Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ryan Peter Hedges [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 July 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2010 | Everton | ||
2010–2013 | Flint Town United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Flint Town United | 24 | (2) |
2013–2017 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 17 | (2) |
2016 | → Stevenage (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 21 | (4) |
2017–2019 | Barnsley | 52 | (2) |
2019–2022 | Aberdeen | 66 | (11) |
2022– | Blackburn Rovers | 71 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Wales U19 | 5 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Wales U21 | 11 | (0) |
2017– | Wales | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2019 (UTC) |
Ryan Peter Hedges (born 8 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers. Born in England, he plays for the Wales national football team.
He made his professional debut for Leyton Orient in January 2015, on loan from Swansea City. After further loan spells at Stevenage and Yeovil Town, Hedges signed permanently for Barnsley in 2017. He joined Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen in June 2019 and later signed for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers in January 2022.
Hedges attended Hawarden High School in Hawarden, Flintshire, North Wales. [2] Michael Owen, Andy Dorman, Gary Speed and Danny Ward are fellow ex-pupils from the school who became professional footballers. Hedges spent seven seasons at Everton as a schoolboy, eventually being released at under-16 level.[ citation needed ]
Hedges joined Swansea City from Flint Town in July 2013 following some impressive performances for the Welsh Schools Under-18 team. [3] Hedges linked up with the Swansea City Under-21 team in the 2013–14 season, and was rewarded for his progress with a new one-year contract until June 2014. [4]
In June 2015, Hedges signed a three-year contract extension at Swansea. [5] [6]
On 16 January 2015, Hedges joined League One team Leyton Orient on a one-month loan deal. [7] He made his professional debut for Leyton Orient against Colchester United on 24 January 2015. [8] After an impressive start, Hedges' loan was extended until the end of the 2014–15 season. [9] Hedges scored his first professional goal for Leyton Orient, and then set up a goal for Chris Dagnall, in a 2–0 win over Walsall on 28 February 2015. [10] Weeks later on 14 March 2015, Hedges scored his second goal for Leyton Orient in a 3–0 win over Yeovil Town. [11] Hedges went on to make seventeen appearances, scoring twice, as Orient were relegated to League Two.
In February 2016, Hedges joined Stevenage on a one-month emergency loan.
On 8 July 2016, Hedges signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a six-month loan deal. [12]
On 31 January 2017, Hedges was recalled from his loan spell at Yeovil, [13] and signed permanently for EFL Championship side Barnsley for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [14] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 3–1 loss at Bristol City on 5 August 2017. [15]
Hedges was offered a new contract by Barnsley at the end of the 2018–19 season, [16] but he instead opted to sign a three-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen. [17] On 27 August 2020, he scored a hat-trick as Aberdeen won 6–0 at home against NSÍ Runavík in the Europa League first qualifying round, having only come on as a half-time substitute. [18]
On 30 January 2022, Hedges joined Blackburn Rovers on a three-and-a-half year deal, with an optional 12 month extension, for an undisclosed fee. [19] He scored his first goal for the club on 13 September 2022 in a 2–0 win against Watford. [20] Almost 12 months later he scored one of the contenders for goal of the season against Watford away to secure 0-1 win. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66561725
Prior to joining Swansea City, Hedges scored twice and claimed an assist as captain of the Welsh Schools Under-18s team in a 4–1 win over England. [2] Hedges has represented Wales at under-19 and under-21 level. [21]
He made his debut for the senior side on 14 November 2017 as a substitute during a 1–1 draw with Panama. [22]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Flint Town United | 2012–13 | Cymru Alliance | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
Swansea City | 2013–14 [23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014–15 [24] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16 [25] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17 [26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Leyton Orient (loan) | 2014–15 [24] | League One | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
Stevenage (loan) | 2015–16 [25] | League Two | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2016–17 [26] | League Two | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 5 |
Barnsley | 2016–17 [26] | Championship | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2017–18 [27] | Championship | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
2018–19 [28] | League One | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 25 | 1 | |
Total | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 4 | ||
Aberdeen | 2019–20 [29] | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 4 |
2020–21 [30] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 4 | 32 | 9 | |
2021–22 [31] | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 22 | 5 | |
Total | 66 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 86 | 18 | ||
Blackburn Rovers | 2021–22 [32] | Championship | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
2022–23 [33] | Championship | 43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 48 | 4 | ||
Total | 54 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 59 | 4 | |||
Career total | 240 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 280 | 37 |
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