Ryan Strain (born 2 April 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a right back or winger for St Mirren. Born in England, he plays for the

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national team.

Club career

Adelaide United

On 22 September 2017, Strain signed a 1-year scholarship contract with

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. 3 months later, he signed a two-year contract extension as a senior player, making him the 30th player to progress from the club's youth team to their senior team.

Maccabi Haifa

In June 2021, Strain joined Israeli club

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

St Mirren

In June 2022, Strain joined Scottish club St Mirren on a two-year deal, following the expiry of his contract at Israeli side Maccabi Haifa. His grandfather

Gerry Baker Gerard Austin "Gerry" Baker (11 April 1938 – 24 August 2013) was an American soccer player. From 1955 until 1970, he played 16 seasons in either the Scottish or English first division. He earned seven caps with the US national team in 196 ...

played for the Paisley club between 1958 and 1960.

International career

Youth

Strain was called up to an Australian under-20 squad in August 2015. In November 2020, Strain was called up to the Australian under-23 team for friendlies against

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sides. He made his debut on 17 November 2020 in a practice match against the new expansion

club

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Senior

Strain was called up to the Australian senior national team in August 2021, for 2022 World Cup qualifiers against

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and

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. Strain did not feature in either game, with media reports suggesting that he had injured his hamstring. Strain was again called up to the Australian squad in September 2022 for two friendly matches against

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in the leadup to the

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. He made his debut for Australia in the second game, a 2–0 win, as a second-half substitute. After missing out on selection in Australia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Strain was next called up for Australia for friendly matches against

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

in March 2023, following the withdrawal of

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due to injury. He made his second appearance for Australia as a substitute in a loss to

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on 15 June 2023.

Personal life

Strain is the son of English athlete

Lorraine Baker Lorraine Baker-Strain (born 9 April 1964) is an England, English former Middle-distance running, middle-distance runner who competed in the 800 metres. She represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games in 1984 Summer Olympics, ...

and the grandson of American-born footballer

, who also played for Saint Mirren.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Adelaide United *

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Maccabi Haifa *

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League ( Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. Fro ...

: 2021–22 *

Israel Super Cup The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions ( he, אלוף האלופים, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli association football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latest Israeli top league champion ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strain, Ryan 1997 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australia men's international soccer players English men's footballers English emigrants to Australia Men's association football fullbacks Aston Villa F.C. players Adelaide United FC players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players National Premier Leagues players A-League Men players Israeli Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Israel English expatriate sportspeople in Israel Australian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Australian people of Scottish descent Australian people of English descent English people of Scottish descent