# Steven Bryce

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Costa Rican footballer (born 1977)

In this [Spanish name](/source/Spanish_name), the first or paternal [surname](/source/Surname) is *Bryce* and the second or maternal family name is *Valerio*.

Steven Bryce Personal information Full name Steven Bryce Valerio Date of birth (1977-08-16) August 16, 1977 (age 48) Place of birth San José, Costa Rica Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Positions Attacking midfielder winger Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1996–1997 AD Goicoechea 26 (5) 1997–2000 Saprissa 127 (39) 2000–2005 Alajuelense 211 (43) 2005 Anorthosis 7 (1) 2006 OFI 3 (0) 2006 Brujas 11 (1) 2007 Marathón 26 (10) 2007–2008 Motagua 15 (1) 2008 Alajuelense 0 (0) 2009 UCR 14 (1) 2010 Brisbane Roar 4 (0) International career 1998–2005 Costa Rica 73 (9) * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Steven Bryce Valerio** (born August 16, 1977) is a Costa Rican former [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as an [attacking midfielder](/source/Attacking_midfielder) or [winger](/source/Winger_(association_football)).

## Club career

Bryce began his career in the [Costa Rican first division](/source/Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_de_Costa_Rica) on loan from [Deportivo Saprissa](/source/Deportivo_Saprissa) with AD Goicoechea, making his debut on September 22, 1996, against [Herediano](/source/C.S._Herediano).[1] After that he played for [Deportivo Saprissa](/source/Deportivo_Saprissa) and [Liga Deportiva Alajuelense](/source/LD_Alajuelense) whom he joined in August 2000.[2] In his nine years in Costa Rica, Bryce won six national championships, in 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04. In addition, he won a [CONCACAF Champions' Cup](/source/CONCACAF_Champions'_Cup) in [2004](/source/CONCACAF_Champions'_Cup_2004).

After his tenure with Alajuelense, he went to play with [Anorthosis](/source/Anorthosis_Famagusta_FC)[3] of the [Cypriot First Division](/source/Cypriot_First_Division) and [OFI](/source/OFI_Crete_F.C.)[4] of the [Super League Greece](/source/Super_League_Greece). He came back to America after a couple of unsuccessful season in Europe and was signed by [Brujas](/source/Brujas_FC),[5] a new club in his native Costa Rica owned by a local magnate. Six months later he decided to move to [Marathón](/source/C.D._Marath%C3%B3n)[6] in Honduras and then to [F.C. Motagua](/source/F.C._Motagua).[7] He never found his form and game in Honduras and by the end of his contract with [F.C. Motagua](/source/F.C._Motagua), he suffered and injury[8] that took him out of the fields for almost a year. He signed for [Liga Deportiva Alajuelense](/source/LD_Alajuelense) and started his recovery but did not make it to the pitch one game and was released in summer 2008.[9] In the 2009–2010 season, Bryce was called up by [Universidad de Costa Rica](/source/Club_de_Futbol_Universidad_de_Costa_Rica)[10] a team that desperatively needed players with experience, but again, he never found his form and was released after a few months.

In January 2010, Bryce signed a one-year deal with [Brisbane Roar](/source/Brisbane_Roar),[11] but the story repeated itself and just after a few games he decided to put an end on his contract and definitively retire from football.

## International career

At junior level, Bryce played in [1997 FIFA World Youth Championship](/source/1997_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship) held in [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia), playing in all three of the team's matches, scoring once against Paraguay.[12] He made his debut for the senior [national team](/source/Costa_Rica_national_football_team) in a January 1998 [friendly match](/source/Friendly_match) against [Honduras](/source/Honduras_national_football_team) and collected a total of 73 caps, scoring 9 goals.[13] He has represented his country in 18 [FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/FIFA_World_Cup_qualification) matches.[12] and played at the [1999](/source/1999_UNCAF_Nations_Cup)[14] and [2003 UNCAF Nations Cups](/source/2003_UNCAF_Nations_Cup)[15][16] as well as at the [2002](/source/2002_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup),[17] [2003](/source/2003_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup)[18] and [2005 CONCACAF Gold Cups](/source/2005_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup)[19] and the [2001](/source/2001_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica)[20] and [2004 Copa América](/source/2004_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica).[21] Most notably however, he represented Costa Rica in the [2002 World Cup](/source/Football_World_Cup_2002), playing in all three of the team's matches, and assisting on one goal against each of Brazil and Turkey.[12] He also was a non-playing squad member at the [2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup](/source/2000_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup).[22][23]

He played his final international in a July [2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup](/source/2005_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup) match against [Honduras](/source/Honduras_national_football_team).

