Ryhan Stewart

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Ryhan Stewart
Personal information
Full name Ryhan Euan Griffin Stewart
Date of birth (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 BG Pathum United
Number 24
Youth career
2015 Warriors
2016 Home United
2017–2018 Tampines Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Tampines Rovers 0 (0)
2019 Warriors 22 (0)
2020–2022 Young Lions 35 (5)
2022–2023 → Chiangmai (loan) 24 (1)
2023– BG Pathum United 13 (0)
International career‡
2019–2022 Singapore U23 17 (0)
2022– Singapore 13 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Merlion Cup
Winner 2019 Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:14, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Ryhan Euan Griffin Stewart [1] (born 15 February 2000), better known as Ryhan, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays primarily as a right-back for Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United and the Singapore national team.

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He is the older brother of Harhys Stewart, who is also a professional footballer playing for Thai League 1 club Chiangrai United. [2]

Club career

Aside from playing for the Hong Kah Secondary School football team, Ryhan set out to find himself a club in the Singapore Premier League, or the S.League, as it was then known back then. He landed his first stint with a local club at Warriors FC, playing for their U-15 side, before moving to Home United U-17 setup in 2016. However, just a year later, he received an offer from Tampines Rovers to join their Prime League team as a 17 year old, competing in the U-21 league being the youngest member of the team. In 2018, Ryhan was signed to the senior team in the Singapore Premier League.

Tampines Rovers

After a successful season under Tampines Rovers development team, he was called up by then coach Jürgen Raab and signed his first professional contract in 2018. At the end of the 2018 Singapore Premier League season, Ryhan was released from the club.

Warriors

While Ryhan was studying at Temasek Polytechnic where he would featured for the school football team, his school team played a friendly against Warriors FC in which after the match, the ninth time Singapore Premier League champions offered him a one year contract in which he signed for Warriors FC playing in the upcoming 2019 Singapore Premier League season. He made his unofficial debut in the club's pre-season tour in Malaysia, playing against several local clubs in the Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Premier League. On 16 March 2019, Ryhan then made his competitive debut for the club playing the full match at right-back as Warriors FC fell 5–1 to Hougang United in the opening league match

He eventually played a crucial part in Warriors eventual cup run to the 2019 Singapore Cup Final in which his former club emerge as champions.

Young Lions

After Warriors were ordered by the FAS to sit out the 2020 Singapore Premier League season, due to financial issues, Ryhan then signed for Young Lions in 2020. He was named in Goal Singapore's 2020 NxGn list alongside players such as Ilhan Fandi and Farhan Zulkifli. He eventually enlisted in the Singapore Police Force for his National Service commitments restricting his appearances as the COVID-19 pandemic was suspended the first half of the 2020 Singapore Premier League season. On 21 November 2020, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 away win against Balestier Khalsa. [3]

Chiangmai

Ryhan was signed by Thai League 2 club, Chiangmai ahead of the 2022–23 Thai League 2 season. [4] [5] On 14 August 2022, Ryhan made his debut for the club in league match against Ranong United. On 8 April 2023, he scored his first goal for the club against Udon Thani which resulted in a 6–0 victory. He ended the season with 24 appearances and contributing 1 goal and 6 assists.

BG Pathum United

After a successful spell at Chiangmai, On 27 May 2023, Ryhan was announced by BG Pathum United joining Irfan Fandi and Ikhsan Fandi in becoming the third Singaporean to play for the club. On 11 August 2023, he made his debut in the first league match against Police Tero. [6] On 19 September 2023, Ryhan scored on his AFC Champions League debut against 2022 K League 1 champions, Ulsan Hyundai at the Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium in a 3–1 defeat.

International career

In 2019, Ryhan was first called up to the Singapore under-22 for the 2019 Merlion Cup. [7] He made his debut and his first start for the under-22s on 7 June 2019 against Philippines. He was then called up for the 2019 SEA Games in Manila, where Singapore U22 are to face Laos, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Brunei.

Senior

Ryhan received his first senior national team call-up in a training session in March 2021. [8] Ryhan officially made his international debut on 14 June 2022 during the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Myanmar in Bishkek replacing Christopher van Huizen in the 88th minute. [9]

Personal life

Ryhan was born in Singapore to a Welsh father and a Singaporean Malay mother. [10] His younger brother, Harhys Stewart, is also a footballer playing for Thai League 1 club, Chiangrai United. [10] He is a big fan of Liverpool and had said that his favourite player is Dirk Kuyt. [11]

Ryhan studied at Hong Kah Secondary School and graduated with a diploma in a marketing course at Temasek Polytechnic. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 February 2024. [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tampines Rovers 2018 Singapore Premier League 0000000000
Warriors 2019 Singapore Premier League220600000280
Young Lions 2020 Singapore Premier League102000000102
2021 Singapore Premier League200000000200
2022 Singapore Premier League5300000053
Total355000000355
Chiangmai 2022–23 Thai League 2 231002000251
BG Pathum United 2023–24 Thai League 1 100100061171
Career total9067020611057

    International

    International caps

    NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
    114 June 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, KyrgyzstanFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 6–2 (won) 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
    221 September 2022 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0-4 (lost)2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
    324 September 2022 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFlag of India.svg  India 1-1 (draw)2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
    417 December 2022 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 3-1(win) Friendly
    524 December 2022 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 3-2(won) 2022 AFF Championship
    627 December 2022 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, LaosFlag of Laos.svg  Laos 2-0(won) 2022 AFF Championship
    826 March 2023 Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, MacauFlag of Macau.svg  Macau 1–0 (won)Friendly
    98 September 2023Bishan Stadium, SingaporeFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 0-2 (lost)Friendly
    1016 November 2023Seoul World Cup Stadium, KoreaFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0-5 (lost)2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
    1121 November 2023National Stadium, SingaporeFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1-3 (lost)2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
    1221 March 2024National Stadium, SingaporeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2-2 (draw)2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
    1326 March 2024Tianjin Olympic Center, ChinaFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1-4 (lost)2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

    U23 International caps

    NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
    17 June 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 3-0 (won) 2019 Merlion Cup
    29 June 2019Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1-0 (won)2019 Merlion Cup
    36 September 2019 Bishan Stadium, Bishan, SingaporeFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2-0 (won)Friendly
    49 October 2019Bishan Stadium, Bishan, SingaporeFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 0-3 (lost)Friendly
    526 November 2019 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, PhilippinesFlag of Laos.svg  Laos 0-0 (draw) 2019 Southeast Asian Games
    628 November 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, PhilippinesFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0-2 (lost) 2019 Southeast Asian Games
    71 December 2019 Biñan Football Stadium, Manila, PhilippinesFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0-3 (lost) 2019 Southeast Asian Games
    83 December 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, PhilippinesFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0-1 (lost) 2019 Southeast Asian Games
    95 December 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, PhilippinesFlag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 7-0 (won) 2019 Southeast Asian Games
    1025 October 2021 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, SingaporeFlag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 2-2 (draw) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
    1128 October 2021 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, SingaporeFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1-0 (won) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
    1231 October 2021 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, SingaporeFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1-5 (lost) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
    1316 February 2022 Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, CambodiaFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1–3 (lost) 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
    1419 February 2022 Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, CambodiaFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0–7 (lost) 2022 AFF U-23 Championship
    157 May 2022 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, VietnamFlag of Laos.svg  Laos 2–2 (draw) 2021 Southeast Asian Games
    169 May 2022 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, VietnamFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0–5 (lost) 2021 Southeast Asian Games
    1711 May 2022 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, VietnamFlag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1–0 (won) 2021 Southeast Asian Games

    Honours

    Singapore U22

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