Ryan Marlowe Fredericks (born 10 October 1992) is an English professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Premier League
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club
AFC Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth () is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest division of English club football. Formed in 1899 as B ...
. He has previously played for
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...
,
Brentford
Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross.
Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
,
Millwall
Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Limehouse, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east ...
,
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area.
Until the early 1800s, the a ...
,
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...
,
Fulham
Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...
and
West Ham United
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...
.
Career
Tottenham Hotspur
Born in
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
...
, London, Fredericks joined the Tottenham
academy
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in July 2009. Although he was injured early in his career, he progressed through the academy to sign a professional contract with the club in July 2010. In July 2011, Fredericks was awarded a new contract at the club.
Fredericks first made Tottenham's first team squad as an unused substitute in February 2010, in an FA Cup fourth round replay win over
Leeds United
Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...
. A year later, Fredericks started his first game for Tottenham on 25 August 2011, against
Hearts, where he played on the right of midfield. He made his debut alongside
Tom Carroll and
Harry Kane
Harry Edward Kane (born 28 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Tottenham Hotspur and captains the England national team. A prolific goalscorer with strong link play, Kane is regarded as one of ...
. Fredericks then made his first Tottenham Hotspur appearance in two years, making a start, in the last group stage game of Europa League, where he won a penalty to allow
Roberto Soldado
Roberto Soldado Rillo (; born 27 May 1985) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Segunda División club Levante UD, Levante.
After emerging through Real Madrid CF, ...
converted the penalty successfully to score a hat-trick, in a 4–1 win over
Anzhi Makhachkala
Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...
on 12 December 2013. In January 2014, Fredericks signed a contract with Tottenham Hotspur that would keep him at the club until 2016.
Loan spells
On 10 August 2012, he signed on loan for
League One
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club
Brentford
Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross.
Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
. He made his debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat against
Walsall
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in the
League Cup
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. He made his league debut on 18 August, in a 0–0 draw against
Bury
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* Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village
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. He made his home debut on 22 September, in a 1–0 win against
Oldham Athletic
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The history of Oldham Athletic ...
. Tottenham exercised the right to recall Fredericks to the Tottenham squad on 25 October 2012. Reflecting about his time at Brentford, Fredericks said the move benefited, as the player he is today.
On 17 January 2014, he switched to
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this system ...
side
Millwall
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for a three-month loan. He made his début the following day, a home match against
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
, where he scored the only goal of the game with a lob from the right back position. After two appearances, Fredericks' loan spell at Millwall was extended until the end of the season. Fredericks became a first team regular at Millwall in the right-back position, making 14 appearances.
On 28 August 2014, Fredericks joined
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area.
Until the early 1800s, the a ...
for a season-long loan. However, he remained on the sidelines until he was called up to the first team by manager
Aitor Karanka
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Save for a brief spell in the United States at age 32, Karanka ...
following
Damià Abella
Damià Abella Pérez (born 15 April 1982), known simply as Damià, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a full back.
After starting out at Barcelona, he went on to amass La Liga totals of 198 matches and five goals during ...
's injury. His league debut came on 20 September 2014, where he played 90 minutes against former club Brentford and saw Middlesbrough win 4–0. He suffered a thigh injury during a match against
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...
, and was sidelined for a month. He made his first appearance after returning from injury in a 1–0 win over Brentford on 31 January 2015. After appearing six times in nine appearances between February and March, Fredericks suffered a hamstring injury, which he sustained during a match against
Nottingham Forest
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on 7 March 2015. After returning to training in early-April, Fredericks remained on the sidelines until 25 April 2015, playing the first hour of a 4–3 loss to Fulham. Despite being sidelined, Fredericks went on to make 17 appearances for Middlesbrough before returning to his parent club.
Bristol City
On 6 August 2015, Fredericks joined
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...
on a permanent transfer, signing a three-year contract, and was given the number twelve shirt ahead of the new season. Fredericks stated the club's "open and attacking" football was his motivation for joining. Fredericks made his Bristol City debut, in the opening game of the season, where he played as a right-midfield before switching to left-midfield, in a 2–0 loss away at
Sheffield Wednesday
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.
However, after just twenty-six days at the club and making only five appearances in all competitions for the club, it was reported that Fredericks was on the verge of leaving Bristol City, citing personal reasons and that he would be returning to London to an unnamed side, which was later to be revealed as Fulham.
Fulham
He joined Championship club
Fulham
Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...
on a three-year contract on 31 August 2015, with the fee undisclosed.
Fredericks made his Fulham debut, coming on as a substitute for
Ben Pringle
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He has notably played for Derby County, Rotherham United, Fulham and Preston No ...
in the 62nd minute, in a 2–1 win against Blackburn Rovers on 13 September 2015. He started out playing in the right–back position for the next two matches, before playing in the right–midfield position (whenever he came on as a substitute). For the rest of the season, Fredericks continued to play in either the right–back position and right–midfield position. Despite suffering injuries during the 2015–16 season Fredericks went on to make 36 appearances for Fulham in his first season.
