang-kayo/|title=TALENT MIT HOHER PHYSIS: SCHANZER SICHERN SICH DIE DIENSTE VON BRYANG KAYO|trans-title=TALENT WITH GREAT PHYSIQUE: SCHANZER SECURE THE SERVICES OF BRYANG KAYO|language=German|website=www.fcingolstadt.de|date=26 June 2023|accessdate=27 June 2023}} On August 13, 2024, Kayo joined VfL Osnabrück on loan with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=VfL Osnabrück|url=https://www.vfl.de/welcome-bryang/|title=Bryang Kayo kommt aus Ingolstadt|trans-title=Bryang Kayo comes from Ingolstadt|date=August 13, 2024|access-date=August 13, 2024|language=de}}
=OH Leuven=
While Osnabrück decided to exercise the loan option{{cite web|url=https://www.vfl.de/wechsel-kayo/|title=Bryang Kayo wechselt nach Belgien|trans-title=Bryang Kayo moves to Belgium|website=www.vfl.de|language=German|date=26 June 2025|accessdate=27 June 2025}}, they immediately sold Kayo as on June 26, 2025, Kayo signed for Belgian Pro League team Oud-Heverlee Leuven until 2028.{{cite web|url=https://ohleuven.com/news/oh-leuven-versterkt-middenveld-met-bryang-kayo/|title=OH Leuven versterkt middenveld met Bryang Kayo|trans-title=OH Leuven strengthens midfield with Bryang Kayo|website=www.ohleuven.com|language=Dutch|date=26 June 2025|accessdate=27 June 2025}}
Personal life
Kayo is originally from Maryland and is of Cameroonian descent.
Career statistics
{{updated|October 12, 2020}}{{Soccerway|bryang-kayo/511012}}
| 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"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Loudoun United
|2019 |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | |||
| Orange County SC
|2019 |USL Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg II
|8 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
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References
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{{Oud-Heverlee Leuven squad}}
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Category:People from Montgomery Village, Maryland
Category:American people of Cameroonian descent
Category:Soccer players from Montgomery County, Maryland
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:United States men's youth international soccer players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Loudoun United FC players
Category:Orange County SC players
Category:VfL Wolfsburg II players
Category:FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin players
Category:1. FC Nürnberg II players
Category:1. FC Nürnberg players
Category:FC Ingolstadt 04 players
Category:VfL Osnabrück players
Category:Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
Category:American expatriate men's soccer players
Category:American expatriate men's soccer players in Belgium
Category:American expatriate men's soccer players in Germany
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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