Bryan Leyva

Bryan Leyva

Personal information
Full name	Bryan Roberto Leyva Caro
Date of birth	(1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2008–2009	FC Dallas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	FC Dallas	10	(0)
2009-2012	Dallas Reserves	7	(4)
2012-2013	Chivas Rayadas	?	(?)
2013-2014	Guadalajara	0	(0)
2014-2017	Dallas City FC	?	(?)
International career^‡
2009	Mexico U17	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 7, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 16, 2010

Bryan Leyva (born February 8, 1992) is a Mexican former footballer. He last played as an attacking midfielder for Dallas City FC (DCFC) of the National Premier Soccer League.

Youth career

When he was 8 Leyva and his family moved to Northern Texas it was his uncle was the reason that they moved there. Luckily for him it would become better for him as he was a substitute for his first Professional footballer game ever at the 77th minute against LA Galaxy. His first professional appearance would also motivate the coaches to show his developmental skills.^[1]

He only recently joined the team as he had a stint with Mexico U-18 football team where they went to Spain.^[2]

Leyva joined the FC Dallas Development Academy in June 2008 as a member of the U-16 team. He helped lead the team to a second-place finish in that year's MLS/SUM U-17 Cup.^[3] The midfielder also had training stints with Lille OSC in France and Racing Santander in Spain.^[4]

Club career

In 2009, FC Dallas General Manager Michael Hitchcock announced that Leyva had been signed to its professional team. The signing made Leyva the first homegrown player in FC Dallas history. Over the next few years, he did not receive much playing time and was released by Dallas on November 7, 2012.^[5] After a stint in Mexico, he returned to Dallas to join lower league side, DCFC.

In a game against Philadelphia Union he recorded his first assist to Blas Pérez where they went halftime into winning.^[6]

Personal life

He has his own Facebook account where he hasn’t posted since 2022.^[7]

References

1. Dallas, F. C. "Leyva leads by example". FC Dallas. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
2. Dallas, F. C. "Leyva leads by example". FC Dallas. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
3. "Midfielder Bryan Leyva graduates from FC Dallas Juniors and joins team | www.pegasusnews.com | Dallas/Fort Worth". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
4. "FC Dallas Report - ESPN Dallas". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
5. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/11/07/fc-dallas-decline-options-homegrowns-luna-leyva ^{[dead link‍]}
6. Exoderp (2012-05-20). "FC Dallas Settles For Tie Against Union". SB Nation Dallas. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
7. "bryan leyva retirement - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

External links

• Bryan Leyva at Major League Soccer