Mathew Ryan
Ryan playing for Australia at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mathew David Ryan | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Plumpton, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Genk (on loan from Valencia) |
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| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2008 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| 2008–2009 | Blacktown City | ||
| 2009–2010 | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Blacktown City | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Central Coast Mariners | 80 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Club Brugge | 77 | (0) |
| 2015– | Valencia | 10 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Genk (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Australia U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012– | Australia | 30 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016 |
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Mathew David "Maty" Ryan (born 8 April 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Racing Genk on loan from Valencia CF and the Australia national team as a goalkeeper.
Born in Sydney, Ryan played youth football for Marconi Stallions, Blacktown City and Central Coast Mariners. He made his senior debut for Blacktown before moving to the Mariners' senior squad in 2010. In 2013, Ryan moved to Club Brugge, where he played for two years before joining Valencia.
Making his senior international debut in 2012, he has since established himself as Australia's first-choice goalkeeper, effectively succeeding his childhood idol Mark Schwarzer. He represented the nation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, winning the Best Goalkeeper award at the latter tournament which his country won on home soil.
Ryan was born in Plumpton, New South Wales and attended Westfields Sports High School. He took up football at the age of four and played youth football for Blacktown City and Central Coast Mariners before making his senior debut with Blacktown City. After moving to Central Coast Mariners in 2010, Ryan moved to Club Brugge in 2013.
In addition to holding an Australian passport, Ryan also has a UK passport.
Ryan played for the Central Coast Mariners youth team in the 2009–10 season, and after several call-ups to the senior team, he was given a 3-year senior contract. Ryan was signed as the reserve goalkeeper for the Mariners, with the intention of learning under their experienced custodian Jess Vanstrattan, but was picked as goalkeeper after regular starter Vanstrattan was ruled out for the remainder of the year with an injury. He kept a record 12 clean sheets in his debut season, with some tipping him to achieve higher honours or even become a future Socceroos keeper due to his high level of talent and composure for his age, with Mariners manager Graham Arnold stating that he has "plenty of character" and is "an exceptional young talent". The culmination of Ryan's success in the 2010–11 season saw him named the NAB Young soccer player of the Month for December 2010.
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