{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1992)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Bryan Leyva | fullname = Bryan Roberto Leyva Caro | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|2|08|df=y}} | birth_place = Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico | height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}} | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthclubs1 = FC Dallas | youthyears1 = 2008–2009 | clubs1 = FC Dallas | clubs2 = Dallas Reserves | years1 = 2009–2012 | years2 = 2009-2012 | caps1 = 10 | caps2 = 7 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 4 | nationalteam1 = Mexico U17 | nationalyears1 = 2009 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = November 7, 2012 | nationalteam-update = May 16, 2010 | years3 = 2012-2013 | clubs3 = Chivas Rayadas | caps3 = ? | goals3 = ? | clubs4 = Guadalajara | years4 = 2013-2014 | goals4 = 0 | caps4 = 0 | years5 = 2014-2017 | clubs5 = Dallas City FC | caps5 = ? | goals5 = ? }}
'''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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dallas |first=F. C. |title=Leyva leads by example |url=https://www.fcdallas.com/news/leyva-leads-example |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=FC Dallas |language=en}}</ref>
He only recently joined the team as he had a stint with Mexico U-18 football team where they went to Spain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dallas |first=F. C. |title=Leyva leads by example |url=https://www.fcdallas.com/news/leyva-leads-example |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=FC Dallas |language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/sep/17/midfielder-bryan-leyva-graduates-fc-dallas-juniors/ |title=Midfielder Bryan Leyva graduates from FC Dallas Juniors and joins team | www.pegasusnews.com | Dallas/Fort Worth |access-date=2010-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527175637/http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/sep/17/midfielder-bryan-leyva-graduates-fc-dallas-juniors/ |archive-date=2010-05-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The midfielder also had training stints with Lille OSC in France and Racing Santander in Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/soccer/post/_/id/6147/fc-dallas-signs-junior-player-bryan-leyva |title=FC Dallas Report - ESPN Dallas |accessdate=2010-07-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104100720/http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/soccer/post/_/id/6147/fc-dallas-signs-junior-player-bryan-leyva |archivedate=2012-11-04 }}</ref>
==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.<ref>http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/11/07/fc-dallas-decline-options-homegrowns-luna-leyva {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Exoderp |date=2012-05-20 |title=FC Dallas Settles For Tie Against Union |url=https://dallas.sbnation.com/fc-dallas/2012/5/20/3031608/fc-dallas-settles-for-tie-against-union |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=SB Nation Dallas |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == He has his own Facebook account where he hasn’t posted since 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=bryan leyva retirement - Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca_esv=8caa149022821f4f&hl=en-us&q=bryan+leyva+retirement&uds=AMwkrPv3j3EkEIkbFS2D5_BLUQ3_YJHLYfNih9-ZTVQ8WkHqGO4Dhsfyq6IZpGlrSph77ujOzrZYp4SBlLuFXRIIQhkm2zhM4ggcLSKz_6sUnjWq3mIBkcJNHUf6jrrv_MjsDVgtigtachIXNMLQRCrOdIHV_begeL39Nc_XlsfYUOAyjtoNkuXXvRzPFgYT3W2X4dqRgFgYYWPfANf1me7f1-rWJRA5msyeS3RfOoMnqoVPVQ0N4foeckpmDFIRmIqX3_f4sfEJAULnJx1Kq3yjG0Zt2LScPwUEf324CDQtxEGvvfANBlUzVd1dBbutdrc6egaLNSjY&prmd=invsbmtz&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWkerys5OFAxWf78kDHay9BXcQtKgLegQIGhAB&biw=300&bih=501&dpr=3&tbm=isch |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.google.com}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{MLS player|bryan-leyva}}
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