Richie Ryan (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Ryan | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Templetuohy, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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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 |
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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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