| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Graydon [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballymun, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Bohemians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Bohemians | 13 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Bray Wanderers | 37 | (5) |
| 2022 | Longford Town | 18 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Derry City | 36 | (4) |
| 2023– | Fleetwood Town | 44 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:41, 17 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ryan Graydon (born 11 April 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town.
Born in Dublin, [2] Graydon was at Bohemians as a youngster, playing for their U-17 side in 2015 season and then to their U-19 team in 2016. He would made his senior debut in a League Cup win over Cabinteely at Dalymount Park on 26 March 2018. [3]
After a spell with Bray Wanderers in which he reached the League of Ireland First Division promotion play-off final, Graydon joined Longford Town in February 2022. [4] He joined Derry City from Longford in July 2022, agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year deal. [5] [6] He joined for a fee in the region of €10,000. [7] He represented Derry in the UEFA Europa Conference League, [8] making his debut against Riga FC on July 14, 2022. [9] He was reported as calling playing in European competition as a “lifelong dream”. [10]
Graydon's form was such that he was a considered “a central figure” in Derry's 2022 FAI Cup Final victory over Shelbourne in November 2022. [11] In May 2023 Derry reportedly rejected an offer from Fleetwood Town for his services. [12] However, in July 2023, Graydon completed a move to Fleetwood Town, signing an initial two-year deal. [13] In May 2025, he signed a new one-year contract extension. [14]
Graydon has represented the Republic of Ireland at under–19 level, appearing in a friendly against Czech Republic in September 2017. [15]
Graydon has been described as a “versatile attacker”, [16] and winger. [17] He has been compared to Irish international player James McClean by his manager at Derry, Ruaidhri Higgins. [18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bohemians | 2018 | LOI Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [c] | 2 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Bray Wanderers | 2020 | LOI First Division | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 2021 | LOI First Division | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 [e] | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Total | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
| Longford Town | 2022 | LOI First Division | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | 18 | 2 | |||
| Derry City | 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | 2 [f] | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 23 | 2 | – | – | – | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |||
| Fleetwood Town | 2023–24 | League One | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 [g] | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | League Two | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 [g] | 1 | 22 | 7 | |
| Total | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 148 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 181 | 24 | ||
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