## Personal life

He is a son of Eustace Bryce and Mildred Valerio, with whom he lived in Canada in 1991 and 1992.[24] He is married to Cristina Páez. They have a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Samuel.[25]

## Career statistics

- *Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.*

N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 28 March 1999 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica El Salvador 1–0 4-0 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup 2. 18 August 1999 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay 4–5 4–5 Friendly match 3. 28 March 2001 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 4. 19 July 2001 Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín, Colombia Bolivia 2–0 4–0 2001 Copa América 5. 16 October 2002 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica Ecuador 1–1 1–1 Friendly match 6. 20 February 2003 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Honduras 1–0 1–0 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup 7. 16 July 2003 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States Cuba 2–0 3–0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup 8. 19 July 2003 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States El Salvador 4–2 5–2 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup 9. 7 September 2003 Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States China 2–0 2–0 Friendly match

## Honours

**With [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica_national_football_team):**

- [UNCAF Nations Cup](/source/UNCAF_Nations_Cup): [1999](/source/UNCAF_Nations_Cup_1999), [2005](/source/UNCAF_Nations_Cup_2005)

**With [Deportivo Saprissa](/source/Deportivo_Saprissa):**

- [Primera División de Costa Rica](/source/Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_de_Costa_Rica#Previous_National_Champions): 1997–98, 1998–99

**With [Liga Deportiva Alajuelense](/source/Liga_Deportiva_Alajuelense):**

- [Primera División de Costa Rica](/source/Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_de_Costa_Rica#Previous_National_Champions): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05

- [CONCACAF Champions' Cup](/source/CONCACAF_Champions'_Cup): 2004

- [Copa Interclubes UNCAF](/source/Copa_Interclubes_UNCAF): 2002

- Copa LG Uncaf (Panama) Champions: 2000

**With [F.C. Motagua](/source/F.C._Motagua):**

- UNCAF Interclub Cup: 2007

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Steven, en corto"](http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1999/marzo/26/deportes1.html) [Steven, in short]. *La Nación* (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bryce dijo sí a la Liga"](http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2000/agosto/30/deportes1.html) [Bryce said yes to the League.]. *La Nación* (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Primer tico en Chipre Steven Bryce debutaría este sábado"](http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/septiembre/08/deportes18.html) [First Costa Rican in Cyprus, Steven Bryce to debut this Saturday]. *La Nación* (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Bryce con Ofi Creta Se reabre mercado griego"](https://web.archive.org/web/20241208023003/http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2006/enero/25/ovacion12.html) [Bryce with OFI Crete: Greek market reopens]. *wvw.aldia.cr*. Archived from [the original](http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2006/enero/25/ovacion12.html) on 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-06-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Personal: Steven Bryce](http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2006/octubre/01/ovacion838513.html) - Al Día (in Spanish)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Mediotiempo, Editorial (2025-06-24). ["Steven Bryce jugará un año con el Maratahón catracho"](https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/steven-bryce-jugara-ano-maratahon-catracho). *Mediotiempo* (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Bryce firmó con Motagua"](https://www.nacion.com/archivo/bryce-firmo-con-motagua/XIRHMNAW4FG63NWB5OK3XC5TCQ/story/). *La Nación* (in Spanish). 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2025-06-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Steven Bryce hospitalizado](http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2007/diciembre/17/ovacion1356191.html) - Al Día (in Spanish)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["La Liga descarta a Steven Bryce"](https://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/futbol-nacional/la-liga-descarta-a-steven-bryce/XEJF7PLOPNDSNN4JKIVWGYJWL4/story/). *La Nación* (in Spanish). 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2025-06-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Bryce, nueva ficha de la Universidad"](http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/enero/04/deportes1827621.html). *La Nación* (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Steven Bryce al futbol australiano"](http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2010/enero/20/deportes2233035.html). *La Nación* (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["Copa América 2004"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081022185106/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2004safull.html). *www.rsssf.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2004safull.html) on 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2025-06-24.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** ["La sangre de Bryce Padres del jugador, quienes viven en Toronto, lo visitaron ayer en Vancouver"](https://web.archive.org/web/20241208072226/http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2004/octubre/12/ovacion2.html). *wvw.aldia.cr*. Archived from [the original](http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2004/octubre/12/ovacion2.html) on 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-06-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** ["Bryce: 'Casi me muero, es un milagro""](https://www.diez.hn/liganacionaldehonduras/bryce-casi-me-muero-es-un-milagro-NCDZ419206). *www.diez.hn* (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.

