Bryang William Kayo (born July 27, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club OH Leuven.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bryang William Kayo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 27, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Montgomery Village, Maryland, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OH Leuven | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | D.C. United | ||
| 2020 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Loudoun United | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Orange County SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Viktoria Berlin (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → 1. FC Nürnberg II (loan) | 36 | (8) |
| 2022 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | FC Ingolstadt | 24 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 30 | (3) |
| 2025– | OH Leuven | 5 | (0) |
| 2026– | OH Leuven U23 | 1 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | United States U17 | 8 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of June 1, 2026 | |||
Career
editUSL Championship
editKayo joined D.C. United's academy system.[3] Kayo made three appearances for Loudoun United, the reserve team of D.C. United before leaving the club.[3] On September 9, 2019, Kayo signed with the senior team of fellow USL Championship side Orange County SC.[3] Kayo made the bench five times for Orange County SC during the 2019 season, however, he never made his senior team debut.[4]
VfL Wolfsburg
editOn 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.[2] It was announced that Kayo would begin playing with the team's reserve side, VfL Wolfsburg II.[2]
Loan to Viktoria Berlin
editOn July 30, 2021, Kayo was loaned to newly promoted 3. Liga side Viktoria Berlin.[5]
Loan to Nürnberg II
editOn January 31, 2022, Kayo moved on loan to 1. FC Nürnberg II.[6]
FC Ingolstadt
editOn June 26, 2023, Kayo departed Wolfsburg[7] and subsequently joined FC Ingolstadt.[8] On August 13, 2024, Kayo joined VfL Osnabrück on loan with an option to buy.[9]
OH Leuven
editWhile Osnabrück decided to exercise the loan option,[10] they immediately sold Kayo as on June 26, 2025, Kayo signed for Belgian Pro League team Oud-Heverlee Leuven until 2028.[11]
Personal life
editKayo is originally from Maryland and is of Cameroonian descent.
Career statistics
edit- As of October 12, 2020[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Loudoun United | 2019 | USL Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Orange County SC | 2019 | USL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nord | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- 1 2 3 "USA teenagers Bryang Kayo and Kobe Hernandez-Foster join Wolfsburg". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- 1 2 3 Communications, Orange County SC (2019-09-19). "ORANGE COUNTY SC SIGNS U.S. U17 INTERNATIONAL BRYANG KAYO". Orange County Soccer Club. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
- ↑ "USA - B. Kayo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- ↑ "Americans Abroad Analysis". American Soccer Now.
- ↑ "Neuer für die U21: Kayo kommt von den Wölfen" (Press release). 1. FC Nürnberg. January 31, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ↑ "VFL Wolfsburg release Kayo". www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ↑ "TALENT MIT HOHER PHYSIS: SCHANZER SICHERN SICH DIE DIENSTE VON BRYANG KAYO" [TALENT WITH GREAT PHYSIQUE: SCHANZER SECURE THE SERVICES OF BRYANG KAYO]. www.fcingolstadt.de (in German). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ↑ "Bryang Kayo kommt aus Ingolstadt" [Bryang Kayo comes from Ingolstadt] (in German). VfL Osnabrück. August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ↑ "Bryang Kayo wechselt nach Belgien" [Bryang Kayo moves to Belgium]. www.vfl.de (in German). 26 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ "OH Leuven versterkt middenveld met Bryang Kayo" [OH Leuven strengthens midfield with Bryang Kayo]. www.ohleuven.com (in Dutch). 26 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ Bryang Kayo at Soccerway
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