Ryan Sweeney (footballer)

Ryan Sweeney
Personal information
Full name Ryan Joseph Sweeney[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Stoke City
Number 56
Youth career
2005–2015 AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 AFC Wimbledon 13 (0)
2016– Stoke City 0 (0)
National team‡
2015– Republic of Ireland U18 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:19, 7 May 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:38, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Ryan Joseph Sweeney (born 15 April 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.

Early life

Sweeney was born in Kingston upon Thames and attended Richard Challoner School in New Malden where he was captain of the school football team.[2][3]

Playing career

AFC Wimbledon

Sweeney began his career with his local club AFC Wimbledon, joining their youth academy at the age of eight in 2005.[4] Sweeney signed his first professional contract with AFC Wimbledon in February 2015.[5] Sweeney made his Football league début for AFC Wimbledon on 6 April 2015, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute during the 4–0 away loss against Dagenham and Redbridge.[6] He started Wimbledon's next match on 11 April 2015, a 0–0 draw against Oxford United at Kingsmeadow, and was named man of the match.[7]

Sweeney began the 2015–16 season with the club's under-21 side before injury to Karleigh Osborne saw Neal Ardley give Sweeney his chance in defence against Luton Town on 13 February 2016.[8] Wimbledon won the match 4–1 and Sweeney earned praise for his performance.[9] He kept his place in the side until he was sent-off for conceding a penalty in a 2–1 defeat at Morecambe on 12 March 2016.[10] Sweeney signed a new contract with Wimbledon in March 2016 after attracting interest from Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.[11] On 4 August 2016 Wimbledon announced that they had agreed a fee with Stoke City for the transfer of Sweeney.[12][13]

Stoke City

On 5 August 2016, Sweeney completed his move to Stoke City for an undisclosed fee, understood to be in the region of £250,000.[14]

International career

On 18 May 2015 Sweeney was called up to the Ireland U-18s squad for the first time.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2016
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Wimbledon 2014–15[16] League Two 3000000030
2015–16[17] League Two 100000000100
Total 130000000130
Career total 130000000130

References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Sweeney". Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Richard Challoner boys bag football trophy". Surrey Comet. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Challoner's goals just keep flying in". Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Chris Slavin (2 December 2014). "A rise through the ranks". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Duo awarded pro deals". BBC Sport. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Dag & Red 4–0 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Wimbledon 0–0 Oxford Utd". AFC Wimbledon. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 4-1 Luton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 4-1 Luton". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Morecambe 2-1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ryan Sweeney signs new AFC Wimbledon contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Update on Ryan Sweeney". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Sweeney Agreement Reached". Stoke City. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ryan Sweeney: Stoke City sign AFC Wimbledon defender". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ardley thrilled as AFC Wimbledon youngster earns Republic of Ireland call". Get West London. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Sweeney in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Sweeney in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

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