Bryce Brian Miranda (born 23 September 1999) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top tier of football in India. The club was esta ...

Club career

Youth and early career

Born in

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, Bryce started his schooling at Don Bosco School where he also played for the school team. He represented all age group teams of

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up to U-18 level. Later he played for Union Bank FC in different tournaments. In 2018, Bryce was signed by

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and was put into their developmental side. A year later, he joined Income Tax FC where he had a breakout season, scoring three goals and providing 10 assists in the 2019–2020 Mumbai Elite division.

Churchill Brothers

On 22 November 2020, Bryce signed for the

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side

Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers Futebol Clube de Goa (simply known as Churchill Brothers) is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League, alongside the Goa Professional League (reserves). Founded in 1 ...

. On 10 January 2021, Bryce made his professional debut for Churchill Brothers in the I-league match against

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. He started in every match during the season, bagging a goal and three assists. During the

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, Bryce made 16 appearances and made one assist for the club.

Kerala Blasters

On 15 June 2022,

club

Kerala Blasters FC Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Blasters, is an Indian association football, professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top tier of football in Indi ...

announced the signing of Bryce from Churchill Brothers FC for an undisclosed transfer fee. He signed a multi-year deal, which would keep him with the club until 2026. Bryce made his debut for the Blasters on 28 October 2022 in a 2–0 loss against

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by coming as a substitute for

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in the 92nd minute. On 26 December 2022, he made his first assist in Indian Super League, where he provided assist to

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's goal in the 86th minute, after coming as a substitute in the 83rd minute helping the Blasters in a 1–0 win against

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. On 29 January 2023, Bryce made his first start for the Blasters in the season against

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and provided an assist for the

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' goal in the 42nd minute, helping in a 2–0 win.

Punjab FC

On January 31, 2024, Miranda joined

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on loan for the remainder of the season.

Inter Kashi

On January 16, 2024, Miranda joined

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on loan for the remainder of the season.

International career

Miranda was called up for the India's U-23 camp for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers, which was held at

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in October 2021. He made his debut on 30 October 2021 against

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, coming in as a substitute for

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Career statistics

Club

References

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