Bryan Garcia (Brazilian footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Garcia.

Bryan Garcia

Personal information
Full name	Bryan Silva Garcia
Date of birth	(1992-03-28) 28 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Itabirito
Number	15
Youth career
2010–2012	América Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	América Mineiro	45	(3)
2013	→ Benfica B (loan)	6	(0)
2013–2014	→ Portuguesa (loan)	4	(0)
2014	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	28	(1)
2016–2019	Cruzeiro	24	(0)
2018	→ Vitória (loan)	7	(0)
2019	CRB	17	(0)
2020–2021	Alashkert	20	(1)
2021	Atyrau	25	(5)
2022	Astana	18	(0)
2023	Aksu	21	(2)
2024–	Itabirito	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023

Bryan Silva Garcia (born 28 March 1992), sometimes known as just Bryan, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Itabirito.

Club career

Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Bryan Garcia finished his formation with América Mineiro. On 29 January 2012 he made his professional debut, starting in a 3–1 away victory over Democrata GV.^[1] Bryan Garcia scored his first career goal on 1 March, the first of a 2–1 home win over Villa Nova.^[2]

On 31 January 2013, Bryan Garcia was loaned to S.L. Benfica until June with a buyout clause, being assigned to the B-team in Segunda Liga.^[3] He made his debut for Benfica B on 10 February 2013, in a 0–1 away loss against C.D. Tondela.^[4] He finished the season with six appearances (five as a starter), but returned to América Mineiro after the Encarnados deciding to not buy him outright.^[5]

On 16 September, Bryan Garcia was loaned to Portuguesa, until May 2014.^[6] He made his Série A debut three days later, starting and providing an assist in a 3–0 home win over Náutico.^[7]

On 30 April 2014, Bryan Garcia joined Ponte Preta on loan until the end of the year.^[8]

On 28 February 2020, FC Alashkert announced the signing of Bryan Garcia.^[9]

On 14 January 2022, Astana announced the signing of Bryan Garcia on a contract until the end of 2022.^[10] On 11 December 2022, Astana announced the departure of Bryan Garcia.^[11]

References

1. América-MG estreia com vitória no Mineiro-2012 (América-MG debuts with victory in Mineiro-2012) Archived June 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine; Diário Lance!, 29 January 2012 (in Portuguese)
2. Ficha Técnica: América-MG 2 x 1 Villa Nova-MG (Match report: América-MG 2–1 Villa Nova-MG); Veja, 1 March 2012 (in Portuguese)
3. OFICIAL: Bryan Garcia no Benfica (OFFICIAL: Bryan Garcia at Benfica); ZeroZero, 31 January 2013 (in Portuguese)
4. Tondela: Benfica B, 1-0: Festival ofensivo só resulta num golo (Tondela: Benfica B, 1–0: Offensive party only results in one goal); Jornal Record, 10 February 2013 (in Portuguese)
5. Bryan Garcia não fica no Benfica B (Bryan Garcia does not stay in Benfica B) Archived June 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine; Benfica B, 23 June 2013 (in Portuguese)
6. Portuguesa acerta empréstimo do lateral Bryan, que estava no Coelho (Portuguesa completes loan of full-back Bryan, who was at Coelho); Terra Esportes, 16 September 2013 (in Portuguese)
7. Caseira, Portuguesa vence o Náutico e sai do Z-4 após 15 rodadas (Homemade, Portuguesa defeats Náutico and leaves Z-4 after 15 rounds); Globo Esporte, 19 September 2013 (in Portuguese)
8. Ponte Preta anuncia chegada do lateral-esquerdo Bryan (Ponte Preta announces arrival of left-back Bryan) Archived May 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine; O Estado de S. Paulo, 30 April 2014 (in Portuguese)
9. "Պաշտոնական հայտարարություն. Բրիան Սիլվա Գարսիա". fcalashkert.am (in Armenian). FC Alashkert. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
10. "Брайан – добро пожаловать в "Астану"!". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
11. "Спасибо, Брайан!". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

External links

• Bryan Garcia at Soccerway