32 Facts About Craig Bryson

Craig James Bryson was born on 6 November 1986 and is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Craig Bryson moved to Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock in 2007 before being bought by Derby County in 2011.

Craig Bryson played in three full international matches for Scotland between 2010 and 2016.

Craig Bryson turned down the opportunity to sign for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell because he wanted to play regular first team football and he didn't feel that he would get that at Motherwell.

Craig Bryson didn't make a first team appearance that season, but was loaned out to junior outfit East Kilbride Thistle for the latter part of the season.

Craig Bryson made a big impression in his time at East Kilbride, scoring two goals in eight league appearances and winning the club's Young Player of the Year award.

Craig Bryson was rewarded with a new two-year contract in November 2004 and his good form at club level saw him called up to the Scotland under-19 team for a friendly against Germany.

Craig Bryson started against Celtic, and thought he had scored after hitting the back of the net from a long range strike, but this goal was controversially ruled out after the referee had blown his whistle to award a free kick to Clyde.

Craig Bryson started the final the following month against Ross County, which Clyde lost on penalties.

Craig Bryson's contract expired at the end of the season, and in January 2007, Billy Davies, then-manager of his future club Derby County, took him on a week's trial.

Craig Bryson started 16 league games and came on as a substitute in 3 more, making his league debut for the club as a 71st-minute substitute against St Mirren on 22 September 2007.

Craig Bryson was named man of the match after the win over Motherwell.

Craig Bryson was rewarded for his fine form in December 2008 with an extension to his contract that ran until the summer of 2013.

Calderwood had originally given Manuel Pascali the armband after he took over in January 2010, but changed his mind shortly after and gave it to Craig Bryson, wanting Pascali to concentrate on his football.

Hearts thus turned their attention back to Craig Bryson and gave Kilmarnock a final "take-it-or-leave-it" offer, which included a "significant sell-on clause" but not an increased transfer fee.

Craig Bryson expressed his happiness at moving to Derby, saying that:.

Craig Bryson was a regular in the Derby team during the season, where he missed only 3 of the 49 games Derby played.

Craig Bryson's form was rewarded by winning the fans Player of the Season award.

Craig Bryson was able to start the next three games, but missed the game at home to Middlesbrough on 1 January 2013 after picking scar tissue on his hamstring.

Craig Bryson recovered in time for the play-off final against Queens Park Rangers, but was named to the bench as the form of Will Hughes and Jeff Hendrick meant they kept their places.

Craig Bryson came on for Hughes in the 68th minute and almost scored but for a good save from QPR keeper Robert Green.

Craig Bryson was taken off in the 21st minute suffering from what was later revealed to be a stretched ligament on the inside of his knee and was ruled out for 2 to 4 weeks.

However, he was ruled out for longer than first thought; six weeks later, new Derby manager Paul Clement reported that Craig Bryson was still feeling some discomfort in his knee, which meant he was "finding some things difficult to do relating to shooting and long passing".

Craig Bryson wanted to push and push to get back as soon as possible but you have to allow the healing process to take place.

On 9 September 2020, Craig Bryson departed Aberdeen via mutual consent.

In December 2021 however, Craig Bryson would suffer an ankle injury against Celtic which would require surgery and end his season.

In June 2022 following the end of his contract with St Johnstone, Craig Bryson decided to go part-time and sign a one-year deal with Scottish League Two side Stenhousemuir.

Craig Bryson was capped by Scotland at under-19 and under-21 level while with Clyde.

Craig Bryson was called up for a Scotland B match in 2009 but was later withdrawn at the request of his club manager Jim Jefferies.

On 16 November 2010, Craig Bryson made his full international debut as a second-half substitute against the Faroe Islands at Pittodrie.

In 2013, Craig Bryson was recalled to the senior squad for World Cup qualifiers against Belgium and Macedonia in September and Croatia in October, but did not get any match time.

Craig Bryson was called up for a post-season friendly against Nigeria, but while Derby teammates Chris Martin and Craig Forsyth made their debuts, Bryson did not come off the substitutes bench.