Mathew Ryan
Mathew David Ryan (born 8 April 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club AZ and captains the Australia national team.
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Ryan lining up for Australia in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mathew David Ryan | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Plumpton, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AZ | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2008 | Marconi Stallions | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Blacktown City | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Blacktown City | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Central Coast Mariners | 80 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Club Brugge | 77 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Valencia | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Genk (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 121 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Arsenal (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Real Sociedad | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Copenhagen | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | AZ | 33 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Australia U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Australia | 91 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:16, 2 February 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Born in Sydney, Ryan played youth football for Marconi Stallions, Blacktown City and Central Coast Mariners. He made his senior debut for Blacktown before moving to the Mariners' senior squad in 2010. In 2013, Ryan moved to Club Brugge, where he played for two years before joining Valencia.
Ryan made his senior international debut in 2012, and has since established himself as Australia's first-choice goalkeeper, effectively succeeding his childhood idol Mark Schwarzer. He played at the FIFA World Cup in 2014, 2018, and 2022, as well as the AFC Asian Cup in 2015, 2019 and 2023, winning the Best Goalkeeper award at the 2015 tournament which his country won on home soil.