Kian Joe Ronan (born 9 March 2001) is an English-born Gibraltarian

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who plays as a defender or

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for Chelmsford City and the Gibraltar national team.

Club career

Youth career

Ronan played his youth football at

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, and made two appearances in the 2018–19 FA Youth Cup.

Senior career

Work experience loans

On 14 November 2018, Ronan joined Isthmian League North team Mildenhall Town on loan. Later that season, he also spent time with Leyton Athletic in the

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, playing five games. He was released by Ipswich at the end of the season.

Manchester 62

In 2019, Ronan joined

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team Manchester 62. While at the Red Devils, he was occasionally utilised as a makeshift striker, scoring six goals for the club in 13 games during his only season at the club.

Lincoln Red Imps

On 8 July 2020, he signed with Gibraltar Premier League side Lincoln Red Imps. After three seasons in which he won the

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three times and the

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twice, alongside a season in the group stage of the inaugural

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, he left the club upon the expiry of his contract in July 2023.

King's Lynn Town

After his contract with Lincoln Red Imps ended, Ronan returned to England and joined

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side King's Lynn Town. After two seasons at the club, he left the Linnets on 12 June 2025 upon the expiry of his contract.

Chelmsford City

On 19 June 2025, Ronan signed for

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side Chelmsford City.

International career

Ronan has represented Gibraltar at various youth levels. Ronan made his international debut for

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on 5 September 2020 in the

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against

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Career statistics

International

Honours

;Lincoln Red Imps *

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, 2021–22,

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

Pepe Reyes Cup The Pepe Reyes Cup is the Gibraltarian football super cup, contested by the winners of the Gibraltar Football League and the Rock Cup at the Victoria Stadium. In the event that a team wins both the GFL and the Rock Cup, the GFL runners up will fa ...

: 2022

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* * 2001 births Living people Footballers from Harlow Gibraltarian men's footballers Gibraltar men's youth international footballers Gibraltar men's under-21 international footballers Gibraltar men's international footballers English men's footballers English people of Gibraltarian descent Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Ipswich Town F.C. players Mildenhall Town F.C. players Lincoln Red Imps F.C. players Manchester 62 F.C. players King's Lynn Town F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Essex Senior Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen {{Gibraltar-footy-bio-stub