Ryan Hardie

Ryan Hardie

Personal information
Full name	Ryan Hardie
Date of birth	17 March 1997
Place of birth	Stranraer, Scotland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Raith Rovers (on loan from Rangers)
Number	16
Youth career
2010–2014	Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2014–	Rangers	10	(2)
2016–	→ Raith Rovers (loan)	9	(6)
National team
2014	Scotland U17[1]	7	(1)
2015–	Scotland U19[2]	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:51, 27 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Ryan Hardie (born 17 March 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers on loan from Rangers.

Career

Hardie, from Stranraer, is a boyhood Rangers fan.^[3] He made his professional debut for the team in a League Cup match against Falkirk on 23 September 2014, replacing Dean Shiels for the last four minutes of a 3–1 win at the Falkirk Stadium.^[4] He was first called up for a league game on 15 November, remaining an unused substitute in a 1–1 draw with Alloa Athletic at Ibrox.^[5] On 28 March 2015, he made his Scottish Championship debut, replacing Nicky Clark for the final 16 minutes of a 4–1 home win over Cowdenbeath.^[6] Hardie's first start was on 18 April away to Dumbarton and he scored his first two professional goals as they came from behind to win 3–1, the second being an overhead kick from Lee Wallace's cross.^[7]

On 17 February 2016 it was confirmed that Hardie had been loaned out to Raith Rovers.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 19 April 2015^[9]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rangers	2014–15	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	2
	Total	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	2

References

1. "Ryan Hardie". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
2. "Ryan Hardie". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
3. "Rangers rookie Ryan Hardie still in dreamland after making first team bow.. and sharing bus with hero Kris Boyd". Daily Record. 25 September 2014.
4. "Falkirk 1-3 Rangers". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014.
5. "Rangers 1–1 Alloa". BBC Sport. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
6. Crawford, Kenny (28 March 2015). "Rangers 4–1 Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
7. Lamont, Alasdair (18 April 2015). "Dumbarton 1–3 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
8. "Raith Rovers snap up promising Rangers kid Ryan Hardie on loan". The Courier. 17 February 2016.
9. "R. HARDIE". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

External links

• Ryan Hardie career statistics at Soccerbase