Ryan Clampin

Ryan Clampin

Personal information
Full name	Ryan Clampin [1]
Date of birth	(1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth	Colchester, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [3]
Position(s)	Left-Back / Left Winger
Team information
Current team	Braintree Town
Number	3
Youth career
2008–2017	Colchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2023	Colchester United	51	(1)
2017–2018	→ Maldon & Tiptree (loan)	33	(9)
2023	→ Dundee (loan)	7	(0)
2023–2024	Eastleigh	16	(0)
2024–	Braintree Town	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Ryan Clampin (born 29 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for National League club Braintree Town.

Clampin began football at Colchester United, and had been with the Colchester United Academy since he was an under-9 player. He spent the 2017–18 season on loan at Maldon & Tiptree. He made his professional debut for Colchester in September 2018. Near the end of his time with Colchester, Clampin spent time on loan at Scottish side Dundee in 2023 and would win the Scottish Championship with them before returning to and being released by Colchester.

Career

Born in Colchester, ^[2] Clampin is a left winger who joined Colchester United's Academy at the under-9 age group stage. ^[4]

Clampin joined Isthmian League North Division side Maldon & Tiptree, initially on work experience loan from Colchester on 18 August 2017. ^[5] He made his club debut on 26 August and scored in the 3–2 defeat to Hertford Town. ^[6] He scored a first-half hat-trick on 26 September as the Jammers beat Brentwood Town 5–2. ^[7] He scored ten goals in 41 appearances across the season for the club. ^[8]

Clampin signed a new one-year contract with Colchester in May 2018. ^[9]

On 4 September 2018, Clampin made his professional debut in the EFL Trophy as a substitute for Brennan Dickenson in Colchester's 2–0 defeat to Southampton Under-21s. ^[10]

Clampin signed a new contract on 8 January 2019 to tie him to the club until summer 2021. ^[11]

On 17 August 2019, Clampin made his full League Two debut in Colchester's 2–1 defeat by Cambridge United. ^[12] He scored his first goal for Colchester in an EFL Trophy tie against Ipswich Town on 12 November 2019, the only goal of the game. ^[13]

Clampin signed a new two-year contract with the club on 11 June 2021. ^[14]

Dundee (loan)

On 27 January 2023, Clampin joined Scottish Championship club Dundee on loan until the end of the season. ^[15] He would make his debut for the Dark Blues the following day as a substitute, and would notch an assist in a 3–0 win over league leaders Queen's Park. ^[16] Clampin would win the Scottish Championship with Dundee at the end of the season. ^[17] Clampin would depart Colchester at the end of the season. ^[18]

Eastleigh

On 16 June 2023, Clampin joined National League side Eastleigh. ^[19] He departed the club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2023–24 season. ^[20]

Braintree Town

In May 2024, Clampin joined newly promoted National League side Braintree Town. ^[21] He made his debut in the league opener against Oldham Athletic. ^[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colchester United	2017–18 [23]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19 [24]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	2019–20 [25]	League Two	13	0	0	0	1	0	3 [a]	1	17	1
	2020–21 [26]	League Two	21	1	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	22	1
	2021–22 [27]	League Two	5	0	1	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	8	0
	2022–23 [28]	League Two	12	0	1	0	2	0	3 [a]	0	18	0
	Total		51	1	2	0	4	0	9	1	66	2
Maldon & Tiptree (loan)	2017–18 [8]	Isthmian League North Division	33	9	2	0	–		6 [b] [c] [d]	1	41	10
Dundee (loan)	2022–23 [28]	Scottish Championship	7	0	–		–		0	0	7	0
Eastleigh	2023–24	National League	16	0	2	0	–		0	0	18	0
Braintree Town	2024–25	National League	10	0	1	0	–		0	0	11	0
Career total			117	10	7	0	4	0	15	2	143	12

1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy
3. Appearances in FA Trophy
4. Appearance in Essex Senior Cup

Honours

Dundee

• Scottish Championship: 2022–23 ^[17]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Colchester United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 18. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
2. "FootballSquads - Colchester United - 2017/2018". FootballSquads. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
3. Ryan Clampin at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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5. Hudson, Matt (18 August 2017). "Trio Join Maldon & Tiptree". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
6. Buckby, Richard (26 August 2017). "The Jammers Come Unstuck". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
7. Garwood, Dave (26 September 2017). "Ryan Clampin's first half hat trick secures away win for the Jammers". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
8. "Ryan Clampin". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
9. Spurgeon, Simon (30 May 2018). "Seven youngsters extend their contracts with Colchester United". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
10. "Colchester United 0 vs Southampton U21 2". Sky Sports. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
11. Plummer, Matt (8 January 2019). "Academy product Clampin pens a new deal with the U's". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
12. "Colchester United 1–2 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
13. "Colchester United 1-0 Ipswich Town: Blues lose top spot in EFL Trophy group as Clampin fluke wins it for U's". eadt.co.uk. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
14. "Ryan Clampin: Colchester United left-back signs new two-year deal". BBC Sport. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
15. "Ryan joins". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
16. "Dundee v Queen's Park". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
17. "Dundee back in Premiership after eight-goal epic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
18. "Club Announces Retained List". www.cu-fc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
19. "Ryan Clampin joins Eastleigh". www.eastleighfc.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
20. "OFFICIAL | 2024/25 RELEASED & RETAINED LIST". www.eastleighfc.com. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
21. @braintreetownfc (29 May 2024). "📝 RYAN CLAMPIN IS AN IRON! We're delighted to announce the signing of Ryan Clampin after his departure from Eastleigh. The former Col U left back joins with plenty of National League and League football experience! #COYI #PubTeamFromEssex" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 May 2024– via Twitter.
22. "Oldham Athletic 3-0 Braintree Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
23. "Games played by Ryan Clampin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
24. "Games played by Ryan Clampin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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27. "Games played by Ryan Clampin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
28. "Games played by Ryan Clampin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2023.