Ryan Cooney

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Ryan Cooney
Personal information
Full name Ryan Thomas Cooney [1]
Date of birth (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) [3]
Position(s) Right-back [4]
Team information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 2
Youth career
000–2016 Bury
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Bury 21 (0)
2019–2021 Burnley 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Morecambe (loan) 47 (0)
2021–2023 Morecambe 59 (0)
2023– Crewe Alexandra 52 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:11, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Ryan Thomas Cooney (born 26 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two side Crewe Alexandra.

Contents

Career

Bury

Cooney was born in Manchester, Greater Manchester. [5] He joined Bury at the age of nine, progressing through the club's youth academy and being made captain of the youth team. [6] Cooney was promoted to the first-team squad in the 2016–17 season while still a scholar because of injuries. [7] He made his debut on 26 August 2017, playing against Rochdale in a League One match which ended 0–0. [8] He signed a two-year professional contract with the club in October 2018. [6] He made a total of 29 appearances in all competitions having been given the opportunity of first team football by manager Ryan Lowe. [9] He got used to spending time around older, more experienced players and he adapted on and off the pitch. [9] Despite gaining promotion from EFL League Two in the 2018–19 season, Bury's future looked bleak amid financial problems and Cooney was hoping for a move. [9]

Burnley

Cooney signed for Premier League club Burnley on 15 July 2019 on a one-year contract with the option of a further year, initially joining the under-23 team. [10] In the first half of the season he was a regular part of Steve Stone's side and contributed towards a 17-match unbeaten run. [9] He became a part of Burnley's first-team bubble until the end of the 2019–20 season, along with a number of youngsters, following the return to football post-lockdown. [9] He was rewarded with a new one-year contract in June 2020. [11]

Morecambe (loan spells)

On 2 January 2020, he was sent out on loan for the first time when he joined League Two side Morecambe until the end of the season along with Adam Phillips. [12] There was frustration in March 2020, as COVID-19 brought the loan to an abrupt halt as Cooney had been beginning to settle in and was playing and performing consistently. [9] Cooney and Phillips spoke during the lockdown and agreed that they would return to Morecambe if the opportunity arose in the following season, describing manager Derek Adams as a big influence. [9] On 11 August 2020, Cooney re-joined Morecambe on loan until the end of the season along with Phillips. [9] Morecambe made a good start to the season and were top of the league after five games with four wins. [13]

Morecambe

On 24 June 2021, it was announced that Cooney had signed for Morecambe on a free transfer on a two-year deal after turning down the offer of a new contract at Burnley. [14] In May 2023, Cooney was one of 14 players released by Morecambe following their relegation to League Two. [15]

Crewe Alexandra

On 23 June 2023, League Two side Crewe Alexandra announced the signing of Cooney on a two-year deal. [16] [17] He made his Crewe debut at Gresty Road on 5 August 2023, coming on as an 81st minute substitute for Zac Williams in a 2–2 draw with Mansfield Town. [18] Cooney was sent off after a second yellow card in Crewe's 1–0 defeat at Port Vale in an EFL Trophy tie on 5 September 2023. [19] He scored his first Crewe goal (a penalty) in a 5–1 defeat of Liverpool U21s in an EFL Trophy group game at Gresty Road on 27 August 2024. [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bury 2016–17 [21] League One 0000000000
2017–18 [8] League One12000002 [a] 0140
2018–19 [22] League Two 9000006 [a] 0150
Total210000080290
Burnley 2019–20 [23] Premier League 000000—00
2020–21 [24] Premier League00———00
Total000000—00
Morecambe (loan) 2019–20 [23] League Two110———110
2020–21 [24] League Two36030205 [b] 2452
Morecambe 2021–22 [25] League One32020103 [a] 0380
2022–23 [26] League One27010104 [a] 0330
Total590302070710
Crewe Alexandra 2023–24 [27] League Two 38030204 [c] 0470
2024–25 [28] League Two 14300103 [a] 1184
Total523303071654
Career total179390702732226
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy; three appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
  3. ↑ Two appearances in EFL Trophy; two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs

Honours

Bury

Morecambe

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