Ryan John Giles (born 26 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left wing back for Middlesbrough on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ryan John Giles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Telford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) |
Midfielder Wing-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Middlesbrough (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2018 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Coventry City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Coventry City (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2019 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Giles was born in Telford, Shropshire, grew up in St George's[2] and attended Wrockwardine Wood School.[3] He progressed through Wolverhampton Wanderers' youth system, winning the Academy Player of the Year Award for the 2017–18 season.[4]
The midfielder was one of a group of young players taken on a pre-season tour with the first team in summer 2018.[5] He was an unused substitute in several EFL Cup ties before signing a four-year contract with the club which will keep him at Wolves until summer 2022.[6]
On 24 March 2018 he was loaned to his hometown club AFC Telford United in the National League North for the rest of the season, being signed by his future Wolves under-23 coach Rob Edwards.[7] He made his debut the same day in a goalless home draw with Darlington as an 82nd-minute substitute for Jordan Lussey.[3] He totalled nine appearances and provided seven assists as the Bucks avoided relegation, and he scored in home and away wins against Spennymoor Town in April.[2]
He made his Wolves debut on 26 January 2019, his 19th birthday in an FA Cup fourth round tie away at Shrewsbury Town. The match ended as a 2–2 draw.[8]
On 1 July 2019, Giles temporarily located back to Shropshire once again, signing for League One side Shrewsbury Town on a planned season-long loan.[9] On his debut on 3 August, he scored the only goal of a home win in the season opener against Portsmouth.[10] On 17 January 2020, he was recalled by his parent club due to injury to Wolves' Rúben Vinagre.[11]
Giles returned to League One on January deadline day 2020, joining Coventry City on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[12] He made his only appearance on 25 February in a 1–1 home draw with Rotherham United, as a last-minute substitute for Sam McCallum.[13] The season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Coventry promoted as champions.[14]
On 25 January 2021, he was recalled by Wolverhampton,[15] and loaned the next day to Rotherham United until the end of the season.[16] He made his debut for them on 27 January, away at Middlesbrough. Coming on in the 88th minute, he scored in stoppage time to complete a 3–0 win.[17]
On 13th July 2021, it was announced that he had signed on loan to Cardiff City on loan for the 2021–22 season.[18] On 3 January 2022, Giles was recalled by his parent club and left Cardiff. At the time of his recall, Giles had registered nine assists, a tally that could not be bettered in the Championship.[19]
On 31 January 2022, Giles joined EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[20]
On 23 June 2022, Giles joined Middlesbrough on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[21]
In August 2019, Giles received his first England call-up, for under-20 matches against the Netherlands and Switzerland in the following month.[22] He made his debut on 5 September in a goalless draw with the Dutch, starting the match at his club ground, the New Meadow.[23]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2017–18[24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19[25] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[27] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s | 2018–19 EFL Trophy[25] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| AFC Telford United (loan) | 2017–18[28] | National League North | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2019–20[26] | League One | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Coventry City (loan) | 2019–20[26] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21[27] | Championship | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2020–21[27] | Championship | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Cardiff City (loan) | 2021–22[29] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2021–22[29] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 103 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 115 | 6 | ||
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