Ryan De Vries

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Ryan De Vries
Personal information
Full name Ryan Keith De Vries [1]
Date of birth (1991-09-14) 14 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Auckland City
Number 11
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Waitakere United 51 (25)
2013–2018 Auckland City 70 (36)
2014Bentleigh Greens (loan) 9 (2)
2015Bentleigh Greens (loan) 12 (2)
2018–2019 FC Gifu 53 (8)
2020–2021 Sligo Rovers 40 (6)
2022– Auckland City 75 (30)
International career
2015– New Zealand 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2018

Ryan Keith De Vries (born 14 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Northern League club Auckland City. Born in South Africa, he represents the New Zealand national team.

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Club career

Born in Cape Town, South Africa, De Vries made his debut for Waitakere United in the 2009–10 New Zealand Football Championship and transferred to Auckland City in 2013. He won the New Zealand Football Championship in each of his first six seasons. [3]

On 18 May 2014, in the OFC Champions League Final second leg, De Vries equalised as Auckland came from behind to defeat Amicale of Vanuatu 2–1, 3–2 on aggregate. [4] In December of that year, he helped his team become the first Oceanian side to come third at the FIFA Club World Cup, putting the team in front in an eventual 1–1 draw with Mexico's Cruz Azul before a penalty shootout victory. [5]

On 17 January 2018, De Vries signed a one-year deal to play for FC Gifu in Japan. [6]

On 25 February 2020, De Vries signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers. [7]

De Vries scored three goals during his debut season in Ireland helping Sligo Rovers secure a top four finish. In December 2020 he signed a new contract for the 2021 season. [8]

In 2022 De Vries returned to New Zealand Football with Auckland City making his comeback in a 4–0 friendly win over West Coast Rangers scoring two goals in the first half. [9]

International career

New Zealand Football initially approached FIFA in 2011 to establish whether De Vries was eligible to play for New Zealand, which he was not at the time. [10] On 8 March 2015, he was called into the New Zealand national football team to play a friendly against South Korea by coach Anthony Hudson. [11] He made his debut in the match in Seoul on 31 March, being substituted at half time for Tyler Boyd in a 0–1 defeat. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played on 20 June 2025 [13]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League Cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Waitakere United 2009–10 NZ Premiership 815 [c] 13 [d] 1163
2010–11 1165 [c] 13 [d] 2199
2011–12 1596 [c] 30 [e] 02112
2012–13 1799 [c] 14 [f] 13011
Total51252561048635
Auckland City 2013–14 NZ Premiership1326 [c] 14 [g] 0233
2014–15 1655 [c] 09 [h] 63011
2015–16 16155 [c] 14 [i] 22518
2016–17 1944 [c] 63 [j] 02610
2017–18 6100 [c] 01 [k] 0710
Total703620821811152
Bentleigh Greens (loan) 2014 NPL Victoria 922100113
Bentleigh Greens (loan) 2015 NPL Victoria 1220000122
FC Gifu 2018 J2 League 2641000274
2019 2740000274
Total741231008613
Sligo Rovers 2020 LOI Premier Division 14330173
2021 263102 [l] 0293
Total4064020466
Auckland City 2022 NZ National League 258664 [c] 01 [k] 03614
2023 2116355 [c] 51 [k] 03026
2024 249627 [c] 21 [m] 03813
2025 5011302 [k] 0111
Total753016141975011551
Career Total33111323150066213612456161

Honours

Waitakere United [3]

Auckland City [3]

References

  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  2. "Rayan De Vries". Auckland City FC. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "R. DE VRIES". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. "Auckland City FC 2-1 Amicale FC". Oceania Football Confederation. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. "Auckland City claim historic bronze". FIFA. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. Burgess, Michael. "Former All White signs deal with Japanese club FC Gifu". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. "Goal-shy Sligo Rovers complete signing of striker Ryan de Vries". 25 February 2020.
  8. "De Vries signs for 2021 – Sligo Rovers". 5 December 2020.
  9. "De Vries catches the eye in friendly win".
  10. "NZ Football to appeal disqualification decision". 3news.co.nz. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  11. "New-look All Whites squad named for Korea trip". Radio New Zealand . 8 March 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  12. "Late winner hurts All Whites". New Zealand Football. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  13. "New Zealand – R.De Vries". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.