Bryang Kayo

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Bryang Kayo
Personal information
Full name Bryang William Kayo [1]
Date of birth (2002-07-27) July 27, 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Montgomery Village, Maryland, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 OH Leuven
Youth career
2017–2019 D.C. United
2020 VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 0 (0)
International career
2019 United States U17 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 24, 2025

Bryang William Kayo (born July 27, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club OH Leuven. [2]

Contents

Career

USL Championship

Kayo 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

On 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

On July 30, 2021, Kayo was loaned to newly promoted 3. Liga side Viktoria Berlin. [5]

Loan to Nürnberg II

On January 31, 2022, Kayo moved on loan to 1. FC Nürnberg II. [6]

FC Ingolstadt

On 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

While 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

Kayo is originally from Maryland and is of Cameroonian descent.

Career statistics

As of October 12, 2020 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Loudoun United 2019 USL Championship 3000––30
Orange County SC 2019 USL Championship0000––00
VfL Wolfsburg II 2020–21 Regionalliga Nord 81–––81
Career total111000000111

    References

    1. ↑ "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.
    2. 1 2 3 "USA teenagers Bryang Kayo and Kobe Hernandez-Foster join Wolfsburg". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
    3. 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 2020-07-13.[ permanent dead link ]
    4. ↑ "USA - B. Kayo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
    5. ↑ "Americans Abroad Analysis". American Soccer Now.
    6. ↑ "Neuer für die U21: Kayo kommt von den Wölfen" (Press release). 1. FC Nürnberg. January 31, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
    7. ↑ "VFL Wolfsburg release Kayo". www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
    8. ↑ "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.
    9. ↑ "Bryang Kayo kommt aus Ingolstadt" [Bryang Kayo comes from Ingolstadt] (in German). VfL Osnabrück. August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
    10. ↑ "Bryang Kayo wechselt nach Belgien" [Bryang Kayo moves to Belgium]. www.vfl.de (in German). 26 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
    11. ↑ "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.
    12. ↑ Bryang Kayo at Soccerway
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