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Ryan Mark Croasdale (born 26 September 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Stockport County.

Ryan Croasdale

Personal information
Full name	Ryan Mark Croasdale[1]
Date of birth	(1994-09-26) 26 September 1994 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Lancaster, England[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Stockport County
Number	18
Youth career
2003–2013	Preston North End
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Preston North End	0	(0)
2013	→ Tamworth (loan)	2	(0)
2014	→ Stalybridge Celtic (loan)	14	(1)
2014–2016	Sheffield Wednesday	0	(0)
2016–2018	Kidderminster Harriers	75	(11)
2018–2020	AFC Fylde	80	(9)
2020–	Stockport County	28	(0)
National team
2017–2019	England C	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:56, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Croasdale joined Preston North End in 2003 and made his first-team debut at the age of 19 in a Football League Trophy tie against Oldham Athletic, featuring for 45 mins in the 2–0 defeat.[4] A month later, he joined Conference Premier side Tamworth on an emergency one-month loan deal.[5] Croasdale only featured twice for Tamworth against Alfreton Town[6] and Grimsby Town[7] before returning to Preston at the end of the month. In February 2014, Croasdale made the switch to Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic on a loan deal for the remainder of the campaign.[8] Croasdale scored just once during his loan spell, in Stalybridge's 3–1 away victory over Vauxhall Motors.[9] Following the conclusion of the 2013–14 campaign, Croasdale was among the six players released by Preston.[10]

Following his release from Preston, Croasdale joined Sheffield Wednesday in June 2014.[11] However, Croasdale failed to make an impact and was released two years later in June 2016.[12]

On 19 August 2016, Croasdale opted to join National League North side Kidderminster Harriers on a non-contract basis.[13] A day later, he made his debut against his former club, Stalybridge Celtic, in which he featured for twenty minutes in the 2–1 victory.[14] On 29 October 2016, Croasdale scored his first goal for the Harriers in their 1–0 away victory over Stockport County, netting the only goal of the game in the 65th minute.[15] Following an impressive first few months at Kidderminster, Croasdale was rewarded with a long-term contract. On 4 May 2017, Croasdale received his first call-up for the England C squad by manager Paul Fairclough for their fixtures against Panjab and Jersey.[16] After a successful first season, in which Kidderminster reached the play-offs, Croasdale was handed the captain's armband for the 2017–18 campaign.[17]

On 22 June 2018, Croasdale joined National League side AFC Fylde for a club record fee of £50,000.[18]

In September 2020, Croasdale joined Stockport County on a free transfer after an acrimonious departure from Fylde.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2018[20]

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
Preston North End	2013–14	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
Tamworth (loan)	2013–14	Conference Premier	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Stalybridge Celtic (loan)	2013–14	Conference North	14	1	0	0	—		0	0	14	1
Kidderminster Harriers	2016–17	National League North	37	4	3	0	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	43	4
	2017–18		38	7	2	0	—		5[lower-alpha 3]	0	45	7
	Total		75	11	5	0	—		8	0	88	11
AFC Fylde	2018–19	National League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Career total			91	11	5	0	0	0	9	0	105	11

Honours

AFC Fylde

• FA Trophy: 2018–19[21]

Stockport County

• National League: 2021–22[22]

References

External links

• Ryan Croasdale at Soccerbase

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