Bryan Andrew Soane (born 11 July 1988) is an

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footballer.

Youth

Hailing from the Penrith area, he played for

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from their Under-sixes through to the Under-11s. Picked as a representative player for the

Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the NRL. The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penri ...

' youth team, he played in their Under-12, Under-13 and Under-14 teams. Next he moved to

Bankstown City FC Bankstown City FC is an Australian soccer club from the Sydney suburb of Sefton in New South Wales, Australia. They compete in the NSW League Two Men's and National Premier Leagues NSW Women’s The National Premier Leagues NSW Women's, ...

, featuring in their Under-15 side and was even selected for their squad travelling to

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where they played opposition such as Real Madrid Youth. Later, he joined

Blacktown City FC Blacktown City Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in Blacktown, New South Wales. Founded in 1953, the club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW. Blacktown City's home ground is Blacktown City ...

, performing with their Under-16, Under-17 and Under-18 sides.

Career

NPL NSW

Mostly known for being a proficient goal-scorer with

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, he scored 21 goals in 47 appearances in two seasons, claiming the 2007 Player of the Year and top scorer of his club. Well-traveled coach John Stewart Porter acknowledged his shooting ability stating that he 'had a tremendous hot' and that 'he has very impressive physique, works very hard at all aspects of the game, and can play well anywhere up front'. Soane returned to his youth club

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in 2014 and was one of six players from the Penrith and Blue Mountains area.

S.League

Quitting his job to play professionally in the S.League with

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, he began a meticulous daily training routine. Aiming to play in the

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, the Australian top division, he saw the S.League as a stepping-stone to that target, quitting Balestier a month before the expiry of his contract in June 2009 after claiming 'mistreatment' form the club.Player's agent blasts Balestier
Singapore Today pg. 46

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Player Statistics for Bryan Soane
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First goal for Balestier Khalsa
1988 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Sportsmen from New South Wales Soccer players from Sydney Men's association football forwards Balestier Khalsa FC players Singapore Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Blacktown City FC players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Singapore {{Australia-footy-forward-stub