Ryan Edward Lambert Lee Kit Seng (born 21 September 1998) is an Australian-born

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Lambert was born in

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, but then moved to Thailand and Australia at a young age. He played youth football with Richmond before starting his senior career with the side. After spending some time with

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's youth team, Lambert moved to the Netherlands in 2017, where he played for Achilles '29 and FC Den Bosch.

Early life

Lambert was born in

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to an English father and Malaysian mother. The family then moved to Thailand, where they stayed for six months before relocating again to

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, Australia. Lambert has a twin brother, Declan, who is also a professional footballer. The two played together at Clifton Hill, Richmond, Achilles '29 and FC Den Bosch.

Club career

After playing youth football for

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and Richmond, Lambert made his senior debut for Richmond aged just 15. In 2016, he played for one season for

's youth team before departing after he suffered a major injury. In 2018, the Lambert twins moved to Europe, and trialed with sides including Sparta Rotterdam and FC Dordrecht. The pair eventually signed for Dutch Tweede Divisie side Achilles '29. However, they left the club after it suffered relegation at the end of the

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. The twins then moved to

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side FC Den Bosch in 2018. Their first-team opportunities were initially limited by the arrival of several other foreign players shortly after their signing. However, Lambert made his debut as a substitute in Den Bosch's opening game of the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie and by the

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season, both brothers featured regularly for the side. On 5 October 2020, Lambert tested positive for

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. In March 2021, he was told that his contract with the club would not be extended. On 28 April 2021, it was announced that Lambert had signed with

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. He was part of the team that won the 2021 Malaysia Cup.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

KL City *

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runner-up:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lambert, Ryan 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Kuala Lumpur Malaysian footballers Australian soccer players Malaysian people of English descent Australian people of English descent Malaysian emigrants to Australia Association football midfielders Richmond SC players Achilles '29 players FC Den Bosch players Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players National Premier Leagues players Tweede Divisie players Eerste Divisie players Malaysian expatriate footballers Australian expatriate soccer players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands