Ryan Raybould

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Ryan Raybould
Personal information
Full name Ryan Russell Raybould
Date of birth (1983-05-30) May 30, 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth Leawood, Kansas, U.S.
Position Midfielder/Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2004 Yale Bulldogs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2004 Kansas City Brass 37 (6)
2005–2007 Kansas City Wizards 19 (0)
2008 Sandvikens IF
2008–2009 Gefle IF 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 24, 2007
‡ National team caps and goals as of May 24, 2007

Ryan Raybould (born May 30, 1983, in Leawood, Kansas) is an American lawyer and former soccer player. He played midfielder for the Gefle IF of Allsvenskan in Sweden. As an attorney, he was U.S. Senator John Cornyn's chief counsel and a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis. In October 2025, Raybould was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. [1]

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Soccer career

Raybould signed a developmental contract with the Wizards on March 11, 2005. He appeared in 19 games. After four seasons in MLS, Raybould signed a contract with Swedish club Gefle IF during the summer 2008. [2] His stint in Gefle was a short one, Raybould only played four games in the Swedish top-tier league, and he resigned a year later. [3]

After retiring from professional soccer Raybould studied law at Notre Dame Law School. After graduating, he clerked for the honorable Reed O'Connor of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. [4] He has worked as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Justice Department. As of August 27, 2018, Raybould was an assistant United States attorney at the Dallas Criminal Division. [5] Raybould worked as Senator John Cornyn's chief counsel and was also the deputy chief of the white collar and public corruption unit in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas. [6]

Personal life

Raybould's wife, Brooke, is a social media influencer. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Thomsen, Jacqueline (October 21, 2025). "Ex-Cornyn Counsel Tapped as Top Federal Prosecutor in Dallas". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Raybould saknar speltillstånd". Arbetarbladet (in Swedish). August 2, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  3. ↑ Sandström, Daniel (June 1, 2009). "Raybould lämnar GIF – sade upp sig själv". Arbetarbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Raybould". The Federalist Society. September 8, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ "United States Attorney Announces the Appointment of Three New Federal Prosecutors". Department of Justice. August 27, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ryan Raybould | National Association of Counties". www.naco.org. January 17, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  7. ↑ Kindelan, Katie (March 31, 2025). "Utah joins California, Illinois in establishing safeguards for child influencers". ABC News. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
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