Ryan Strain (born 2 April 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back or winger for St Mirren[1] and the Australia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ryan Strain | ||
Date of birth | (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | St Mirren | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2014 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Modbury Jets | 6 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Adelaide United NPL | 31 | (7) |
2017–2021 | Adelaide United | 82 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Maccabi Haifa | 9 | (0) |
2022– | St Mirren | 8 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2022– | Australia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:58, 25 September 2022 (UTC) |
On 22 September 2017, Strain signed a 1-year scholarship contract with Adelaide United.[2] 3 months later, he signed a two-year contract extension as a senior player, making him the 30th player to progress from the club's youth team to their senior team.[3]
In June 2021, Strain joined Israeli club Maccabi Haifa.[4]
In June 2022, Strain joined Scottish club St Mirren on a two-year deal, following the expiry of his contract at Israeli side Maccabi Haifa.[5] His grandfather Gerry Baker played for the Paisley club between 1958 and 1960.[6]
Strain was called up to an Australian under-20 squad in August 2015.[7]
In November 2020, Strain was called up to the Australian under-23 team for friendlies against A-League sides.[8] He made his debut on 17 November 2020 in a practice match against the new expansion A-League club Macarthur FC.[9]
Strain was called up to the Australian senior national team in August 2021 for 2022 World Cup qualifiers against China and Vietnam.[10] Strain did not feature in either game, with media reports suggesting that he had injured his hamstring.[11]
Strain was again called up to the Australian squad in September 2022 for two friendly matches against New Zealand in the leadup to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[12] He made his debut for Australia in the second game, a 2–0 win, as a second-half substitute.[13]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Modbury Jets | 2015 | NPL SA | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
Adelaide United Youth | 2016 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
2017 | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 7 | ||||||
Total | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | |||
Adelaide United | 2017–18 | A-League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
2019–20 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
2020–21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
Total | 81 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | |||
Maccabi Haifa | 2021–22 | Liga Ha'Al | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[upper-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
Career total | 127 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 8 |
Adelaide United
Maccabi Haifa
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link)Fullback Ryan Strain is also understood to be battling a hamstring niggle.
St Mirren F.C. – current squad | |
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2020–21 A-League PFA Team of the Season | |
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