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Craig Bryson

Craig Bryson

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Retired
Age39
CitizenshipScotland
Height1.70 m
Footright
BornNovember 6, 1986
👕500+ Apps ⚽50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.12
goals / match
Derby County
top club · 276 apps

Position rank · 22/23

#1943
goals rank
#2470
assists rank
67
season goals
56
season assists

Among 2,901 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€2.30m
peak value · 2014
€510k
top transfer fee · 11/12
16
best season · 13/14
3 / 0
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Adrian Mierzejewski
Midfield - Attacking Midfield · Retired
Fabian Müller
Defender - Left-Back · Retired
Bruno Urribarri
Defender - Left-Back · Retired
Alexander Kofler
Goalkeeper · ATUS Velden

Shares 1986-11-06 · 6 players total

565Appearances
67Goals
56Assists
76Yellow cards
0Red cards
143Full matches (90′)
Full nameCraig Bryson
Name in home countryCraig James Bryson
Date of birth1986-11-06 (39 yrs)
Place of birthRutherglen, Scotland
CitizenshipScotland
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height170.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2022-09-03
Contract expires—
Sep 2022
Transfer: Stenhousemuir → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Stenhousemuir FC
8 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: St. Johnstone → Stenhousemuir
22/23 · Transfer
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
21 games missed
Jul 2021
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — St. Johnstone FC
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2020
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → St. Johnstone
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — St. Johnstone FC, Aberdeen FC
30 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Aberdeen FC
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Derby → Aberdeen FC
19/20 · Transfer
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Derby County
32 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
May 2018
Transfer: Cardiff → Derby
17/18 · Return from loan
Aug 2017
Transfer: Derby → Cardiff
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — Cardiff City, Derby County
27 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Derby County, Derby County U23
38 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2015
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Derby County, Derby County U21
25 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2014
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Derby County
44 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
May 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Derby County
49 matches · 16 G · 16 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Derby County
39 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Derby County
46 matches · 6 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Kilmarnock FC → Derby
11/12 · Transfer · €510k
Jul 2010
10/11 — Kilmarnock FC
36 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Kilmarnock FC
38 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Kilmarnock FC
38 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Clyde FC → Kilmarnock FC
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Kilmarnock FC
20 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Clyde FC
35 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Clyde FC
32 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
04/05 — Clyde FC
6 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2004
Transfer: East Kilbride Thistle FC → Clyde FC
03/04 · Return from loan
Jan 2004
Transfer: Clyde FC → East Kilbride Thistle FC
03/04 · Loan
Jul 2003
Transfer: Clyde U17 → Clyde FC
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.30m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2113 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.45/90
81
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.45/90
63
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
95
12,863 min
Minutes played by club
Stenhousemuir FC 1.6%
St. Johnstone FC 0.0%
Aberdeen FC 0.0%
Derby County 37.5%
Cardiff City 6.2%
Derby County U23 0.0%
Derby County U21 0.7%
Kilmarnock FC 33.9%
Clyde FC 20.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Stenhousemuir FC 1 22/23 22/23 8 1 0 200
St. Johnstone FC 2 20/21 21/22 38 0 1 0
Aberdeen FC 2 19/20 20/21 14 0 1 0
Derby County 8 11/12 18/19 276 42 39 4,825
Cardiff City 1 17/18 17/18 22 2 2 801
Derby County U23 1 16/17 16/17 1 0 0 0
Derby County U21 1 15/16 15/16 1 1 1 90
Kilmarnock FC 4 07/08 10/11 132 14 12 4,364
Clyde FC 3 04/05 06/07 73 7 0 2,583

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

8€575K16€1.2M24€1.7M32€2.3M04/05 — 2 goals (Clyde FC)204/0505/06 — 2 goals (Clyde FC)205/0606/07 — 3 goals (Clyde FC)306/0707/08 — 4 goals (Kilmarnock FC)07/08 — 2 assists607/0808/09 — 4 goals (Kilmarnock FC)08/09 — 2 assists608/0909/10 — 4 goals (Kilmarnock FC)09/10 — 5 assists909/1010/11 — 2 goals (Kilmarnock FC)10/11 — 3 assists510/1111/12 — 6 goals (Derby County)11/12 — 6 assists1211/1212/13 — 5 goals (Derby County)12/13 — 5 assists1012/1313/14 — 16 goals (Derby County)13/14 — 16 assists3213/1414/15 — 5 goals (Derby County)14/15 — 6 assists1114/1515/16 — 4 goals (Derby County)15/16 — 1 assists515/1616/17 — 3 goals (Derby County)16/17 — 3 assists616/1717/18 — 3 goals (Cardiff City)17/18 — 2 assists517/1818/19 — 3 goals (Derby County)18/19 — 3 assists618/1919/2020/21 — 2 assists220/2121/2222/23 — 1 goals (Stenhousemuir FC)122/2308/09 — €500K09/10 — €600K10/11 — €750K12/13 — €750K13/14 — €1M14/15 — €2.3M15/16 — €2.3M16/17 — €2M17/18 — €2M18/19 — €1.5M19/20 — €1M20/21 — €750K21/22 — €450KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 2204/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 3306/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 4408/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 161613/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/23

