Andy Ryan (born 29 September 1994) is a

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professional

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who plays as a striker for

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in the Irish Premiership. Ryan began his career with

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, who currently compete in . They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilto ...

, before moving on to Forfar Athletic and subsequently playing with

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in the . They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United Football Club ...

Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently compete in the after winning the 2022–23 Scottish League One title. Dunfermline play at ...

, and

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in as a member of the Scottish Profession ...

. He has also spent periods on loan with

Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...

and

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Career

He made his club debut for

on 23 July 2011, in the semi-final of the

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debut one week later. Ryan was named SFL Young Player of the Month for February 2012, and was given a three-year contract in March 2012. In June 2012, Ryan praised the club's youth set-up. In September 2012, Ryan suffered an ankle injury. At the start of the 2013–14 season, Ryan publicly stated that he was eager to prove his worth for new manager Alex Neil. On 18 October 2013, Ryan signed a one-month loan deal with

. After returning to Hamilton, he admitted his chances at the club had been limited but he was still grateful to play there. In April 2015 he signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2016. On 13 August 2015, Ryan joined

on a three-month loan. He left Hamilton by mutual consent in December 2015. After leaving Hamilton, Ryan played three matches as trialist for Arbroath, scoring once against Clyde. He then signed for Forfar Athletic in January 2016. Ryan signed for

in May 2016. After a successful season with Airdrieonians, Ryan was signed for an undisclosed fee by

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on 15 August 2017. On the same day, Ryan made his debut for the Pars in a

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. In January 2020 he returned to

on loan, scoring twice in 7 appearances. In May he was released by Dunfermline at the end of his contract. Shortly after leaving Dunfermline, Ryan signed a deal with

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. After a successful season in Stirling, Ryan returned to his first club

on 28 June 2021, signing a two-year deal. Ryan left Hamilton on 23 January 2023, to sign for Northern Irish club

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Career statistics

Honours

Larne *

NIFL Premiership The NIFL Premiership, known as the Sports Direct Premiership for sponsorship purposes, and Irish Premiership colloquially, is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Northern Ireland Football L ...

(2): 2022-23, 2023-24 *

County Antrim Shield The County Antrim & District Football Association Senior Shield (more commonly known as the County Antrim Shield) is a football competition in Northern Ireland. The competition is open to senior teams who are members of the North East Ulster F ...

: 2023-24 *

NIFL Charity Shield The Northern Ireland Football League Charity Shield is the national association football super cup in Northern Ireland. It has been held on an occasional basis since its inauguration in 1992. It pits together the previous campaign's NIFL Premiersh ...

: 2024 Individual *

Team of the Season: 2023-24

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Andy 1994 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Hamilton Academical F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football forwards Larne F.C. players NIFL Premiership players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen