Ryan Lewis Goodfellow (born 26 May 1993) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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. A product of

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's youth system, Goodfellow has played for East Fife,

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and Edinburgh City.

Career

Early life

Born in

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, Goodfellow began his footballing career at the age of six with Earlston Rhymers Youth. As a boy he played for Hibernian and also spent some time at

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under Stevie Woods.

Dunfermline Athletic

While at

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at under-13 level, coach Paul Donnelly brought him to

. where he spent four-years progressing through the club's youth academy before signing full-time with the under-19 squad in 2010. In 2012, he was promoted to the first team signing a one-year professional contract, where he benefited from first team coaches such as

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, John Potter, as well as goalkeeping coaches Brian Potter and

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. During the 2012–13 season he was a regular in the under-20 side that reached the Scottish Youth Cup Final against Celtic at Hampden Park on 1 May 2013. The Pars lost in the final 3–1, in which Goodfellow played the full match. Goodfellow made his first team debut on 16 November 2013 in a

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match, coming off the bench for the injured

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in a 3–0 win over

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. His first league start came in a 1–1 draw against

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on 19 April 2014, whilst also featuring twice against

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that season including a 1–1 draw at

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East Fife

On 18 May 2015, Goodfellow signed with

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side East Fife. On Saturday 1 August 2015, in the first round of the

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, East Fife defeated Championship side

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in a penalty shoot-out, where Goodfellow saved two penalties to win the match after going behind. After playing the first 18 games of the season, he spent most of the second half of the season as back-up goalkeeper with the arrival of Liam Kelly from

on loan. On 16 April 2016 East Fife drew 1–1 away to Clyde winning the league. Goodfellow made 19 league appearances in the 2015–16 season. On 28 January 2017, after a 0–0 draw with

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, the club announced that Goodfellow had broken a club record by not conceding a goal in 575 minutes of football, which ended the following week, taking the record to 603 minutes.

Cowdenbeath

Goodfellow signed for Fife rivals

on 28 June 2018, where he would join David McGurn to compete for the number one jersey during the 2018–19 season. He did not make a league appearance for Cowdenbeath and was loaned to

in February 2019 where he made 6 appearances.

Albion Rovers

On 29 May 2019,

announced that Goodfellow had signed a one-year deal with the club for the 2019–20 season in

Edinburgh City

Goodfellow signed for Edinburgh City in January 2021. On 14 January 2022, it was confirmed that Goodfellow had left the club by mutual consent.

Career statistics

Honours

East Fife * Scottish League Two: 2015-16

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodfellow, Ryan 1993 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Men's association football goalkeepers Scottish Professional Football League players Edinburgh City F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen