Ryan Meara
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ryan Meara | ||
| Date of birth | November 15, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Crestwood, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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New York Red Bulls | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Fordham Prep | ||
| 2007–2008 | Reading | ||
| 2008–2011 | Fordham Rams | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Long Island Rough Riders | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Jersey Express | 28 | (0) |
| 2012– | New York Red Bulls | 18 | (0) |
| 2015 | → New York City FC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → New York Red Bulls II (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2017 | → New York Red Bulls II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:48, 6 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Ryan Meara (born November 15, 1990) is an American soccer player currently playing for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.
Meara attended Fordham Preparatory School before enrolling at Fordham University in 2008. He also trained with Reading of England with their youth academies in July 2007 and February 2008. While at Fordham he made 74 appearances and had 31 clean sheets. His 31 shutouts are a school record. In total, Meara owned nine Fordham University goal keeper records including career games in goal, minutes played, goal against average in a career (0.87) and a single season (0.65 in 2011) and save percentage in a single season (.862 in 2011). In 2010 Meara was named team captain for the Rams. Meara was named All-Atlantic Ten three times before earning conference Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2011.
During the 2009 season Meara also played for the Long Island Rough Riders of the USL Premier Development League. In 2010, he joined Jersey Express S.C. and was voted the league’s goalkeeper of the year as he recorded 8 clean sheets in 12 appearances during the 2010 PDL season. In two years with Jersey Express he made 28 appearances for the club.
Meara was drafted 31st overall by New York Red Bulls in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft and signed with the club on February 6, 2012. On March 11, Meara started his first game against FC Dallas. On April 28, he recorded his first professional shutout against the New England Revolution. Meara started the first 18 games of the season and emerged as a leading candidate for the MLS Rookie of the Year Award. However, on July 8 he sustained a hip injury during a game which required surgery and ended his season.
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