PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Brandon Bye knew at five years old, when he first kicked a ball on a youth soccer field in Michigan, that he wanted to be a professional.
That dream was realized on Friday afternoon when the 22-year-old heard his name called by MLS Commissioner Don Garber at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the eighth overall pick at the MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas and the New England Revolution’s top selection.
Bye was a goal-scoring winger during a four-year career at Western Michigan University – he tallied 12 goals and seven assists as a senior in 2017 – but he featured as a right back at the MLS Combine, and it’s likely he’ll transition to right back at the professional level.