Ryan Strain

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Ryan Strain
Personal information
Full name Ryan Strain
Date of birth (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right-back, winger
Team information
Current team
 St Mirren
Number 23
Youth career
2013–2014 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Modbury Jets 6 (1)
2016–2017 Adelaide United NPL 31 (7)
2017–2021 Adelaide United 82 (0)
2021–2022 Maccabi Haifa 9 (0)
2022– St Mirren 30 (3)
International career‡
2022– Australia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023

Ryan Strain (born 2 April 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a right back or winger for St Mirren.

Contents

Born in England, he plays for the Australia national team.

Club career

Adelaide United

On 22 September 2017, Strain signed a 1-year scholarship contract with Adelaide United. [1] 3 months later, he signed a two-year contract extension as a senior player, making him the 30th player to progress from the club's youth team to their senior team. [2]

Maccabi Haifa

In June 2021, Strain joined Israeli club Maccabi Haifa. [3]

St Mirren

In June 2022, Strain joined Scottish club St Mirren on a two-year deal, following the expiry of his contract at Israeli side Maccabi Haifa. [4] His grandfather Gerry Baker played for the Paisley club between 1958 and 1960. [5]

International career

Youth

Strain was called up to an Australian under-20 squad in August 2015. [6]

In November 2020, Strain was called up to the Australian under-23 team for friendlies against A-League sides. [7] He made his debut on 17 November 2020 in a practice match against the new expansion A-League club Macarthur FC. [8]

Senior

Strain was called up to the Australian senior national team in August 2021, for 2022 World Cup qualifiers against China and Vietnam. [9] Strain did not feature in either game, with media reports suggesting that he had injured his hamstring. [10]

Strain was again called up to the Australian squad in September 2022 for two friendly matches against New Zealand in the leadup to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [11] He made his debut for Australia in the second game, a 2–0 win, as a second-half substitute. [12]

After missing out on selection in Australia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Strain was next called up for Australia for friendly matches against Ecuador in March 2023, following the withdrawal of Aaron Mooy due to injury. [13] He made his second appearance for Australia as a substitute in a loss to Argentina on 15 June 2023. [14] Strain made his first international start in a 1–0 loss to England at Wembley Stadium on 13 October 2023. [15]

Personal life

Strain is the son of English athlete Lorraine Baker and the grandson of American-born footballer Gerry Baker, who also played for Saint Mirren. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 June 2022 [17] [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Modbury Jets 2015 NPL SA 61————61
Adelaide United Youth 2016 90————90
2017 227————227
Total31800—0000318
Adelaide United 2017–18 A-League 16000———160
2018–19 22040———260
2019–20 22050———270
2020–21 21000———210
Total81090—0000900
Maccabi Haifa 2021–22 Liga Ha'Al 9010104 [upper-alpha 1] 0—150
Career total12781001040001428

Honours

Adelaide United

Maccabi Haifa

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References

  1. ↑ "Reds sign trio on scholarships". Adelaide United. 22 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Strain signs two-year extension with United". Adelaide United. 22 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "ההגנה מתגבשת: ראיין סטריין סיכם במכבי חיפה" [The defence is coming together: Ryan Strain concluded with Maccabi Haifa]. One (in Hebrew). 23 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "St Mirren sign Ryan Strain on two-year deal". www.stmirren.com. St Mirren. 21 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ryan Strain follows in footsteps of grandfather Gerry Baker by joining St Mirren". BT Sport. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Strain selected for Young Socceroos camp". Modbury Jets SC . 14 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ryan Strain called into Olyroos training camp". Adelaide United FC . 9 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Greco, John (17 November 2020). "Australia U-23's secure comeback win over Macarthur FC". Socceroos . Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  9. ↑ 27 players destined for Doha as Socceroos get set for final phase of AFC Asian Qualifying, Socceroos official website, 28 August 2021
  10. ↑ Jackson, Ed (4 September 2021). "No time to relax for Arnie's Socceroos" . Retrieved 19 October 2021. Fullback Ryan Strain is also understood to be battling a hamstring niggle.
  11. ↑ Ramage, Ben (14 September 2022). "Keanu Baccus and Ryan Strain urged to grab World Cup opportunity after St Mirren duo bag Australia call-up". Daily Record . Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  12. ↑ Ramage, Ben (28 September 2022). "Australia boss delivers key message to St Mirren World Cup hopefuls Keanu Baccus and Ryan Strain". Daily Record . Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  13. ↑ Ramage, Ben (20 March 2023). "Ryan Strain earns Australia chance as St Mirren defender joins Keanu Baccus on international duty". Daily Record . Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Saints pair feature as Socceroos defeated by Messi-inspired Argentina". BBC Sport . 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  15. ↑ Gibson, Tim (14 October 2023). "Strain makes memorable starting debut against old pals". Socceroos . Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Reds winger Ryan Strain lifted the FFA Cup 60 years after his grandfather won the Scottish Cup". foxsports.com.au. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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  18. ↑ "Player statistics for Ryan Strain". SportsTG. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

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