John Ryan (footballer, born 2004)

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John Ryan
Personal information
Full name John Patrick Ryan[1]
Date of birth (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004
Place of birth County Limerick, Ireland
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Reading
Number 36
Youth career
Aisling Annacotty
2017–2018 St. Kevin's Boys
2018–2021 Shamrock Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Shamrock Rovers II 11 (0)
2022 UCD 20 (0)
2022–2023 Sassuolo 0 (0)
2023– Reading 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Republic of Ireland U15 9 (0)
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U16 9 (0)
2021 Republic of Ireland U18 3 (0)
2022–2023 Republic of Ireland U19 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:04, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:29, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

John Patrick Ryan (born 20 January 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Reading.

Club career

Born in County Limerick, Ryan started his career with local side Aisling Annacotty before a move to St. Kevin's Boys in 2017.[2] He would not stay for long, and after an approach by Shamrock Rovers, he joined the Tallaght-based side in 2018.[3] As a child, he also played Gaelic football and hurling for teams in Ballybricken and Monaleen as well as for the Limerick primary schools Gaelic football team.[4]

After starring for Shamrock Rovers' youth sides, winning a number of competitions, he left for fellow League of Ireland Premier Division side UCD to gain more first-team experience, before securing a move to Italian side Sassuolo in September 2022.[5][6]

Also on 1 September 2023, Reading announced the singing of Ryan to their U21 squad for the season.[7] On 23 May 2024, Reading announced that they had extended their contract with Ryan for an additional season.[8]

International career

Ryan has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 7 October 2025[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shamrock Rovers II 2020 LOI First Division 11 0 – – – 11 0
UCD 2022 LOI Premier Division 20 0 2 0 – 0 0 22 0
Sassuolo 2022–23 Serie A 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Reading 2023–24 EFL League One 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
2024–25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025–26 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 6 0
Total 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 6 0
Career total 31 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 39 0

Notes

  1. ^ Includes FAI Cup, Coppa Italia & FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup

References

  1. ^ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ^ McDonnell, Daniel (1 September 2022). "UCD defender John Ryan set for move to Serie A side Sassuolo". independent.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Teenage soccer sensation John Ryan reflects on his journey so far". limerickvoice.com. 25 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ Lynch, Richard (8 June 2022). "Limerick Footballer John Ryan plays a huge role in Republic of Ireland U19s against Iceland". ilovelimerick.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  5. ^ Kinsella, Colm (9 November 2021). "Talented Limerick teenager John Ryan celebrating double success with Hoops". limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2022. (subscription required)
  6. ^ Kinsella, Colm (1 September 2022). "Exciting Limerick teenager moving to Italy's Serie A". limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2022. (subscription required)
  7. ^ "FOUR NEW RECRUITS SIGN UP TO ONE-YEAR DEALS WITH OUR UNDER-21S". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ^ "ACADEMY RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  9. ^ John Ryan at WorldFootball.net
  10. ^ John Ryan at Soccerway
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