Mathew Ryan

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Mathew Ryan
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Ryan playing for Australia at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Mathew David Ryan[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Plumpton, Australia
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Valencia
Number 25
Youth career
2002–2008 Marconi Stallions
2008–2009 Blacktown City
2009–2010 Central Coast Mariners
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Blacktown City 11 (0)
2010–2013 Central Coast Mariners 80 (0)
2013–2015 Club Brugge 77 (0)
2015– Valencia 8 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Australia U23 6 (0)
2012– Australia 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2016

Mathew David "Maty" Ryan (born 8 April 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Valencia CF and the Australia national team as a goalkeeper.

Born in Sydney, Ryan played youth football for Marconi Stallions, Blacktown City and Central Coast Mariners. He made his senior debut for Blacktown before moving to the Mariners' senior squad in 2010. In 2013, Ryan moved to Club Brugge, where he played for two years before joining Valencia.

Making his senior international debut in 2012, he has since established himself as Australia's first-choice goalkeeper, effectively succeeding his childhood idol Mark Schwarzer.[3] He represented the nation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, winning the Best Goalkeeper award at the latter tournament which his country won on home soil.

Early life

Ryan was born in Plumpton, New South Wales[3] and attended Westfields Sports High School.[4] He took up football at the age of four[4] and played youth football for Blacktown City and Central Coast Mariners before making his senior debut with Blacktown City. After moving to Central Coast Mariners in 2010, Ryan moved to Club Brugge in 2013.

In addition to holding an Australian passport, Ryan also has a UK passport.[5]

Club career

Central Coast Mariners

Ryan played for the Central Coast Mariners youth team in the 2009–10 season, and after several call-ups to the senior team, he was given a 3-year senior contract.[6] Ryan was signed as the reserve goalkeeper for the Mariners, with the intention of learning under their experienced custodian Jess Vanstrattan, but was picked as goalkeeper after regular starter Vanstrattan was ruled out for the remainder of the year with an injury.[7] He kept a record 12 clean sheets in his debut season, with some tipping him to achieve higher honours[8] or even become a future Socceroos keeper[9] due to his high level of talent and composure for his age, with Mariners manager Graham Arnold stating that he has "plenty of character"[10] and is "an exceptional young talent".[11] The culmination of Ryan's success in the 2010–11 season saw him named the NAB Young soccer player of the Month for December 2010.[12]

Club Brugge

Ryan training with Club Brugge in 2014

It was confirmed on 30 May 2013 that Ryan had completed a move to Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge for an undisclosed fee, despite his contract at Central Coast Mariners expiring the following day.[13][14] On 27 July 2013 Ryan made his debut for Brugge in the first game of the season at home to Sporting Charleroi and kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 win. In a match against K.A.A. Gent on 23 December 2013 Ryan saved a penalty in the 67th minute that would have resulted in game being level at 2–2. Brugge went on to win the game 3–1 and reports after the match confirmed that Ryan had been offered a new lucrative deal with the club involving a substantial pay increase and contract extension.[15][16] On 26 November 2014, it was announced that Ryan had agreed to terms with Club Brugge, to extend his contract until 2018.[17] After a string of fantastic performances, it was reported that European giants Liverpool had sent scouts to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup to watch the goalkeeper.[18]

Valencia

On 21 July 2015, Ryan signed a six-year deal with La Liga side Valencia CF.[19] He made his unofficial debut in a friendly against PSV Eindhoven alongside Danilo Barbosa.[20] On 22 August 2015, he made an official league debut against Rayo Vallecano in the first league game of the season, playing full 90 minutes of the game and keeping the clean sheet as result of the match was 0-0.

International career

On 21 February 2012 Ryan was selected by Holger Osieck to play against Saudi Arabia in a World Cup qualification match,[21] but did not make an appearance. Ryan would finally make his full debut on December 5 in an East Asian Cup qualifier against North Korea played at Hong Kong Stadium.[22]

In October 2013, Ange Postecoglou replaced Osieck as Socceroos coach after embarrassing losses to Brazil and France, and Ryan became his first-choice goalkeeper, edging out more experienced rivals Eugene Galekovic and Mitch Langerak.[23]

Ryan played as goalkeeper for the entirety of Australia's 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign, conceding nine goals as they were eliminated in the group stages.

Ryan was selected as part of the 23-man squad that won the 2015 AFC Asian Cup on home soil. He played in all games and minutes for Australia and was named goalkeeper of the tournament at the conclusion of the tournament.

Style of play

Standing just over 180 cm tall, Ryan is not regarded tall for a goalkeeper, but he is confident, well-built and agile. Ryan is positionally sound, but also not afraid to come off his line and communicates well with the defenders. Ryan's biggest asset is his accurate ball distribution by hand and foot over a range of distances.[3]

Career statistics

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Mathew Ryan playing for the Central Coast Mariners in 2010.

Club

As of 23 April 2016[24]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blacktown City 2010 NSW Premier League 11 0 4 0 0 0 15 0
Central Coast Mariners 2010–11 A-League 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
2011–12 24 0 0 0 6 0 30 0
2012–13 25 0 0 0 8 0 33 0
Mariners total 80 0 0 0 14 0 94 0
Club Brugge 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 40 0 2 0 2 0 44 0
2014–15 37 0 5 0 16 0 58 0
Club Brugge total 77 0 7 0 18 0 102 0
Valencia 2015–16 La Liga 8 0 7 0 6 0 21 0
Career total 176 0 18 0 38 0 229 0

International

Australia national team[25]
Year Apps Goals
2012 2 0
2013 2 0
2014 9 0
2015 8 0
2016 3 0
Total 24 0

Honours

Club

Central Coast Mariners
Club Brugge

Country

Australia

Individual

Individual Records

References

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External links

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