## External links

- [Steven Bryce](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/1605.html) at National-Football-Teams.com

- [2002 World Cup profile](http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/ESPECIALES/hexagonal/stevenbryce2.html) - Nación (in Spanish)

Steven Bryce international tournaments v t e Costa Rica squad – 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Barrantes 2 Delgado 3 Cordero 4 Wright 5 Campos 6 López 7 Sunsing 8 Centeno 9 Wanchope 10 Soto 11 Berry 12 Chinchilla 13 Alfaro 14 Arnáez 15 Wallace 16 Gómez 17 Medford 18 Mesén 22 Bryce Coach: Rodríguez v t e Costa Rica squad – 2001 Copa América 1 Lonnis 2 Drummond 3 Marín 4 González 5 Martínez 6 López 7 Fonseca 8 Solís 9 Wanchope 10 Centeno 11 Gómez 12 Arias 14 Berry 15 Wallace 16 Bryce 17 Medford 18 Morgan 19 Cordero 20 Sunsing 21 Parks 22 Castro 23 González Fonseca Coach: Guimarães v t e Costa Rica squad – 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up 1 Lonnis 2 Drummond 3 Marín 4 Sánchez 5 Martínez 6 López 7 Fonseca 8 Solís 9 Wanchope 10 Centeno 11 Gómez 12 Rojas 13 Jara 14 Berry 15 Wallace 16 Bryce 17 Medford 18 Mesén 20 Sunsing 21 Parks 22 Castro Coach: Guimarães v t e Costa Rica squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Lonnis (c) 2 Drummond 3 Marín 4 Wright 5 Martínez 6 López 7 Fonseca 8 Solís 9 Wanchope 10 Centeno 11 Gómez 12 Parks 13 Vallejos 14 Rodríguez 15 Wallace 16 Bryce 17 Medford 18 Mesén 19 Cordero 20 Sunsing 21 Chinchilla 22 Castro 23 Morgan Coach: Guimarães v t e Costa Rica squad – 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup fourth place 1 Mesén 3 Marín 4 A. Castro 5 Martínez 6 López 7 Fonseca 8 Solís 10 Centeno 12 L. González 13 Vallejos 14 Scott 16 Bennett 17 Bryce 19 Wright 20 Chinchilla 21 Parks 22 C. Castro 23 R. González Coach: Sampson v t e Costa Rica squad – 2004 Copa América 1 Bolívar 2 Umaña 3 Marín 4 Castro 5 Wilson 6 Oviedo 7 Solís 8 Fonseca 9 Saborío 10 Centeno 11 Gómez 12 L. González 13 Hernández 14 Badilla 15 Díaz 16 Bennett 17 Bryce 18 Porras 19 Wright 20 Sequeira 21 Herron 22 R. González Coach: Pinto v t e Costa Rica squad – 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Mesén 3 Miller 4 Umaña 5 Badilla 6 Fonseca 7 Rojas 8 López 9 Ruiz 10 Soto 11 Bolaños 12 Díaz 13 Cordero 14 Segura 15 Wallace 17 Bryce 18 Porras 19 Wright 20 Sequeira 21 Brenes 23 Grant Coach: Guimarães

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