Joe Bryan

Joe Bryan
Bryan playing for Bristol City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Joseph Edward Bryan[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Millwall
Number 15
Youth career
2009–2011 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 Bristol City 203 (16)
2011–2012 → Bath City (loan) 4 (1)
2013 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 10 (1)
2018–2023 Fulham 105 (3)
2022–2023 → Nice (loan) 6 (0)
2023– Millwall 31 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Joseph Edward Bryan (born 17 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Millwall.

He is also capable as a left-sided midfielder and left-sided wing-back. He has also made over 200 appearances for his hometown club Bristol City, as well as having loan spells with Bath City and Plymouth Argyle.

Club career

Bristol City

Bryan was born and raised in the area of Bristol. He came through his local team Bristol City's youth levels; signing his first professional contract in 2011, agreeing terms to be a Bristol City player for at least two years.[4]

On 24 November 2011, Bryan joined Conference National side Bath City on a two-month loan deal, effectively lasting until January.[5] He scored in a 3–1 win over AFC Telford United.

He made his professional debut for Bristol City on 6 March 2012, in a 3–2 win over Leicester City at Ashton Gate.[6] In March 2013, he joined Plymouth Argyle on loan until the end of the season.[7][8] Bryan made his debut for Plymouth the same day against Bradford City and scored his first Football League goal at Chesterfield in April.[9][10]

He returned to Bristol City at the end of the season having played on the left side of midfield in ten consecutive games for Argyle.[10] Bryan scored his first goal for City in the Bristol derby with Rovers in September,[11][12] and his first league goal for the club came in November against Crawley Town. In June 2015 he signed a contract extension keeping him at Bristol City until 2019.[13] The 2016–17 campaign saw Joe Bryan become statistically the best left back in the division.[14]

Bryan starred in City's 2017–18 EFL Cup run to the semi-finals, scoring the third goal in a 4–1 win against Premier League side Crystal Palace and then going on to score the first goal in the club's 2–1 win against Manchester United in the 2017–18 EFL Cup quarter-final at Ashton Gate.[15][16]

Fulham

On 9 August 2018, Bryan signed for newly promoted Premier League club Fulham for a transfer fee reported to be in the region of £6 million.[17] He had already undergone a medical at then-Championship side Aston Villa, but received a phone call stating Fulham's offer had been accepted, he stated that he was "15, 20 minutes away from signing" for Villa but opted to join Fulham to play Premier League football.[18] He scored his first goal for Fulham in an EFL Cup tie against Millwall on 25 September 2018.[19] On 4 August 2020, Bryan scored twice in extra-time in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium to send Fulham back up to the Premier League after a one-year absence, with the first one being a long-range direct free kick.[20]

Loan to Nice

On 31 August 2022, Bryan joined French club Nice on a season-long loan.[21]

Millwall

On 1 July 2023, Bryan joined Millwall on a free transfer following the expiry of his contract at Fulham.[22]

International career

Bryan was selected by the Scotland national under-21 football team in October 2012,[23] but could not play due to a concussion he received playing for Bristol City against Leeds United. He remains eligible for Scotland through his parents but has not been selected for any squads subsequently.

Personal life

Bryan's father, Alan, is a cardiac surgeon, specialising in aortic surgery. In 2017, Alan performed successful surgery on football manager Lee Johnson's father Gary. Coincidentally, Lee was managing Bristol City at that time, and Joe was one of his players.[24] This sparked theories among fans that Joe was only picked into the team because his father saved his manager's father's life.[25] However, he later denied these claims, saying "Hopefully, people will begin to see I'm quite good at football, perhaps."[26]

His sister, Lucy, is a pole vaulter.[27]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2023[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol City 2011–12[29] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2012–13[30] Championship 13 0 0 0 0 0 — 13 0
2013–14[31] League One 21 2 3 0 2 0 2[b] 1 28 3
2014–15[32] League One 41 6 4 0 1 1 4[b] 0 50 7
2015–16[33] Championship 39 2 1 0 0 0 — 40 2
2016–17[34] Championship 44 1 3 0 2 0 — 49 1
2017–18[35] Championship 43 5 0 0 5 2 — 48 7
2018–19[36] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 203 16 11 0 10 3 6 1 230 20
Bath City (loan) 2011–12[29] Conference Premier 4 1 — — 1[c] 0 5 1
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2012–13[30] League Two 10 1 — — — 10 1
Fulham 2018–19[36] Premier League 28 0 0 0 1 1 — 29 1
2019–20[37] Championship 46 1 2 0 1 0 3[d] 2 51 3
2020–21[38] Premier League 16 1 2 0 1 0 — 19 1
2021–22[39] Championship 15 1 2 0 2 0 — 19 1
2022–23[40] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 105 3 5 0 6 1 3 2 119 6
OGC Nice (loan) 2022–23[40] Ligue 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 3[e] 1 10 1
Millwall 2023-24[41] Championship 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
Career total 342 23 18 0 16 4 13 4 389 30
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup,Coupe de France
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Bristol City

Fulham

Individual

References

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