Ryan Blake (footballer)

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Ryan Blake
Personal information
Full name Ryan George Blake [1]
Date of birth (1991-12-08) 8 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Weybridge, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Virginia Water
Youth career
0000–2010 Brentford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Brentford 1 (0)
2010 → Woking (loan) 3 (0)
2011 → Ebbsfleet United (loan) 11 (0)
2011 → Farnborough (loan) 4 (1)
2012 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2 (0)
2012–2013 Ebbsfleet United 8 (0)
2013–2014 Chertsey Town (3)
2014 Kingstonian 4 (0)
2020– Virginia Water 62 (0)
International career
2010 Northern Ireland U19 1 (0)
2010–2011 Northern Ireland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:33, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Ryan George Blake (born 8 December 1991) is an English former professional footballer who plays as a left back for Combined Counties League Premier Division North club Virginia Water. Blake is a product of the Brentford youth system and made one Football League appearance for the club. After his release in 2012, he dropped into non-League football. Blake was capped by Northern Ireland at youth level.

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Career

Brentford

A left back, Blake began his career in the Centre of Excellence at Brentford and signed a two-year scholarship during the 2008 off-season. [3] He was an unused substitute on 19 occasions during the 2009–10 League One season and made what would be his only senior appearance for the club as a substitute for Lionel Ainsworth in a 1–1 draw with Yeovil Town on 24 April 2010. [4] [5]

Despite signing his first professional contract during the 2010 off-season, [6] Blake found his first team chances limited during the 2010–11 season and was an unused substitute on just four occasions. [7] He was loaned to Conference South clubs Woking and Ebbsfleet United during the season and made 16 appearances across both spells. [8] [9] [10] [7]

Blake signed new a one-year contract to be part of the Development Squad for the 2011–12 season and spent much of the season on loan at Conference South clubs Farnborough and Hampton & Richmond Borough. [6] [11] [12] He failed to feature at all under new manager Uwe Rösler and was released when his contract expired in June 2012. [13] [14]

Non-League football

Following an unsuccessful trial with Lincoln City, [15] Blake returned to then-Conference Premier club Ebbsfleet United on a permanent contract during the 2012 off-season. [16] He made only eight appearances during his only full season with the club, [7] which suffered relegation to the Conference South. [17]

Blake transferred to Southern League First Division Central club Chertsey Town in August 2013 and was awarded the captaincy. [18] He transferred Isthmian League Premier Division club Kingstonian during the 2014 off-season, [19] but made only 8 appearances, with his final match coming in early December 2014. [20]

Blake re-entered non-League football with Hellenic League Premier Division club Virginia Water in 2020. [21] The club transferred to the Combined Counties League Premier Division North in 2021 and Blake progressed to become club captain. [22] [23]

International career

Blake was capped by Northern Ireland at U19 and U21 level. [24] He made his U19 debut in a 2–2 2010 European U19 championship elite qualifying draw with Russia on 23 May 2010, coming on as a 41st-minute substitute for Dean Jarvis. [25] Blake made his U21 debut on 3 September 2010, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for Paddy McLaughlin in a 4–0 2011 European U21 Championship qualifying victory over San Marino. [24] He made his second U21 appearance in a friendly against Wales on 9 February 2011, starting the match and playing an hour before being substituted. [26] [27]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 2009–10 [5] League One 1000000010
2010–11 [28] League One00—000000
Total1000000010
Woking (loan) 2010–11 [10] Conference South 3010——40
Ebbsfleet United (loan)2010–11 [10] Conference South110——1 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
Farnborough (loan) 2011–12 [10] Conference South41——1 [lower-alpha 1] 051
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)2011–12 [7] Conference South30———30
Ebbsfleet United 2012–13 [7] Conference Premier 8000—0080
Total19000—10200
Kingstonian 2014–15 [20] Isthmian League Premier Division4020—2 [lower-alpha 2] 080
Virginia Water 2020–21 [21] Hellenic League Premier Division5010—7 [lower-alpha 3] 0130
2021–22 [29] Combined Counties League Premier Division North14000—1 [lower-alpha 4] 0150
2022–23 [29] Combined Counties League Premier Division North22000—2 [lower-alpha 5] 0250
2023–24 [29] Combined Counties League Premier Division North20010—8 [lower-alpha 6] 0290
2024–25 [30] Combined Counties League Premier Division North1010—0020
Total62030—180830
Virginia Water Reserves2021–22 [31] Surrey Premier County League 10———10
Career total341300040411
  1. 1 2 Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Hellenic League Challenge Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance in Southern Combination Challenge Cup
  5. ↑ 2 appearances in Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in Southern Combination Challenge Cup
  6. ↑ 4 appearances in Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup, 2 appearances in Southern Combination Challenge Cup, 2 appearances in FA Vase

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  14. ↑ "Transfer Tracker: Summer Moves" . Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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  17. ↑ Ebbsfleet United F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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  19. ↑ "Kingstonian boss Williams faces late fitness test worry". Surrey Comet. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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  21. 1 2 "Ryan Blake player stats | uhlsport Hellenic League". sunderland.fawsl.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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  23. ↑ "Wembley 091021". Virginia Water Football Club. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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  25. ↑ "Under-19 2010 – Russia-Northern Ireland". UEFA.com. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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