Mathew Ryan

Australian association football player

Mathew David Ryan (born 8 April 1992) is an Australian soccer player. He plays as the goalkeeper for AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie and captains the Australia men's national soccer team.

Mathew Ryan
Ryan lining up for Australia in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mathew David Ryan[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Plumpton, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2][3][4]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
AZ
Number 1
Youth career
2002–2008 Marconi Stallions
2008–2009 Blacktown City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Blacktown City 11 (0)
2010–2013 Central Coast Mariners 80 (0)
2013–2015 Club Brugge 77 (0)
2015–2017 Valencia 10 (0)
2017Genk (loan) 17 (0)
2017–2021 Brighton & Hove Albion 121 (0)
2021Arsenal (loan) 3 (0)
2021–2022 Real Sociedad 3 (0)
2022–2023 Copenhagen 6 (0)
2023– AZ 39 (0)
National team
2011–2012 Australia U23 6 (0)
2012– Australia 93 (0)
Honours
Representing  Australia
Men's Association football
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2015 Australia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:50, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:50, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Career statistics change

Club change

As of match played 17 March 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blacktown City 2009 NSW Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 11 0 4 0 15 0
Total 11 0 4 0 15 0
Central Coast Mariners 2009–10 A-League 0 0 0 0
2010–11 31 0 31 0
2011–12 24 0 6[a] 0 30 0
2012–13 25 0 8[a] 0 33 0
Total 80 0 14 0 94 0
Club Brugge 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 40 0 2 0 2[b] 0 44 0
2014–15 37 0 5 0 16[b] 0 58 0
Total 77 0 7 0 18 0 102 0
Valencia 2015–16 La Liga 8 0 7 0 6[c] 0 21 0
2016–17 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 10 0 7 0 6 0 23 0
Genk (loan) 2016–17 Belgian Pro League 17 0 1 0 6[b] 0 24 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2017–18 Premier League 38 0 0 0 0 0 38 0
2018–19 34 0 2 0 0 0 36 0
2019–20 38 0 0 0 0 0 38 0
2020–21 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 121 0 2 0 0 0 123 0
Arsenal (loan) 2020–21 Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Real Sociedad 2021–22 La Liga 3 0 3 0 3[b] 0 9 0
Copenhagen 2022–23 Danish Superliga 6 0 1 0 4[d] 0 11 0
AZ 2022–23 Eredivisie 18 0 1 0 6[e] 0 25 0
2023–24 21 0 1 0 9[e] 0 31 0
Total 39 0 2 0 15 0 56 0
Career total 367 0 27 0 0 0 66 0 460 0
  1. 1.0 1.1 Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. 5.0 5.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International change

As of match played 26 March 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Australia 2012 2 0
2013 2 0
2014 9 0
2015 8 0
2016 9 0
2017 11 0
2018 9 0
2019 9 0
2020 0 0
2021 8 0
2022 12 0
2023 7 0
2024 7 0
Total 93 0

Honours change

Central Coast Mariners

Club Brugge

Australia

Individual

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. "Mathew Ryan". Socceroos. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. "Mat Ryan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. "Mat Ryan". Premier League. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. Mathew Ryan at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. Ryan, Mathew at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. "Mariners Take Points And Plate in Wellington". Football Federation Australia. 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  8. "Mariners finally break A-League hoodoo". ESPN FC. 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  9. John, Greco (23 March 2015). "Ryan wins Belgian Cup with Club Brugge". MyFootball. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  10. "Australia beat South Korea after extra time". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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  12. "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
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  14. "Mat Ryan voted Belgium's best goalkeeper". Goal.com. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  15. "Anderlecht's Praet is Belgium's best". UEFA. 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
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  17. "Professional Footballers Australia". Pfa.net.au. 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  18. "Jedinak and Ryan Honoured as PFA Major Award Winners". Professional Footballers Australia. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  19. "Professional Footballers Australia". Pfa.net.au. 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  20. "Roar win unforgettable grand final – The West Australian". Yahoo! News. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  21. "Player Profile: Club Brugge's latest capture Mat Ryan". The Belgian Waffle. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  22. "S. Korea loses to Australia in Asian Cup final". Korea Times. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  23. "AC2015 DREAM TEAM". AFC Asian Cup Official Twitter. 1 February 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  24. "AFC MEN TEAM 2020". IFFHS. 16 December 2020. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  25. "IFFHS MAN TEAM - AFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 30 January 2021. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

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