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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Patrick Francis Galvin [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barnet | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Stafford Rangers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Gloucester City (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Maidstone United (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | FC Halifax Town | 70 | (2) |
| 2025– | Barnet | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:59, 7 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ryan Francis Patrick Galvin (born 31 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Barnet.
Galvin started his career at Wigan Athletic in July 2018, [2] and joined Stafford Rangers on loan in November 2019. [3]
He joined Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer in January 2020 following a trial period at the club. [4] [5] He was named in the Sheffield Wednesday starting line-up for his debut on 9 January 2021 in an FA Cup third round match away to Exeter City. [6] A one year option was activated in his contract on 12 May 2021, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022. [7] On 13 August 2021, he joined Gloucester City on a one-mouth loan deal, with the possibility to extend. [8] [9] On 13 September, Galvin would sign a new deal at Sheffield Wednesday until the summer of 2023, and remain on loan with Gloucester City until January 2022. [10]
On 13 September 2022, Galvin joined Maidstone United on an initial two month loan spell. [11] He would win the player-of-the-month award for October during his loan spell. [12] His loan spell was extended further on the 11 November and 16 December by additional months. [13] [14] It was confirmed on 13 January 2023 that his loan would be until the end of the season. [15] Following Sheffield Wednesday promotion back to the EFL Championship it was confirmed that Galvin would be released following the end of his contract. [16]
On 21 June 2023, Galvin joined FC Halifax Town. [17] In two seasons with the club, Galvin scored twice in 76 games for the Shaymen.
Galvin joined newly promoted EFL League Two club Barnet for the 2025–26 season. [18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stafford Rangers (loan) | 2019–20 [19] | NPL Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2020–21 [20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 [21] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Gloucester City (loan) | 2021–22 [21] | National League North | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Maidstone United (loan) | 2022–23 [22] | National League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [c] | 1 | 28 | 2 | |
| FC Halifax Town | 2023–24 [23] | National League | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [24] | National League | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [d] | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
| Total | 70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 2 | ||
| Barnet | 2025–26 [25] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 [b] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Career total | 121 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 143 | 5 | ||
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