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James Ryan (born 6 September 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who is a free agent and has played for the Republic of Ireland Under-21 as a midfielder.

Jimmy Ryan

Personal information
Full name	James Ryan[1]
Date of birth	(1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Liverpool	0	(0)
2007	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)	1	(0)
2008	Shrewsbury Town	4	(0)
2008–2011	Accrington Stanley	129	(22)
2011–2013	Scunthorpe United	69	(4)
2013–2015	Chesterfield	83	(6)
2015–2017	Fleetwood Town	59	(2)
2017–2019	Blackpool	37	(3)
2019–2021	Rochdale	38	(1)
National team
2008–2009	Republic of Ireland U21	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01 July 2021 (UTC)

Career

Ryan began his career with Liverpool, and was part of their FA Youth Cup winning teams of 2006 and 2007. He plays for Republic of Ireland at youth level. He is known for his shots from distance, which accounted for most of his goals in the two FA Youth Cup runs.

It was announced on 14 August 2007, that Ryan was to join League Two side Shrewsbury Town on a month's loan.[3] He made his debut for Shrewsbury on 14 August 2007, playing the full 120 minutes of the 1–0 win over Colchester United in the League Cup. In October, a permanent deal was agreed, effective from 1 January 2008. In the interim period, Ryan was still technically a loan player, but was unable to play for Shrewsbury between 26 November and 1 January, due to a 93-day restriction on short-term loans.[4] He made a total of seven appearances, before being released by the club on 29 April 2008.[5]

In August 2008, Ryan signed for Accrington Stanley, following a trial.[6] He scored his first goal for the Republic of Ireland U21 in Lithuania in October 2008.[7] After his performances for Accrington Stanley throughout the 2010–11 League Two season he was voted in the PFA Team of the Year. On 28 June 2011 he signed a two-year contract with League One side Scunthorpe United. On 5 June 2013 Ryan signed a one-year contract with League Two side Chesterfield. On 1 July 2015, Ryan signed for Fleetwood Town on a free transfer. After 67 appearances and winning the club's Player of the Year in 2016, Ryan penned a two-year deal with Blackpool.[8]

On 29 July 2019, Ryan signed a two-year deal with Rochdale.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 February 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shrewsbury Town	2007–08[10]	League Two	4	0	0	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	7	0
Accrington Stanley	2008–09[11]	League Two	44	10	2	0	1	0	0	0	47	10
	2009–10[12]		39	3	5	1	2	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	50	4
	2010–11[13]		46	9	1	1	2	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	52	10
	Total		129	22	8	2	5	0	7	0	149	24
Scunthorpe United	2011–12[14]	League One	24	2	0	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	27	2
	2012–13[15]		45	2	1	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	49	2
	Total		69	4	1	0	4	0	2	0	76	4
Chesterfield	2013–14[16]	League Two	39	2	2	1	1	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	1	48	4
	2014–15[17]	League One	44	4	4	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	52	4
	Total		83	6	6	1	2	0	9	1	100	8
Fleetwood Town	2015–16[18]	League One	43	2	1	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	1	49	3
	2016–17[19]		16	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	18	0
	Total		59	2	2	0	2	0	4	1	67	3
Blackpool	2017–18[20]	League One	36	3	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	38	3
	2018–19[21]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		37	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	39	3
Rochdale	2019–20[22]	League One	24	1	5	0	2	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	1
Career total			405	38	23	3	17	0	27	2	472	43

Honours

• FA Youth Cup: 2006, 2007
• League Two, PFA Team of the Year: 2010–11

Honours

Chesterfield

• Football League Two: 2013–14
• Football League Trophy: runner-up 2013–14

References

External links

• Jimmy Ryan at Soccerbase

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