Ryan Flynn (footballer)

Ryan Flynn

Flynn playing for Sheffield United in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Ryan Flynn
Date of birth	(1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 (age 28)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Oldham Athletic
Number	7
Youth career
–2005	Falkirk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Liverpool	0	(0)
2008–2009	→ Wrexham (loan)	27	(4)
2009–2011	Falkirk	77	(13)
2011–2016	Sheffield United	153	(13)
2016–	Oldham Athletic	35	(1)
National team‡
2007–2009	Scotland U19	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:35, 12 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:38, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Ryan Flynn (born 4 September 1988) is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Oldham Athletic. Born in Edinburgh, he started his career with Liverpool before having spells at both Wrexham and Falkirk and has also represented Scotland at under-19 level.

Flynn began his career as a junior player with Falkirk, but signed for Liverpool in 2005 for £50,000. Flynn helped Liverpool win successive FA Youth Cup victories in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, scoring the winner in front of the Kop against Manchester City in the 2006 final and scoring in the penalty shoot-out at Old Trafford (Stretford End) against Manchester United in the 2007 final. In his third season at the club, he helped them win the Northern Premier Reserve League Title, in the 2007–08 season. Flynn was loaned to Conference National club Wrexham for the latter part of the 2008–09 season, scoring an equalising goal against Harrow on his début. In all, Flynn scored four goals in 25 appearances for Wrexham.

Flynn was then loaned back to his first club, Falkirk, for the 2009–10 season. He made his Falkirk début in a UEFA Europa League tie against FC Vaduz, and Flynn scored the only goal of the game, becoming the first Falkirk player to score a goal in European competition. In mid September it was announced that his move had been made permanent and he signed a three-year contract with Falkirk. Flynn won the Scottish Premier League award for Young Player of the Month for March 2010, having scored six goals in 33 games for Falkirk. He also won the Young Player of the Round award in the second round of the CIS Cup 2010–11, in which he scored the only goal to put Falkirk through against Partick Thistle In the third round of the same cup he was part of the Falkirk team that were voted 'Team of the round', a game in which he scored the third goal against Hearts and which ended up 4–3 to Falkirk.