Ryan Mark Croasdale (born 26 September 1994) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club Stockport County.

Club career

Croasdale joined

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

in 2003 and made his first-team debut at the age of 19 in a

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tie against Oldham Athletic, featuring for 45 mins in the 2–0 defeat. A month later, he joined

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side Tamworth on an emergency one-month loan deal. Croasdale only featured twice for Tamworth against Alfreton Town and Grimsby Town before returning to Preston at the end of the month. In February 2014, Croasdale made the switch to Conference North side

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ...

on a loan deal for the remainder of the campaign. Croasdale scored just once during his loan spell, in Stalybridge's 3–1 away victory over

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. Following the conclusion of the 2013–14 campaign, Croasdale was among the six players released by Preston. Following his release from Preston, Croasdale joined

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in June 2014. However, Croasdale failed to make an impact and was released two years later in June 2016. On 19 August 2016, Croasdale opted to join

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side

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

on a non-contract basis. A day later, he made his debut against his former club, Stalybridge Celtic, in which he featured for twenty minutes in the 2–1 victory. On 29 October 2016, Croasdale scored his first goal for the Harriers in their 1–0 away victory over Stockport County, netting the only goal of the game in the 65th minute. Following an impressive first few months at Kidderminster, Croasdale was rewarded with a long-term contract. On 4 May 2017, Croasdale received his first call-up for the England C squad by manager

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for their fixtures against

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and

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. After a successful first season, in which Kidderminster reached the play-offs, Croasdale was handed the captain's armband for the 2017–18 campaign. On 22 June 2018, Croasdale joined

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side

AFC Fylde AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm. Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wes ...

for a club record fee of £50,000. In September 2020, Croasdale joined Stockport County on a free transfer after an acrimonious departure from Fylde.

Career statistics

Honours

AFC Fylde *

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: 2018–19 Stockport County *

: 2021–22

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Croasdale, Ryan 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Lancaster, Lancashire English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Preston North End F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players AFC Fylde players Stockport County F.C. players National League (English football) players Footballers from Lancashire