Ryan Wallace (footballer)

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Ryan Wallace
Personal information
Full name Ryan Wallace
Date of birth (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Dumbarton
Number 9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Heart of Midlothian 2 (0)
2009 → Raith Rovers (loan) 4 (1)
2010 Airdrie United 8 (3)
2011–2012 East Fife 45 (28)
2012–2016 Dunfermline Athletic 96 (28)
2016–2017 Albion Rovers 27 (11)
2017 Stranraer 17 (8)
2018–2019 Arbroath 53 (19)
2019–22 East Fife 53 (12)
2022– Dumbarton 41 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:25, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Ryan Wallace (born 30 July 1990) [1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dumbarton. He started his career at Heart of Midlothian, before moving on to play for Airdrie United, East Fife, Dunfermline Athletic, Albion Rovers, Stranraer and Arbroath, as well as Raith Rovers where he had a short loan spell.

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Career

Hearts

A member of Hearts's under-19 squad, [2] Wallace joined Raith Rovers on loan in October 2009. He made his debut on 31 October, scoring in a 2–1 win over Partick Thistle. [3] In all he made four appearances scoring once before returning to Hearts. [4]

He made his Hearts debut on 23 January 2010, coming on as a late substitute in their Scottish Premier League match against Rangers at Ibrox. [5] He made one more first team appearance against Hamilton Academical [6] before being released by the club at the end of his contract in May 2010. [7]

Airdrie

Following his release from Hearts, Wallace signed for Scottish Second Division side Airdrie United. [8] He made his debut on 24 July 2010, in a 2–1 defeat to Ayr United in the Challenge Cup, with his league debut coming on 7 August 2010, against East Fife. Wallace scored his first goal for the club on 14 August, from the penalty spot, however was sent off in the dying minutes of the game for a professional foul. [9] He missed four weeks of the season after suffering a broken jaw in a friendly with Queen's Park. [10]

His contract with Airdrie was terminated in January 2011 by mutual consent, following a fight in the stadium car park with fellow player Scott Gibson. [11] In all he made eleven appearances, scoring three times. [12]

East Fife

Wallace then joined fellow Scottish Second Division side East Fife. [13] He made his debut as a substitute on 19 February 2011, in a league match against Brechin City. [14] He scored his first goals for the club on 23 February, netting twice in a 4–0 victory over Ayr United. [15] He won the Scottish Football League Ginger Boot award for April 2011. [16] In all Wallace made thirteen appearances, scoring eight times in his debut season. [17]

In his second season with the club, Wallace scored 27 goals, including 20 in the league which attracted the interest of various SPFL clubs. One of his goals came against SPL side Aberdeen at Pittodrie, a goal which would help his side defeat the Dons and progress to the next round of the League Cup. [18] In April 2012, he was named among the nominees for the PFA Scotland Scottish Third Division Player of the Year. [19]

Dunfermline

On 1 June 2012, it was announced that Wallace had agreed to join Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic, [20] pending a compensation agreement with East Fife because of his age. [21] On 8 June, the deal was finalised and he signed a two-year contract. [22] After winning the Scottish League One title with the Pars, Wallace was released by the club at the end of the 2015–16 season. [23]

Albion Rovers & Stranraer

A month after leaving East End Park, Wallace joined Scottish League One side Albion Rovers on a one-year deal. [24] Wallace scored 11 goals in 31 appearances for Rovers, before signing with fellow League One club Stranraer on 16 May 2017. [25] Wallace enjoyed a good scoring record with Stranraer, however, with the club struggling financially, [26] Wallace was allowed to leave the club at the end of December 2017. [27]

Arbroath

In January 2018, Wallace signed for fellow League One side Arbroath for an undisclosed fee. [27] He was named Scottish League One Player of the Month for August 2018, after scoring three goals and assisting five others during the month. [28] Wallace was part of the squad that won the League One title in 2018–19, scoring the goal that earned the point needed to clinch the title. [29]

East Fife

On 14 May 2019, it was announced that East Fife had agreed a fee with Arbroath for Wallace to return to the club, with the transfer to be completed in the summer of 2019. [30] He left the club after three seasons in June 2022 following the Fifers' relegation to Scottish League Two. [31]

Dumbarton

Wallace joined fellow Scottish League Two side Dumbarton on a two-year deal on 11 June 2022. [32] He scored an 88th-minute winner on his league debut for the club against former side Albion Rovers. [33]

Career statistics

As of 19:25, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2009–10 [6] Scottish Premier League 2000000020
Raith Rovers (loan) 2009–10 [12] Scottish First Division 4100000041
Airdrie United 2010–11 [17] [12] Scottish Second Division 8310101 [lower-alpha 1] 0113
East Fife 2010–11 [17] Scottish Second Division 138000000138
2011–12 [34] [12] 322021423 [lower-alpha 1] 44127
Total45282142345435
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13 [35] Scottish First Division 311020212 [lower-alpha 2] 13712
2013–14 [36] [12] Scottish League One 271042212 [lower-alpha 1] 03513
2014–15 [37] 4000110051
2015–16 [38] 34810313 [lower-alpha 1] 14110
Total962872847211835
Albion Rovers 2016–17 [39] Scottish League One 271110201 [lower-alpha 1] 03111
Stranraer 2017–18 [40] Scottish League One 17810302 [lower-alpha 1] 22310
Arbroath 2017–18 [40] Scottish League One 18800002 [lower-alpha 3] 0208
2018–19 [41] 351110412 [lower-alpha 1] 04212
Total53191041406220
East Fife 2019–20 [42] Scottish League One 22600401 [lower-alpha 1] 0276
2020–21 [42] 154104200206
2021–22 162000200182
Total53121082106514
Dumbarton 2022–23 Scottish League Two 243314010324
2023–24 174314120266
Career total3181121953810238398135
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one appearance in the First Division play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs

Honours

Club

Dunfermline Athletic
Arbroath

Individual

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