Andy Ryan

Andy Ryan

Personal information
Date of birth	29 September 1994
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Forfar Athletic
Youth career
	Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2011–2015	Hamilton Academical	74	(8)
2013	→ Brechin City (loan)	4	(1)
2015	→ Arbroath (loan)	10	(3)
2016–	Forfar Athletic	5	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:53, 9 December 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Andy Ryan (born 29 September 1994)^[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Forfar Athletic.

Career

He made his club debut on 23 July 2011 in the semi-final of the Scottish Challenge Cup,^[2] before making his Scottish Football League debut one week later.^[3]

Ryan was named SFL Young Player of the Month for February 2012,^[4] and was given a three-year contract in March 2012.^[5]

In June 2012, Ryan praised the club's youth set-up.^[6] In September 2012, Ryan suffered an ankle injury.^[7] At the start of the 2013–14 season, Ryan publicly stated that he was eager to prove his worth for new manager Alex Neil.^[8]

On 18 October 2013, Ryan signed a one-month loan deal with Brechin City.^[9] After returning to Hamilton, he admitted his chances at the club had been limited but he was still grateful to play there.^[10] In April 2015 he signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2016.^[11] On 13 August 2015, Ryan joined Arbroath on a three-month loan.^[12] He left Hamilton by mutual consent in December 2015^[13] and was signed by Forfar Athletic in January 2016.^[14]

Career statistics

As of 9 December 2015^[1]

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamilton Academical	2011–12	21	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	25	4
	2012–13	27	2	3	1	3	0	0	0	33	3
	2013–14	19	2	0	0	2	0	4	0	25	2
	2014–15	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
	Total	74	8	5	1	7	0	6	0	92	9
Brechin City (loan)	2013–14	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Arbroath (loan)	2015–16	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	3
Forfar Athletic	2015–16	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
Career total		88	12	5	1	7	0	6	0	106	13

References

1. Andy Ryan career statistics at Soccerbase
2. "Hamilton Academical 1-0 Livingston". BBC Sport. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
3. "Morton 0-2 Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
4. "Andy Ryan Wins". Hamilton Academical F.C.
5. "Ryan and Kirkpatrick Sign Extensions". Hamilton Academical F.C.
6. Andrew McGilvray (7 June 2012). "Accies’ teenage striker says the club’s youth policy is a good example for the rest of Scottish football.". Hamilton Advertiser.
7. Andrew McGilvray (13 September 2012). "Striker ruled out for three weeks". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
8. Andrew McGilvray (11 July 2013). "Young striker Andy Ryan has a point to prove at Accies". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
9. Hoey, John (18 October 2013). "Brechin City - Rangers Preview". brechincity.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
10. Andy McGilvray (25 April 2014). "Striker Andy Ryan admits chances at Hamilton have been limited this season, but feels lucky". Daily Record. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
11. "Hamilton Academical: Six players sign new deals at Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
12. "Ryan & Ramsay join Arbroath on loan". Scottish Professional Football League. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
13. https://twitter.com/acciesfc/status/673983174393884672
14. "Andy Ryan joins the ‘Loons’". forfarathletic.co.uk. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.