- Darragh Ryan
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Darragh Ryan Personal information Full name Darragh Ryan Date of birth 21 May 1980 Place of birth Cuckfield, England Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] Playing position Defender, Midfielder Club information Current club None Number n/a Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1999–2002 Brighton & Hove Albion 9 (2) 2002–2003 Crawley Town 15 (0) 2003–2006 UCD 85 (2) 2006 Bognor Regis Town 8 (0) 2007 Worthing 12 (2) 2007 Haywards Heath Town 18 (5) 2007 UCD 24 (0) 2007 Cork City 45 (2) 2007–2010 St Patricks Athletic 35 (1) 2010 Stevenage Borough 0 (0) 2010 Crawley Town 8 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:02, 2 March 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:09, 16 August 2009 (UTC)Darragh Ryan (born 21 May 1980 in Cuckfield, West Sussex), is a footballer who currently plays for Southern Stars.
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Playing career
He began his career with Brighton & Hove Albion, for whom he played nine league games, scoring twice. Ryan then moved on to play for another Sussex outfit, Crawley Town. Following this, the player moved to Ireland, signing for UCD. He made his debut for them at home to Waterford, and after a number of years at the club, he returned to England, where he played non-League football with Bognor Regis Town, Worthing and Haywards Heath Town. Ryan then returned to UCD, this time for a more brief spell. Following this, he signed for Cork City where he was part of the FAI cup winning side in 2006 against Longford Town and the 2007 Setanta cup winning team against Glentoran. He then moved on to League of Ireland side St Patrick's Athletic Who reached the play off stages of the Europa League, After victories over Valetta of Malta, Krylya Sovetov in Russia they were knocked out by Steaua Bucharest.
In January 2010, Ryan signed for Conference National side Stevenage Borough on a non-contract basis.[2] He was later released after failing to make a first-team appearance. Shortly after his release, he trialled with one of his former clubs, Crawley Town.[3][4] Several months after this appearance, it was announced that Ryan had been signed by Crawley. This was the second time that the player had signed for Crawley, having spent time at the club several years previously. Ryan left the club by mutual agreement in September 2010.
Personal life
Ryan's father Gerry played eighteen times for Ireland between 1978 and 1984, scoring once, at home in a European Championship defeat to West Germany.
References
- ^ "Darragh Ryan profile". ESPN Soccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team?id=285&cc=5739. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "Stevenage Borough sign Darragh Ryan". BBC Sport. 2010-01-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/8450230.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "Reserves in action today". Crawley Town Official site. 2010-03-03. http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1459. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "Gillingham reserves 2-2 Crawley Town reserves". Gillingham Official site. 2010-03-03. http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/Reserves/0,,10416~1983258,00.html. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
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Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from County Dublin
- People from Cuckfield
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- University College Dublin A.F.C. players
- Bognor Regis Town F.C. players
- Worthing F.C. players
- Cork City F.C. players
- St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players
- Stevenage F.C. players
- The Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- Haywards Heath Town F.C. players
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