Ryan Sailor

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Ryan Sailor
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Sailor with Inter Miami in 2025
Personal information
Full name Ryan Joseph Sailor [1]
Date of birth (1998-11-27) November 27, 1998 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Centennial, Colorado, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders
Youth career
2013–2016 Real Colorado
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2021 Washington Huskies 49 (10)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2025 Inter Miami 44 (0)
2022–2025 → Inter Miami II (loan) 12 (1)
2026– Seattle Sounders 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 17, 2025

Ryan Joseph Sailor (born November 27, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders.

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Career

Youth and college

Ryan Sailor attended Arapahoe High School in Centennial, CO. He played club soccer for Real Colorado who he helped lead to the Region IV semi-finals and the Colorado state club championship in 2013. Sailor served as Real Colorado's team captain in United States Development Academy play from 2013 to 2016. [2] [3]

Sailor attended the University of Washington to play college soccer from 2016 to 2021. He saw limited action during first three years at Washington, redshirting his freshman season and only making two appearances from 2016 to 2018. [4] Sailor saw significantly higher action during his final three seasons at Washington, going on to finish his Husky career with 49 total appearances which included 10 goals and 3 assists. His final season in 2021 saw Sailor named as the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, 1st Team All-Conference for the PAC-12, 1st Team All-America, and a semi-finalist for the MAC Herman Trophy. [3] During his final three seasons, Sailor captained the Huskies to three consecutive NCAA Elite 8 appearances and ended his career as the runner up in the 2021 College Cup National Championship to the Clemson Tigers.

During his time at college, Sailor was named to the roster for USL PDL side Colorado Rapids U23, but didn't make an appearance for the team. [5]

Professional

On January 11, 2022, Sailor was selected 9th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Inter Miami. [6] [7] He signed with the Major League Soccer club on February 22, 2022. [8] Sailor made his MLS debut on May 7, 2022, starting in a 1–0 loss away to Charlotte FC. [9] On April 26, 2023, Sailor scored his first professional goal when he scored the equalizing goal against Miami FC in the U.S. Open Cup. Inter Miami would ultimately win on penalties. [10] On December 11, 2025, Inter Miami announced that they would allow his contract to expire. [11]

Six days later, Sailor was signed by the Seattle Sounders through the 2026 season with a club option for another year. [12]

Honors

Inter Miami

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ – Squad List: Inter Miami CF (USA)" (PDF). FIFA. July 4, 2025. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 13, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Sailor's Men's Soccer Recruiting Profile". www.ncsasports.org.
  3. 1 2 "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Sailor has been 'a true success story' for UW men's soccer. After years of not playing, he hopes to lead Huskies to College Cup". The Seattle Times. December 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Colorado Rapids U23 - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Ryan Sailor -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. ↑ Intermiamicf. "Inter Miami CF Selects Sailor, Meek, Ingram and Bagley in MLS SuperDraft 2022 Presented by adidas | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf.
  7. ↑ Kaufman, Michelle (January 11, 2022). "Inter Miami picks Ryan Sailor in MLS SuperDraft, signs GK Diop, Ryan Shawcross retires". Miami Herald. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Inter Miami CF Signs 2022 SuperDraft First-Round Selection Defender Ryan Sailor | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf.
  9. ↑ "CLTvsMIA 05-07-2022 Recap | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  10. ↑ Franca, Michael (April 26, 2023). "MATCH RECAP: Inter Miami CF Advances to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 Past Miami FC in Penalties". Inter Miami . Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Inter Miami CF Announces 2025 Roster Decisions". Inter Miami . December 11, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Sounders sign former Washington Husky star Ryan Sailor". The Seattle Times . December 17, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  13. ↑ Fortaleza de la Fuerza Sánchez, Elías (June 2, 2024). "Lionel Messi & Inter Miami are Leagues Cup champions!". MLS Soccer. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  14. ↑ Sigal, Jonathan (October 2, 2024). "Inter Miami win 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield". MLS Soccer. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
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