In the 2016–17 season, Fredericks spent the start of the season with an ankle injury and was sidelined for between 10–12 weeks following surgery. It wasn't until 18 October 2016 when he returned to the first team from injury, starting the match in the right–back position, in a 2–2 draw against
Norwich City
Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...
. After returning from injury, he regained his first team place, in the right–back position. In a match against
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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on 10 December 2016, Fredericks played a role for Fulham when he set up two goals, resulting a 4–4 draw. Seven days later, on 17 December 2016, he provided another assist in a match against
Derby County
Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group.
Founded in 1884 ...
, setting up a goal for
Floyd Ayité
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Club career
Ayité ...
, in a 2–2 draw. Three weeks later, on 8 January 2017, Fredericks played another important role against
Cardiff City
Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...
in
the third round of the FA Cup when he set up the equaliser, in a 2–1 win; his performance earning him the Man of the Match award. However, in a match against
Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...
on 4 February 2017, he was sent–off for a late tackle on Craig Gardner, in a 1–0 loss. After serving a three match suspension, Fredericks immediately regained his first team place in the right–back position, where he stayed for the rest of the season. He also played in both legs of the
play-offs
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, which saw Reading win 2–1 on aggregate. Throughout the season, Fredericks' performance was praised, due to his passing stats and pace. By the end of the 2016–17 season, he had made 34 appearances in all competitions.
In the 2017–18 season, Fredericks continued to retain his first team place in the right–back position from the start of the campaign. After going three league matches without a win, he then played a role when he set up a goal for
Neeskens Kebano
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, in a 2–1 win over
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
on 26 August 2017. Two weeks later, on 13 September 2017, Fredericks provided his second assist of the season, setting up the winning goal, in a 2–1 win over
Hull City
Hull City Association Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving ...
. He was an ever present in the first team from the start of the 2017–18 season until he suffered a foot injury that saw him miss one game. After returning from injury against
Aston Villa
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on 21 October 2017, he regained his first team place. His performances at Fulham attracted interest from clubs such as
Swansea City
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and
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
, but stayed at the club throughout January. His contributions led to Fulham reaching the
play–offs and subsequently ended up gaining promotion to the
Premier League
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after beating
Aston Villa
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1–0 in the
final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
, where he started and played 83 minutes before being substituted. For his seasons performances, Fredericks was named in the EFL Championship team of the year in April 2018, along with teammate
Ryan Sessegnon
Kouassi Ryan Sessegnon (born 18 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
Sessegnon made his breakthrough in the Fulham senior side in 2016, aged 16. He ma ...
and
Tom Cairney
Thomas Cairney (born 20 January 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Fulham, whom he captains. Cairney has previously played for Hull City and Blackburn Rovers. Born in England, he made his full international ...
. He was also named in the Championship Team of the Season.
At the end of the 2017–18 season, Fredericks had made 48 appearances in all competitions.
With his contract at Fulham expected to expire at the end of the 2017–18 season, Fredericks hinted about staying at Fulham.
West Ham United
Fredericks' free transfer to
West Ham United
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...
was announced on 5 June 2018, joining on a four-year contract from Fulham.
He made his debut on 12 August in a 4–0 defeat by
Liverpool
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. He scored his first goal for West Ham in their 8–0 win over
Macclesfield Town
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Initially kno ...
in the
EFL Cup
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on 26 September 2018. On 9 February 2021, in an
FA Cup
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game against
Manchester United
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, Fredericks became the first
concussion substitute in English football when he replaced
Issa Diop following a head injury. In May 2022, West Ham announced that Fredericks would be leaving the club at the end of his contract in June 2022. He played 77 times for West Ham scoring three goals and making six assists.
Bournemouth
On 22 June 2022, Fredericks signed for
Bournemouth
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
on a two-year contract on a free transfer. He made his debut coming on in the 69th minute to replace
Jordan Zemura in the 0–0 draw against
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...
.
International career
Fredericks made a single appearance for the
England under-19 team in 2011, in a 3–0 defeat against the Netherlands. Fredericks is also eligible to represent
Guyana
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and
Scotland
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through his grandfather.
Personal life
Fredericks grew up in Potters Bar, attending Mount Grace School.
Upon joining Fulham, Fredericks revealed that he had been a district champion in the 100m and the triple jump and had been offered athletics scholarships as a youth.
Career statistics
Honours
Fulham
*
EFL Championship play-offs
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:
2018
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Individual
*
PFA Team of the Year
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:
2017–18 Championship
*
Championship Team of the Season:
2017–18
References
External links
Profileat the AFC Bournemouth website
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fredericks, Ryan
1992 births
Living people
Footballers from Hammersmith
English men's footballers
England men's youth international footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Brentford F.C. players
Millwall F.C. players
Middlesbrough F.C. players
Bristol City F.C. players
Fulham F.C. players
West Ham United F.C. players
AFC Bournemouth players
English Football League players
Premier League players
English people of Guyanese descent
English people of Scottish descent