Bryce Bafford

{{short description|Australian soccer player}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bryce Bafford

| fullname = Bryce Bafford

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|6|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Australia

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Perth RedStar

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = FW NTC

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = FFA CoE

| caps1 = 23

| goals1 = 8

| years2 = 2017–2019

| clubs2 = Brisbane Roar NPL

| caps2 = 33

| goals2 = 10

| years3 = 2019–2021

| clubs3 = Perth Glory NPL

| caps3 = 30

| goals3 = 12

| years4 = 2020–2021

| clubs4 = Perth Glory

| caps4 = 3

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2022–

| clubs5 = Perth RedStar

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 1

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 2 June 2022

| nationalteam-update = 24 January 2021

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|AFF U-16 Youth Championship}}

{{Medal|1st|2016 Cambodia|U-17 Team}}

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Bryce Bafford (born 5 June 2001), is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Perth RedStar.{{Cite web|url=https://www.perthglory.com.au/player/bryce-bafford|title = Bryce Bafford|date = 21 October 2017}}

Club career

=Brisbane Roar=

Bafford was part of the 2018-19 Y-League championship winning Brisbane Roar Youth team. He was substituted on for Zach Duncan in the 62nd minute as the Young Roar beat Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 3–1 in the 2019 Y-League Grand Final on 1 February 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.y-league.com.au/match/western-sydney-wanderers-fc-youth-v-brisbane-roar-fc-youth-y-league-01-02-2019/1045751|title=Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth vs Brisbane Roar FC Youth, Foxtel Y-League, Grand Final, 1st Feb 2019|website=Foxtel Y-League|date=28 January 2019|accessdate=19 February 2019}}

=Perth Glory=

On 18 November 2020, Bafford made his professional debut in a 2020 AFC Champions League clash against Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, starting before being replaced by Carlo Armiento in the 63rd minute as Glory went down 2–1.{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/matches/2020/2043056|title=AFC Champions League | AFC}}

Honours

=Club=

Brisbane Roar

=International=

Australia U17

References

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