Jimmy Ryan (footballer born 1988)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jimmy Ryan


fullname = James Ryan
height = height|ft=5|in=11
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|9|6
cityofbirth = Maghull
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Accrington Stanley
clubnumber = 14
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Liverpool
years = 2005–2008
2007
2008
2008–
clubs = Liverpool
→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)
Shrewsbury Town
Accrington Stanley
caps(goals) = 0 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 7 (2)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 18:40, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Jimmy Ryan (born September 6, 1988) is an English professional footballer who has recently been released by Accrington Stanley. He is a midfielder.

He began his career with Liverpool, and was part of their FA Youth Cup winning teams of 2006 and 2007. He plays for Republic of Ireland at youth level. He is known for his shots from distance, which accounted for most of his goals in the two FA Youth Cup runs.

It was announced on 14 August 2007, that Ryan was to join League 2 side Shrewsbury Town on a month's loan. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/6945669.stm|date=2007-08-14|accessdate=2007-10-26|title=Shrewsbury net Liverpool teenager|work=BBC Sport] He made his debut for Shrewsbury on 14 August2007, playing the full 120 minutes of the 1-0 win over Colchester United in the Carling Cup. In October, a permanent deal was agreed, effective from January 1 2008. In the interim period Ryan was still technically a loan player, but was unable to play for Shrewsbury between November 26 and January 1, due to a 93-day restriction on short-term loans. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/7063873.stm|title=Shrews and Reds agree Ryan switch|work=BBC Sport|date=2007-10-26|accessdate=2007-10-26] He made a total of seven appearances, before being released by the club on 29 April 2008. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/7374195.stm|title=Five go as Shrews start clear-out|work=BBC Sport|date=2008-04-29|accessdate=2008-05-03]

In August 2008, Ryan signed for Accrington Stanley, following a trial. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/accrington_stanley/7545591.stm
title=Ryan wins contract at Accrington|work=BBC Sport|date=2008-08-06|accessdate=2008-08-06]

Honours

*FA Youth Cup: 2006, 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/youth/ryan/ Liverpool FC profile]
*Soccerbase|47021|Jimmy Ryan

Persondata
NAME= Ryan, Jimmy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Ryan, Jimmy
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1988-09-06
PLACE OF BIRTH= Maghull, England
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=