Matthew Ryan (goalkeeper)
Ryan lining up for Australia in 2018
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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 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| 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) |
| 2015–2017 | Valencia | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Genk (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2017– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Australia U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012– | Australia | 47 | (0) |
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:02, 26 June 2018 (UTC) |
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Mathew David Ryan (born 8 April 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Australia national team.
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. Despite starting the 2010–11 A-League as the Mariners' substitute keeper, an anterior cruciate ligament injury to first-choice Jess Vanstrattan saw Ryan elevated into the starting eleven. Ryan made his A-League debut for the Mariners on 28 August 2010 in a 1–1 draw against Sydney FC, but fumbled a cross which allowed Rhyan Grant to score Sydney's goal. While coach Graham Arnold was happy with Ryan's debut, there was competition between Ryan and newly-signed Paul Henderson for the regular starting spot. Over the next several months Ryan retained his spot in the starting lineup and earned significant plaudits, including the A-League Young Player of the Month award for December 2010. The Mariners season ended with a penalty shootout loss to Brisbane Roar in the 2011 A-League Grand Final, however, Ryan was awarded the Joe Marston Medal for man of the match in that game. He was also named A-League Young Footballer of the Year for 2010–11.
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