Ryan Michael Guy (born September 5, 1985) is a soccer coach and former professional player. Born in Carlsbad,

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, he played for the Guam national team at international level. As of 2023, he works as a youth coach for

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Life

Guy was born in San Diego County, California to former

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senator Jesse Anderson Lujan and Sandra Guy-Willoughby.

Career

College and amateur

After attending

La Costa Canyon High School La Costa Canyon High School (LCC) is a public high school located in Carlsbad, California. Established in 1996, it is a member of the San Dieguito Union High School District and serves the communities of Encinitas, south Carlsbad, Leucadia, Oliv ...

, Guy enrolled at the University of San Diego, after being recruited by a number of other schools. In his sophomore season Guy earned First Team All– West Coast Conference and 2nd Team–

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All-West Region honors. During his college years, Guy also played for both

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in the

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and Southern California Fusion in the

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Professional

Guy was drafted in the 2nd round (22nd overall pick) of the

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. Despite being offered a developmental contract by Dallas, Guy sought a professional contract in Europe. He attended trials at a number of clubs, including

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and Hannover 96 of

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but in February 2007, joined St Patrick's Athletic of

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. He made his

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debut for the Irish club on April 6, 2007, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute of a 1–0 win over Galway United. He scored his first goal for the Saints on the 15 July. On July 17, 2008, Guy was written into the St Pat's history books as he scored the only goal in a

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First Qualifying Round match against JFK Olimps Riga of Latvia, keying the club's first-ever away European win. On October 18, Guy scored a hat trick in a 3–1 win over Shamrock Rovers in the South-Dublin derby. In 2009, Guy helped guide St. Pat's past Valletta F.C. & Krylia Sovetov Samara in the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League 2nd & 3rd qualifying rounds, however Guy's St. Pat's side lost to

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in the play-off round 5–1 on aggregate. Ryan Guy was voted the St Patrick's Athletic Supporters Club Player of the Year for 2009. He made 44 appearances across all competitions and scored 6 goals. He scored the opening goal of the

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season, which was also the first ever goal in the Airtricity League. His performance over 2009 and 2010 earned him a spot on the OT XI compiled by SoccerOverThere.com, ranking his performance relative to his league as one of the best 11 by an American in Europe. During the 2010 season, Guy was chosen for the

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who played Manchester United in the inaugural match in

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. Guy currently holds the Pats record for most European appearances with 14. In January 2011, he left St. Pats for "personal reasons" to return to his homeland. Upon his return to the US, Guy had a short stint with the

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of the

, and trialled with the Portland Timbers and

, before signing with

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on June 9, 2011, after a trial and recommendation from

head coach Warren Barton. He later went on to sign for NASL club San Antonio Scorpions. In 2016, he joined the North County Battalion as their player-coach.

International

In August 2012, Guy confirmed he would be representing

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at international level. Guy made his International debut for Guam in the Philippine Peace Cup, and featured in all 3 group games. In January 2013, Ryan was called the star player of the Guam national team by then head coach Gary White in an article fo
BBC sport.

International goals

:''Score and Result lists Guam's goals first''

Honors

St Patrick's Athletic F.C. St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional List of association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland, Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Ir ...

Player of the Year (1): 2009 * North American Soccer League NASL Cup (1): 2014

References

External links

Player bio
at USD Toreros official website
Player profile
at St Patrick's Athletic official website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guy, Ryan 1985 births Living people American people of Chamorro descent Sportspeople from Carlsbad, California Soccer players from San Diego American soccer players Guamanian footballers Men's association football wingers University of San Diego alumni San Diego Toreros men's soccer players Colorado Rapids U-23 players Southern California Fusion players FC Dallas draft picks St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players New England Revolution players San Diego Flash players San Antonio Scorpions players SoCal Surf players League of Ireland players Major League Soccer players USL League Two players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players League of Ireland XI players National Premier Soccer League players Guam men's international footballers American expatriate soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Ireland Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong American soccer coaches USL League Two coaches Men's association football player-managers