Ryan Blair (footballer)

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Ryan Blair
Personal information
Full name Ryan Dominic Blair [1]
Date of birth (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dumbarton
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2014 Falkirk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Falkirk 7 (0)
2016–2019 Swansea City 0 (0)
2018 → Falkirk (loan) 7 (1)
2019 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 13 (1)
2019–2021 Stenhousemuir 35 (1)
2021 East Kilbride 12 (4)
2022 East Fife 17 (0)
2022– Dumbarton 61 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Ryan Dominic Blair (born 23 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dumbarton.

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Career

Falkirk

Born in Glasgow, Blair began his career at Falkirk, and made his professional debut for the club on 6 September 2014 against Stranraer in the Scottish Challenge Cup. [2]

In the 2015–16 season he made seven appearances for the side in the Scottish Championship, one appearance in the Scottish League Cup, and one appearance in the Scottish Cup.

Swansea City

Blair moved to Swansea City in January 2016 for an undisclosed fee, [3] signing a three-and-a-half year contract and joining up with their under-21 squad. [3]

Blair returned to Falkirk on loan in January 2018, [4] where he played eight times and scored once. In January 2019, he signed for Falkirk's derby rivals Dunfermline Athletic on a short-term loan deal until the end of the 2018–19 season. [5]

He was released by the club in July 2019. [6]

Stenhousemuir

Blair returned to Scotland on a permanent basis, joining Stenhousemuir on 29 November 2019. [7] Blair was among 18 players released by the club in May 2021. [8]

East Kilbride

Blair joined Lowland League side East Kilbride in October 2021 and left for League One side East Fife three months later in 2022. [9]

East Fife

After leaving East Kilbride after only four months, Blair joined Methil side East Fife on 2 January 2022. [10]

Dumbarton

Having left East Fife, Blair joined Scottish League Two side Dumbarton in June 2022. [11] He scored his first goal for the club with a superb free-kick against Elgin City in February 2023. [12] In April 2023 Blair agreed a new two year deal with the Sons. [13] He netted his first career brace in a 6-2 win against The Spartans in March 2024 - both from free-kicks.

Career statistics

As of 22:19 May 11, 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Falkirk 2014–15 [14] Scottish Championship 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2015–16 [15] 7010100090
Total70101010100
Swansea City U23s 2016–17 [16] Premier League 2 - Div 2 ———5 [lower-alpha 2] 050
2017–18 [17] Premier League 2 - Div 1 ———2 [lower-alpha 2] 020
2018–19 [18] ———2 [lower-alpha 2] 020
Total———9090
Falkirk (loan) 2017–18 [17] Scottish Championship 7110000081
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2018–19 [18] 131000000131
Stenhousemuir 2019–20 Scottish League Two 141000000141
2020–21 210203000260
Total351203000401
East Fife 2021–22 Scottish League One 170000000170
Dumbarton 2022–23 Scottish League Two 341303030431
2023–24 273204030363
2024–25 Scottish League One 0000000000
Career total1407901101602767
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Stranraer 1-0 Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Ryan Blair: Falkirk midfielder joins Swansea City U21s". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Falkirk take Ryan Blair back on loan from Swansea City". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Hart, Ross (1 February 2019). "Dunfermline sign Bruce Anderson and Ryan Blair on loan". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Swans reveal retained list". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  7. ↑ Swinney, Jamie (29 November 2019). "Ryan Blair joins the Warriors". Stenhousemuir FC. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Updated: Defender Jonathan Tiffoney among 18 players leaving Stenhousemuir as part of squad rejig". www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  9. ↑ McGilvray, Andy (12 October 2021). "East Kilbride boss Chris Aitken: Focus on climbing Lowland League". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  10. ↑ Temple, Alan (2 January 2022). "East Fife sign former Dunfermline and Swansea midfielder as Stevie Crawford begins rebuild". the courier.co.uk. Newsquest. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - RYAN BLAIR SIGNS FOR DUMBARTON". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  12. ↑ Galloway, Andy (25 February 2023). "DUMBARTON LOSE TO ELGIN". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  13. ↑ Crawford, Jack (17 April 2023). "RYAN IS NEXT TO SIGN UP". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Blair in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Blair in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Blair in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Blair in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Blair in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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