Ryan Graydon

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Ryan Graydon
Personal information
Full name Ryan Graydon [1]
Date of birth (1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Ballymun, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fleetwood Town
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2018 Bohemians
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Career

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]

International career

Graydon has represented the Republic of Ireland at under–19 level, appearing in a friendly against Czech Republic in September 2017. [14]

Style of play

Graydon has been described as a “versatile attacker”, [15] and winger. [16] He has been compared to Irish international player James McClean by his manager at Derry, Ruaidhri Higgins. [17]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 December 2024 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bohemians 2018 LOI Premier Division 1000202 [b] 050
2019 LOI Premier Division12020203 [c] 2192
Total130204052242
Bray Wanderers 2020 LOI First Division 18210001 [d] 0202
2021 LOI First Division19300–3 [e] 0223
Total375100040425
Longford Town 2022 LOI First Division182–––182
Derry City 2022 LOI Premier Division13250–2 [f] 0202
2023 LOI Premier Division232–––232
Total36450–20434
Fleetwood Town 2023–24 League One 27210113 [g] 1323
2024–25 League Two 17310331 [g] 1227
Total4452044425410
Career total148161008415418124

Honours

Derry City

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  9. ↑ "Ramos double ends Derry City's hopes in the Conference League as Riga advance". the42.ie. July 14, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
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