Ryan Astley

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Ryan Astley
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Astley during a Dundee warm-up in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 23)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Dundee
Number 4
Youth career
Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Everton 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 23 (1)
2024– Dundee 21 (0)
International career
Wales U17
Wales U19
Wales U20
Wales U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

Ryan Astley (born 4 October 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Dundee. [1] He is a former Wales under-21 international.

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Early life

Astley is from Llanfair Caereinion. [2]

Club career

Astley began his career with Everton, making his debut for their under-23 team at the age of 16 in 2018, before being offered a new contract in April 2021. [3] He was an unused substitute for their FA Cup match against Boreham Wood in March 2022. [4] Astley moved to Accrington Stanley on loan from Everton in July 2022, [5] [6] [7] and made his professional debut on 6 August 2022, appearing as a substitute. [8]

On 18 January 2024, Astley joined Scottish Premiership side Dundee on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [9] [10] He said that speaking with Owen Beck, with whom he shared an agent, had helped him agree to the move. [11] Astley made his debut for Dundee as a substitute in a league game away to St Mirren. [12]

On 13 July 2024, Astley scored his first goal for Dundee in a 1–7 away victory over Bonnyrigg Rose in the Scottish League Cup group stage. [13]

International career

Astley is a Wales youth international. [14] [15] He has captained the under-21 team, [16] and has trained with the under-23 team. [17]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 February 2025 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton U21 2018–19 ———1 [c] 010
2019–20 ———4 [c] 040
2021–22 ———3 [c] 030
2023–24 ———2 [c] 020
Total———100100
Everton 2022–23 Premier League 000000—00
2023–24 Premier League000000—00
Total0000000000
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2022–23 League One 23131115 [c] 1324
Dundee 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 3000—0030
2024–25 180105100241
Total210105100271
Career total4414162151695

Honours

Everton U23s

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References

  1. ↑ Ryan Astley at Soccerbase
  2. ↑ "Powys football star seals move to English football league side". County Times.
  3. ↑ Carroll, Sam (12 April 2021). "Everton offer defender new contract as season-ending injury confirmed". Liverpool Echo.
  4. ↑ "Powys football ace Ryan Astley makes bench for Everton in FA Cup". County Times.
  5. ↑ "Accrington sign Everton defender Astley" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "SIGNING: Ryan joins on loan". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk.
  7. ↑ Wheelock, Paul (13 July 2022). "Everton defender 'delighted' as he completes loan move". Liverpool Echo.
  8. ↑ "Powys star makes English League debut as Accrington Stanley beat 10 man Shrewsbury". County Times.
  9. ↑ "Astley arrives at Dundee". dundeefc.co.uk. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Dundee sign Astley from Everton for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 18 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Beck endorsement 'sealed' Astley transfer". BBC Sport. 18 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "St Mirren strengthen top-six bid with Dundee win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Bonnyrigg Rose vs. Dundee - 13 July 2024 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Wales – R. Astley – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  15. ↑ "Wales look to Astley as Powys and Everton star called up for Bulgarian clash". County Times.
  16. ↑ "Llanfair Caereinion and Everton star leads out Wales for U21s international clash". County Times.
  17. ↑ "Powys star Astley earns Wales call ups for U23 European Championship qualifiers". County Times.
  18. ↑ Ryan Astley at Soccerway
  19. ↑ Carroll, Sam (8 May 2019). "Everton vs Newcastle U23s LIVE – Live stream & score updates". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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