Bryan Silva Garcia (born 28 March 1992), sometimes known as just Bryan, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

Itabirito Itabirito is a municipality in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil. Its population is estimated to have 52,446 people in 2020. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Ouro Preto. The municipality co ...

Club career

Born in

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

, Bryan Garcia finished his formation with

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. On 29 January 2012 he made his professional debut, starting in a 3–1 away victory over Democrata GV. Bryan Garcia scored his first career goal on 1 March, the first of a 2–1 home win over Villa Nova. On 31 January 2013, Bryan Garcia was loaned to S.L. Benfica until June with a buyout clause, being assigned to the B-team in Segunda Liga. He made his debut for Benfica B on 10 February 2013, in a 0–1 away loss against

C.D. Tondela Clube Desportivo de Tondela () is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Tondela, located in Viseu District, and play in the Estádio João Cardoso ...

. He finished the season with six appearances (five as a starter), but returned to América Mineiro after the ''Encarnados'' deciding to not buy him outright. On 16 September, Bryan Garcia was loaned to Portuguesa, until May 2014. He made his Série A debut three days later, starting and providing an assist in a 3–0 home win over Náutico. On 30 April 2014, Bryan Garcia joined Ponte Preta on loan until the end of the year. On 28 February 2020,

FC Alashkert Football Club Alashkert ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Ալաշկերտ), commonly known as Alashkert, is an Armenian football club based in the capital Yerevan, founded in 1990 in Martuni and after folding in 2000 re-founded in 2011 ...

announced the signing of Bryan Garcia. On 14 January 2022, Astana announced the signing of Bryan Garcia on a contract until the end of 2022. On 11 December 2022, Astana announced the departure of Bryan Garcia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Bryan 1992 births Living people Footballers from Belo Horizonte Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Liga Portugal 2 players Armenian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Esporte Clube Vitória players Clube de Regatas Brasil players S.L. Benfica B players FC Alashkert players FC Atyrau players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan