Ryan Malone (soccer)

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Ryan Malone
Personal information
Full name Ryan Malone
Date of birth (1992-08-11) August 11, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Chicopee, Massachusetts,
United States
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Center-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC Ingolstadt 04
Number 16
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2014 Springfield Pride 66 (28)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Western Mass Pioneers 20 (7)
2015–2016 1. FC Magdeburg 9 (2)
2016–2017 Stuttgarter Kickers 26 (4)
2017–2019 Lokomotive Leipzig 60 (19)
2019–2021 VfB Lübeck 46 (4)
2021–2023 Hansa Rostock 53 (1)
2023– FC Ingolstadt 04 41 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2024

Ryan Malone (born August 11, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back or defensive midfielder for German club FC Ingolstadt 04. [1]

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Career

College career

Malone played for Springfield College from 2010 to 2015. In his first season, he made 20 appearances, scoring nine goals, but was forced to sit out the 2011 season due to an injury. [2] After playing four seasons with Springfield, he finished his career with 66 appearances and scored 28 goals. [3]

Professional career

Following his collegiate career, he signed with 1. FC Magdeburg on June 1, 2015. [4] [5] He made his debut in a 3–0 win against VfL Osnabrück on September 15, 2015, playing for six minutes. [6] His first goal came in a 1–0 win against Wehen Wiesbaden. At the end of the season, Magdeburg decided not to extend the contract. In manager Jens Härtel's opinion, Malone needed regular soccer to develop and the club were unable to guarantee that. [7]

During the summer break, Malone signed a contract with Regionalliga Südwest side Stuttgarter Kickers. [8]

On June 20, 2017, it was announced Malone had moved on from Kickers and joined 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig on a two-year deal. [9]

Personal life

A Chicopee, Massachusetts, native, Malone holds a degree in Sport Management. [10] [5]

Career Statistics

Career

As of match played 12 March 2024 [11] [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Western Mass Pioneers 2011 Premier Development League 4242
2012 165165
Total207207
1. FC Magdeburg 2015-16 3. Liga 9292
Stuttgarter Kickers 2016-17 Regionalliga 264264
Lokomotive Leipzig 2017-18 Regionalliga30103010
2018-19 309309
Total60196019
VfB Lübeck 2019-20 Regionalliga23210242
2020-21 3. Liga232232
Total46410474
Hansa Rostock 2021-22 2. Bundesliga 23020250
2022-23 30110311
Total53130561
FC Ingolstadt 04 2023-24 3. Liga250250
Career Total239334024333

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References

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  3. "Ryan Malone Career Stats". Springfield College Athletics. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
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  6. "MAGDEBURG VS. OSNABRÜCK 3 - 0" . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
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