Ryan Lewis Goodfellow (born 26 May 1993) is a Scottish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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. A product of
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently play in Scottish League One after being relegated from the 2021–22 Scottish Championship. Dunfermline ...
's youth system, Goodfellow has played for
East Fife,
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath (; sco, Coudenbeith) is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 18 ...
,
Berwick Rangers
Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, just south of the border with Scotland.
Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite hailing fr ...
,
Albion Rovers
Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...
and
Edinburgh City.
Career
Early life
Born in
Earlston
Earlston ( sco, Yerlston; gd, Dùn Airchill) is a civil parish and market town in the county of Berwickshire, within the Scottish Borders. It is on the River Leader in Lauderdale, Scotland.
Early history
Earlston was originally called ''Arc ...
,
Scottish Borders
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, Goodfellow began his footballing career at the age of six with Earlston Rhymers Youth. As a boy he played for
Hibernian and also spent some time at
Celtic
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**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
under Stevie Woods.
Dunfermline Athletic
While at
Spartans
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at under-13 level, coach Paul Donnelly brought him to
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently play in Scottish League One after being relegated from the 2021–22 Scottish Championship. Dunfermline ...
. where he spent four-years progressing through the club's youth academy before signing full-time with the under-19 squad in 2010. In 2012, he was promoted to the first team signing a one-year professional contract, where he benefited from first team coaches such as
Jim Jefferies,
Neil McCann
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...
,
John Potter, as well as goalkeeping coaches
Brian Potter and
Andy Goram
Andrew Lewis Goram (13 April 1964 – 2 July 2022) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Bury, Lancashire, England, he started his career with Oldham Athletic and Hibernian, but he is best remembered for playing for Ra ...
.
During the
2012–13 season he was a regular in the under-20 side that reached the Scottish Youth Cup Final against Celtic at Hampden Park on 1 May 2013. The Pars lost in the final 3–1, in which Goodfellow played the full match.
Goodfellow made his first team debut on 16 November 2013 in a
Scottish League One
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match, coming off the bench for the injured
Ryan Scully
Ryan Scully (born 29 October 1992) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Scully played for Partick Thistle, Greenock Morton, Dunfermline Athletic and Hamilton Academical, as well as Petershill and Albion Rove ...
in a 3–0 win over
Airdrieonians
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. His first league start came in a 1–1 draw against
Ayr United
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on 19 April 2014, whilst also featuring twice against
Rangers that season including a 1–1 draw at
East End Park
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The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Championship sid ...
.
East Fife
On 18 May 2015, Goodfellow signed with
Scottish League Two
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side
East Fife. On Saturday 1 August 2015, in the first round of the
Scottish League Cup
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, East Fife defeated Championship side
Dumbarton
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Dumbarton was the ca ...
in a penalty shoot-out, where Goodfellow saved two penalties to win the match after going behind. After playing the first 18 games of the season, he spent most of the second half of the season as back-up goalkeeper with the arrival of
Liam Kelly from
Rangers on loan. On 16 April 2016 East Fife drew 1–1 away to
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winning the league. Goodfellow made 19 league appearances in the 2015–16 season. On 28 January 2017, after a 0–0 draw with
Stranraer
Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of L ...
, the club announced that Goodfellow had broken a club record by not conceding a goal in 575 minutes of football, which ended the following week, taking the record to 603 minutes.
Cowdenbeath
Goodfellow signed for
Fife rivals Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath (; sco, Coudenbeith) is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 18 ...
on 28 June 2018, where he would join
David McGurn to compete for the number one jersey during the 2018–19 season. He did not make a league appearance for Cowdenbeath and was loaned to
Berwick Rangers
Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, just south of the border with Scotland.
Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite hailing fr ...
in February 2019 where he made 6 appearances.
Albion Rovers
On 29 May 2019,
Albion Rovers
Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...
announced that Goodfellow had signed a one-year deal with the club for the 2019–20 season in
Scottish League Two
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.
Edinburgh City
Goodfellow signed for
Edinburgh City in January 2021. On 14 January 2022, it was confirmed that Goodfellow had left the club by mutual consent.
Career statistics
Honours
East Fife
*
Scottish League Two: 2015-16
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodfellow, Ryan
1993 births
Living people
Scottish men's footballers
Scottish Football League players
Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
East Fife F.C. players
Cowdenbeath F.C. players
Berwick Rangers F.C. players
Albion Rovers F.C. players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Scottish Professional Football League players
Edinburgh City F.C. players