| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Declan Raymond Drysdale [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marine | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017-2019 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 2019 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Coventry City | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Solihull Moors (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Gillingham (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Ross County (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Newport County | 34 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | (0) |
| 2025- | Marine | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Declan Raymond Drysdale (born 14 November 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a centre back for Marine.
Drysdale made his debut for Tranmere Rovers starting on 24 April 2017 in a National League win against Maidstone United. [2]
On 4 January 2019, Drysdale completed a transfer to League One side Coventry City on a two-and-a-half-year deal. [3] He spent three-and-a-half seasons at the club but only made a handful of first-team appearances. During his first year at Coventry, he featured primarily for the club's under-23 side although he made his first-team debut in an EFL Trophy match with Southampton U23s on 5 November 2019. [4]
Drysdale joined Solihull Moors in January 2020 on a one-month loan deal. [5] Shortly after the start of the 2020–21 season, he joined Gillingham on a season-long loan deal. [6] On 12 January, Drysdale was recalled back to the "Sky Blues". [7] On 1 February 2021 Drysdale joined Cambridge United on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season. [8]
In January 2022, Drysdale joined Ross County on loan the end of the 2021–22 season. [9]
Drysdale joined Newport County for an undisclosed fee on 7 June 2022. [10] He made his debut for Newport on 30 July 2022 in the starting line up for the 1–1 League Two draw against Sutton United. [11] Drysdale was released by Newport County at the end of the 2023-24 season. [12]
In July 2024 Drysdale re-joined Tranmere Rovers on a one-year contract. [13]
On 6 May 2025, the club announced the player would be released in June when his contract expired. [14] He signed for Marine in September 2025. [15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2016–17 [16] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 [17] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 [17] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coventry City | 2018–19 [18] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20 [19] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 [20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 [21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Solihull Moors (loan) | 2019–20 [19] | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gillingham (loan) | 2020–21 [20] | League One | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Cambridge United (loan) | 2020–21 [20] | League Two | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Ross County (loan) | 2021–22 [21] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Newport County | 2022–23 [22] | League Two | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Career totals | 56 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 74 | 1 | ||