Ryan McGeever (born 30 April 1994) is a Scottish

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who plays for Irish. McGeever began his career with Queen's Park, and signed for

Falkirk Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...

in the summer of 2012 also spending time 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

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons (historical), Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ...

, where he was club captain. During his time at Falkirk, he had loan spells at

Peterhead Peterhead (; , ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is the council area's largest settlement, with a population of 19,060 at the 2022 Census for Scotland, 2022 Census. It is the largest fishing port in the United Kingdom for total landi ...

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the Subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast, some east-northeast of ...

(twice) and whilst at Dumbarton he spent time on loan at Clyde.

Club career

Falkirk

McGeever joined

in the summer of 2012, making his first team début in the

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against

on 20 October 2012. On his second start for the club, McGeever earned the ire of

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boss

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for a "shocking" challenge on Thistle's

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. In January 2013, McGeever signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Falkirk, tying him to the club until 2016.

Peterhead (loan)

McGeever joined

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side

on a season-long loan on 22 August 2013. His Peterhead debut came two days later, in the 2–2 draw against Elgin City. McGeever made nine appearances in all competitions for the club.

Arbroath (loans)

On 31 March 2014, McGeever signed for

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club

on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season. On 8 January 2015, McGeever returned to Arbroath for a second loan spell.

Queen's Park

On 7 August 2015, McGeever signed for Queen's Park, returning to the club three years after first leaving.

Brechin City

After impressing in his performances for Queen's Park during the 2016–17 season, McGeever subsequently signed for recently promoted

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club

on 12 June 2017.

Dumbarton

McGeever joined

side

in July 2019 where he became an ever-present for the Sons, scoring five times in 33 games. He extended his deal with the club until the summer of 2021 in July 2020. After another impressive season at the Rock, he turned down offers from elsewhere to sign a new two-year deal with the Sons in May 2021 – despite the club not having a manager in place at the time. He was named the Sons' captain in June 2022 - replacing

Stuart Carswell Stuart Carswell (born 9 September 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for West of Scotland Football League side Thorniewood United. Carswell has previously played for Motherwell, St Mirren, Dumbarton and Cly ...

in the role. He left the club in the summer of 2023 to pursue a teaching career in Dubai after a short spell with Broomhill.

Clyde (loan)

After struggling for game-time as he recovered from a long-term injury, McGeever moved to

side Clyde on loan in February 2023 - with Peter Grant going in the opposite direction.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McGeever, Ryan 1994 births Living people Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players UAE Third Division League players Falkirk F.C. players Footballers from Glasgow Queen's Park F.C. players Peterhead F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Dumbarton F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Irish FC (Dubai) players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates 21st-century Scottish sportsmen