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 5509/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 161613/1414/15: 6614/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 Challenge Cup Stenhousemuir FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 League Two Stenhousemuir FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Viaplay Cup Stenhousemuir FC 4 1 0 0 0 200
21/22 Prem. Sports Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 9 0 0 2 0 0
20/21 Betfred Cup St. Johnstone FC 4 0 1 1 0 0
20/21 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 15 0 0 2 0 0
20/21 Premiership Aberdeen FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split St. Johnstone FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Betfred Cup Aberdeen FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Europa League Qualifying Aberdeen FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premiership Aberdeen FC 8 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 SFA Cup Aberdeen FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Championship Derby County 28 3 2 7 0 707
18/19 EFL Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Derby County 3 0 1 1 0 0
17/18 Championship Cardiff City 22 2 2 4 0 801
17/18 Championship Derby County 4 1 0 0 0 69
17/18 EFL Cup Derby County 1 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Championship Derby County 34 2 2 7 0 1,026
16/17 EFL Cup Derby County 1 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Derby County 2 1 0 0 0 177
16/17 Premier League 2 Derby County U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Championship Derby County 21 3 0 1 0 411
15/16 Championship Play-Offs Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 U21 PL Derby County U21 1 1 1 0 0 90
14/15 Championship Derby County 38 4 5 8 0 572
14/15 FA Cup Derby County 2 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 League Cup Derby County 4 1 1 0 0 340
13/14 Championship Derby County 45 16 14 6 0 237
13/14 Championship Play-Offs Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Derby County 2 0 2 0 0 0
12/13 Championship Derby County 37 5 5 7 0 637
12/13 FA Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Championship Derby County 44 6 6 5 0 649
11/12 FA Cup Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Co-op. Ins. Cup Kilmarnock FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Premiership Kilmarnock FC 33 2 3 1 0 1,437
10/11 SFA Cup Kilmarnock FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Co-op. Ins. Cup Kilmarnock FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Premiership Kilmarnock FC 33 4 5 4 0 723
09/10 SFA Cup Kilmarnock FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Co-op. Ins. Cup Kilmarnock FC 3 1 0 0 0 270
08/09 Premiership Kilmarnock FC 33 2 1 7 0 1,394
08/09 SFA Cup Kilmarnock FC 2 1 1 0 0 180
07/08 Premiership Kilmarnock FC 19 4 2 2 0 360
07/08 SFA Cup Kilmarnock FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Challenge Cup Clyde FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Championship Clyde FC 34 3 0 3 0 958
05/06 Championship Clyde FC 32 2 0 2 0 1,283
04/05 Championship Clyde FC 4 1 0 0 0 251
04/05 SFA Cup Clyde FC 2 1 0 1 0 91
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
03/04 2003-07-01 Clyde U17 Clyde FC Transfer 0 —
03/04 2004-01-31 Clyde FC East Kilbride Thistle FC Loan 0 —
03/04 2004-06-30 East Kilbride Thistle FC Clyde FC Return from loan 0 —
07/08 2007-07-04 Clyde FC Kilmarnock FC Transfer 0 —
11/12 2011-07-01 Kilmarnock FC Derby Transfer 750000 €510k
17/18 2017-08-31 Derby Cardiff Loan 2000000 —
17/18 2018-05-31 Cardiff Derby Return from loan 1500000 —
19/20 2019-07-01 Derby Aberdeen FC Transfer 1000000 —
20/21 2020-09-18 Aberdeen FC St. Johnstone Transfer 500000 —
22/23 2022-07-01 St. Johnstone Stenhousemuir Transfer 0 —
22/23 2022-09-03 Stenhousemuir Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 Dead leg 2014-02-20 2014-02-28 9 1
13/14 Back problems 2014-05-10 2014-05-14 5 1
14/15 Groin problems 2014-11-02 2014-11-11 10 2
14/15 muscle stiffness 2014-12-21 2014-12-27 7 1
14/15 muscle stiffness 2015-04-04 2015-04-09 6 1
15/16 Torn lateral knee ligament 2015-08-09 2015-09-06 29 6
19/20 Torn lateral ankle ligament 2019-04-22 2019-08-16 117 15
19/20 Ankle injury 2019-09-14 2019-10-18 35 5
19/20 Knock 2019-10-30 2019-11-05 7 2
19/20 Ankle injury 2019-11-27 2019-12-11 15 3
19/20 Fitness 2019-12-12 2019-12-23 12 2
19/20 Ankle surgery 2019-12-24 2020-02-17 56 10
20/21 Knock 2020-11-23 2020-11-26 4 1
21/22 Ligament injury 2021-07-24 2021-09-30 69 13
21/22 Ankle injury 2021-12-28 2022-05-31 155 21
Current—
Peak€2.30m
Low—
Δ since start+—
—€575k€1.15m€1.73m€2.30m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 —
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3380 — 3 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Conor Sammon 1 6 0
Will Hughes 2 4 0
Jamie Ward 2 6 0
Johnny Russell 2 7 0
Craig Forsyth 2 2 0
Cyrus Christie 2 0 0
Tom Ince 2 3 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
13/14 Championship Derby County 16 45
11/12 Championship Derby County 6 44
12/13 Championship Derby County 5 37

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
13/14 Championship Derby County 14 45
11/12 Championship Derby County 6 44
12/13 Championship Derby County 5 37

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
17/18 2018-05-31 Cardiff Derby Return from loan — €1.50m
17/18 2017-08-31 Derby Cardiff Loan — €2.00m
03/04 2004-06-30 East Kilbride Thistle FC Clyde FC Return from loan — —
03/04 2004-01-31 Clyde FC East Kilbride Thistle FC Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Craig Bryson's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Ipswich Town 56 18 11 27 61 77 -16 32%
Reading FC 46 14 15 17 58 77 -19 30%
Leeds United 44 26 8 10 64 41 +23 59%
Nottingham Forest 44 23 11 10 62 37 +25 52%
Sheffield Wednesday 44 19 14 11 53 39 +14 43%
Queens Park Rangers 42 14 13 15 41 41 0 33%
Preston North End 40 17 12 11 49 50 -1 43%
Wolverhampton Wanderers 40 15 7 18 58 63 -5 38%
Barnsley FC 38 20 10 8 60 43 +17 53%
Burnley FC 38 9 16 13 46 51 -5 24%
Birmingham City 38 13 15 10 50 42 +8 34%
Watford FC 38 15 10 13 66 64 +2 39%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
04/05 First senior goal
14/15 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 10 0 3 1 0 0
20/21 30 0 3 0 0 0
19/20 12 0 2 0 0 0
18/19 32 707 8 0 0 1.02
17/18 27 870 5 0 0 0.52
16/17 38 1,203 7 0 0 0.52
15/16 25 501 1 0 0 0.18
14/15 44 912 9 0 0 0.89
13/14 49 237 6 0 0 2.28
12/13 39 637 7 0 0 0.99
11/12 46 649 5 0 0 0.69
10/11 36 1,437 1 0 0 0.06
09/10 38 723 4 0 0 0.5
08/09 38 1,844 7 0 0 0.34
07/08 20 360 2 0 0 0.5
06/07 35 958 3 0 0 0.28
05/06 32 1,283 2 0 0 0.14
04/05 6 342 1 0 0 0.26

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
273 apps
42 G
36 A
Premiership
152 apps
12 G
12 A
Championship
70 apps
6 G
0 A
Viaplay Cup
17 apps
2 G
1 A
SFA Cup
15 apps
2 G
1 A
League Cup
10 apps
1 G
4 A
FA Cup
11 apps
1 G
1 A
U21 PL
2 apps
1 G
1 A
Scottish Premiership Top Six Split
5 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Craig Bryson

Who is Craig Bryson?

Craig Bryson is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.

How old is Craig Bryson?

Craig Bryson is 39 years old. He was born on November 6, 1986 in Rutherglen.

What position does Craig Bryson play?

Craig Bryson plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Craig Bryson play for?

Craig Bryson currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Craig Bryson scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Craig Bryson has scored 67 goals in 565 appearances.