Ryan Bertrand

Football player infobox
playername = Ryan Bertrand


fullname = Ryan Dominic Bertrand
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1989|8|5|df=yes
cityofbirth = Southwark, London
countryofbirth = England
height = height|m=1.79
currentclub = Norwich City
(on loan from Chelsea)
clubnumber = 21
position = Left back
youthyears = –2005
2005–
youthclubs = Gillingham
Chelsea
years = 2006
2007
2007–2008
2008
2008–
clubs =Bournemouth (loan)
→ Bournemouth (loan)
→ Oldham Athletic (loan)
→ Norwich City (loan)
→ Norwich City (loan)
caps(goals) = 04 (0)
01 (0)
21 (0)
18 (0)
07 (0)
nationalyears = 2005-06
2006-08
2008-09
nationalteam = flagicon|England England U17
flagicon|England England U19
flagicon|England England U21

nationalcaps(goals) = 2 (0)
10 (0)
pcupdate = 12:10, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Ryan Dominic Bertrand (born 5 August, 1989 in Southwark, London, England) is an English footballer, currently with Norwich City on loan from Chelsea. He is a fast, attacking left-back, converted from a winger. He was signed in July 2005 from Gillingham for an initial £125,000. The fee was set by a tribunal and is subject to increase depending on progress. [cite news
title = Scally unhappy over Bertrand cash
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/4424256.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2005-11-10
accessdate = 2008-03-23] He played for England Under-17s, Under-19s and is now a member of the Under-21 squad.

During the 2006-07 season he was twice sent on loan to Bournemouth, at the same time as fellow Chelsea youngster Jack Cork. Unfortunately he suffered a ruptured spleen in a Youth team game against Arsenal that ruled him out of the later part of that season.

In August 2007 Bertrand joined Oldham Athletic on loan until January 2008.cite news
title = Oldham sign Chelsea youngster
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/6956773.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-08-21
accessdate = 2007-08-21]

He was selected for the England U19s team for their first round of qualifying matches for the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Recently earmarked by Stuart Pearce stating he was earmarked for England U-21s.

On 4 January 2008, a matter of days after his spell at Oldham came to an end, Bertrand joined Norwich City on loan for the rest of the 2007/08 season. [cite news
title = Canaries sign Pattison & Bertrand
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7172043.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2008-01-04
accessdate = 2008-03-23] He put in a number of impressive displays playing at both left full back and on the left wing, and admitted he would welcome a longer stay with the club. [cite news
title = BERTRAND COULD STAY LONGER
url = http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1265370,00.html
publisher = Norwich City FC
date = 2008-03-14
accessdate = 2008-03-23] On 4th July 2008 he rejoined the club on loan until January 2009 with an option to extend to the end of the season. England U21 call up for UEFA U21 Qualifier against Portugal on 5th September 2008 at Wembley. [cite news
title = Norwich re-sign Bertrand on loan
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7491258.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2008-07-05
accessdate = 2008-07-05]

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