Ryan Michael Guy (born September 5, 1985) is a
soccer coach and former professional player. Born in
Carlsbad,
California
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, he played for the
Guam national team at international level. As of 2023, he works as a youth coach for
San Diego Surf San Diego Surf may refer to:
* San Diego Surf SC, a youth soccer club
* Oceanside Surf, a basketball team formerly known as San Diego Surf
* ''San Diego Surf'' (film), a 1968 film by Andy Warhol
{{disambiguation ...
.
Life
Guy was born in
San Diego County, California to former
Guam Legislature
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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–
NSCAA
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All-West Region honors.
During his college years, Guy also played for both
Boulder Rapids Reserve
Colorado Rapids U–23 were an American soccer team based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado, United States. Originally founded in 2000 as part of the development system for the Colorado Rapids, the team played in the Premier Develo ...
in the
USL Premier Development League
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and
Southern California Fusion in the
National Premier Soccer League
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.
Professional
![Ryan Guy NE Revolution 2011](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Ryan_Guy_NE_Revolution_2011.jpg)
Guy was drafted in the 2nd round (22nd overall pick) of the
2007 MLS SuperDraft
The 2007 MLS SuperDraft was held in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 12, 2007. It was the eighth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection belonged to expansion team Toronto FC.
The SuperDraft was followed by the 2007 MLS Suppl ...
by
FC Dallas
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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
Crystal Palace FC
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of
England
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and
Hannover 96 of
Germany
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but in February 2007, joined
St Patrick's Athletic of
Ireland
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. He made his
League of Ireland
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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
UEFA Cup
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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
FC Steaua București FC Steaua București was a Romanian professional football club of which two current entities are claiming the records. The original ''FC Steaua București'' team was part of the namesake CSA Steaua București sports club and belonged to the Ministr ...
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
2010 League of Ireland
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Teams
Overview
Airtrici ...
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
League of Ireland XI
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who played
Manchester United in the inaugural match in
Aviva Stadium
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in
Dublin
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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
San Diego Flash
San Diego Flash was an American soccer team based in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1998, the team returned to competitive play in 2011 and most recently played in the Southern Conference of the West Division of the National ...
of the
National Premier Soccer League
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, and trialled with the
Portland Timbers and
FC Dallas
FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise began play in 1996 as a charter club of the le ...
, before signing with
New England Revolution
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on June 9, 2011, after a trial and recommendation from
San Diego Flash
San Diego Flash was an American soccer team based in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1998, the team returned to competitive play in 2011 and most recently played in the Southern Conference of the West Division of the National ...
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
Guam
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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 bioat USD Toreros official website
Player profileat St Patrick's Athletic official website
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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