Ryan McGeever (born 30 April 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Dumbarton where he is club captain.[2] McGeever began his career with Queen's Park, and signed for Falkirk in the summer of 2012[3] also spending time with Brechin City. During his time at Falkirk, he had loan spells at Peterhead and Arbroath (twice).
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1994-04-30) 30 April 1994 (age 28)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Dumbarton | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2012 | Queen's Park | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Falkirk | 7 | (0) |
2013 | → Peterhead (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2014 | → Arbroath (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2015 | → Arbroath (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Queen's Park | 62 | (8) |
2017–2019 | Brechin City | 25 | (1) |
2019– | Dumbarton | 59 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:51, 12 November 2022 (UTC) |
McGeever joined Falkirk in the summer of 2012, making his first team début in the Scottish Football League First Division against Dumbarton on 20 October 2012.[4] On his second start for the club, McGeever earned the ire of Partick Thistle boss Jackie McNamara for a "shocking" challenge on Thistle's Stuart Bannigan.[5]
In January 2013, McGeever signed a new three-and-a-half year contract with Falkirk, tying him to the club until 2016.[6]
McGeever joined Scottish League Two side Peterhead on a season-long loan on 22 August 2013.[7] His Peterhead debut came two days later, in the 2–2 draw against Elgin City.[8] McGeever made nine appearances in all competitions for the club.[8]
On 31 March 2014, McGeever signed for Scottish League One club Arbroath on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.[9]
On 8 January 2015, McGeever returned to Arbroath for a second loan spell.[10]
On 7 August 2015, McGeever signed for Queen's Park, returning to the club three years after first leaving.[11][12]
After impressing in his performances for Queen's Park during the 2016–17 season, McGeever subsequently signed for recently promoted Scottish Championship club Brechin City on 12 June 2017.[13]
McGeever joined Scottish League One side Dumbarton in July 2019[14] where he became an ever-present for the Sons, scoring five times in 33 games. He extended his deal with the club until the summer of 2021 in July 2020.[15] After another impressive season at the Rock, he turned down offers from elsewhere to sign a new two-year deal with the Sons in May 2021 – despite the club not having a manager in place at the time.[16] He was named the Sons' captain in June 2022 - replacing Stuart Carswell in the role.[17]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Falkirk | 2012–13[18] | Scottish First Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
2013–14[8] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15[19] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16[20] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Peterhead (loan) | 2013–14[8] | Scottish League Two | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
Arbroath (loan) | 2013–14[8] | Scottish League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2014–15[19] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Queen's Park | 2015–16[20] | Scottish League Two | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 4 |
2016–17[21] | Scottish League One | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 44 | 5 | |
Total | 62 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 81 | 9 | ||
Brechin City | 2017–18[22] | Scottish Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
2018–19[23] | Scottish League One | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
Total | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
Dumbarton | 2019–20[24] | Scottish League One | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
2020–21[25] | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 3 | ||
2021–22[26] | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
2022–23 | Scottish League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Career total | 175 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 220 | 22 |
2016–17 PFA Scotland Scottish League One Team of the Year | |
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Dumbarton F.C. – current squad | |
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