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Richie Ryan (footballer)

Richie Ryan
Personal information
Full name Richard Ryan
Date of birth (1985-01-06) 6 January 1985 (age 32)
Place of birth Templetuohy, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Miami FC
Number 20
Youth career
Belvedere
2001–2003 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Sunderland 2 (0)
2005 Scunthorpe United (loan) 0 (0)
2005–2006 Scunthorpe United 13 (0)
2006–2007 Boston United 13 (0)
2007–2008 Royal Antwerp 8 (0)
2008–2011 Sligo Rovers 111 (5)
2012–2013 Dundee United 36 (0)
2013 Shamrock Rovers 9 (0)
2014–2015 Ottawa Fury 41 (4)
2016 Jacksonville Armada 5 (0)
2016– Miami FC 15 (0)
National team
Republic of Ireland U18
2010 League of Ireland XI 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 September 2014

Richard Ryan (born 6 January 1985) is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays for Miami FC in the North American Soccer League. He has previously played for Sunderland, Scunthorpe United and Boston United in England; Royal Antwerp in Belgium; Sligo Rovers and Shamrock Rovers in Ireland; Dundee United in Scotland; Ottawa Fury in Canada and Jacksonville Armada in the United States.

Ryan played his youth days for Belvedere before moving abroad. He started his professional career at Sunderland making two substitute appearances in the Premier League in 2003. His debut came in the Tyne–Wear derby in April 2003.

He signed for Scunthorpe United initially on loan in March 2005. This became a permanent move in June. The following season he signed for Boston United. He left the club a year later after their double relegation, intending to return to his native Ireland.

Ryan signed for Royal Antwerp in July 2007, making his competitive début in a 4-1 defeat to Kortrijk on 30 September, before moving back to Sligo Rovers. He made his League of Ireland debut for Sligo in a 1-0 defeat to Cork City at the Showgrounds on 3 August 2008. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-2 draw with Cork City in the 2009–10 Setanta Sports Cup, Sligo's first ever goal in the competition.


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