Ryan McCurdy (born 23 May 1991) is a professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Kingston FC

In 2012, McCurdy signed with

Kingston FC Kingston FC were a Canadian soccer team based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The team was awarded a franchise in 2011 as a member of the Canadian Soccer League, and participated in the league for three seasons, 2012 to 2014. In February 2015, Ki ...

in the

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, and in 2013 featured in the

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final.

Kingston Clippers

In 2015 and 2016, McCurdy played for

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side

Kingston Clippers Kingston Clippers was a Canadian semi-professional association football, soccer club based in Kingston, Ontario. The club was founded as a youth soccer club and added its semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2014. The club was one of th ...

. In 2016, he made eight appearances for Kingston in league play.

Victoria Highlanders

In 2017, McCurdy captained

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Victoria Highlanders Victoria Highlanders FC is a Canadian soccer team based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The club was founded in 2008 and currently play in the League1 British Columbia. The team had played in the American USL League Two from 2009 to 201 ...

, making fourteen appearances.

Pacific FC

On 17 April 2019, McCurdy signed with

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Pacific FC Pacific Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Greater Victoria, British Columbia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League, playing home matches at Starlight Stadium located in Langford. History On May 5, 201 ...

. On 29 April 2019, McCurdy made his professional debut for Pacific as a substitute in a 1–0 win over

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. He made a total of ten league appearances for Pacific that season. On 4 November 2019, the club announced it would not be offering McCurdy a new contract for the following season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCurdy, Ryan 1991 births Living people Association football defenders Association footballers from Northern Ireland Canadian soccer players Association footballers from Belfast Northern Ireland emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Algonquin College alumni Vancouver Island University alumni Kingston FC players Victoria Highlanders players Pacific FC players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players League1 Ontario players USL League Two players Canadian Premier League players Kingston Clippers players