Andy Ryan (born 29 September 1994) is a

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professional

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who plays as a

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for Larne in the Irish Premiership. Ryan began his career with Hamilton Academical, before moving on to

Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. They play their home games a ...

and subsequently playing with

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, Dunfermline Athletic, and Stirling Albion. He has also spent periods on loan with

Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...

and

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Career

He made his club debut for Hamilton Academical on 23 July 2011, in the semi-final of the

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debut one week later. Ryan was named SFL Young Player of the Month for February 2012, and was given a three-year contract in March 2012. In June 2012, Ryan praised the club's youth set-up. In September 2012, Ryan suffered an ankle injury. At the start of the 2013–14 season, Ryan publicly stated that he was eager to prove his worth for new manager Alex Neil. On 18 October 2013, Ryan signed a one-month loan deal with

. After returning to Hamilton, he admitted his chances at the club had been limited but he was still grateful to play there. In April 2015 he signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2016. On 13 August 2015, Ryan joined

on a three-month loan. He left Hamilton by mutual consent in December 2015. After leaving Hamilton, Ryan played three matches as trialist for Arbroath, scoring once against Clyde. He then signed for

in January 2016. Ryan signed for

in May 2016. After a successful season with Airdrieonians, Ryan was signed for an undisclosed fee by Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic on 15 August 2017. On the same day, Ryan made his debut for the Pars in a

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. In January 2020 he returned to

on loan, scoring twice in 7 appearances. In May he was released by Dunfermline at the end of his contract. Shortly after leaving Dunfermline, Ryan signed a deal with

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side Stirling Albion. After a successful season in Stirling, Ryan returned to his first club Hamilton Academical on 28 June 2021, signing a two-year deal. Ryan left Hamilton on 23 January 2023, to sign for Northern Irish club Larne.

Career statistics

Honours

Larne * NIFL Premiership: 2022-23 * County Antrim Shield: 2023-24

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Andy 1994 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Hamilton Academical F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football forwards Larne F.C. players NIFL Premiership players