Matthew Ryan (goalkeeper)

Mathew Ryan

Personal information
Full name	Mathew Ryan
Date of birth	8 April 1992 (1992-04-08) (age 19)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Central Coast Mariners
Number	1
Youth career
	Blacktown City
2009–2010	Central Coast Mariners
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2010	Blacktown City	11	(0)
2010–	Central Coast Mariners	37	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 18 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Mathew Ryan (born 8 April 1992) is an Australian football (soccer) goalkeeper currently playing for A-League club Central Coast Mariners.

Career

Ryan was born in Plumpton in Western Sydney and played for local club Blacktown City in the youth ranks of the New South Wales Premier League. He is one of a long list of former Blacktown City players to play for the Central Coast Mariners, including Adam Kwasnik, Mustafa Amini, Nicholas Fitzgerald and Bernie Ibini-Isei. After playing the 2009-10 season for their youth team, and after several call-ups to the senior team, he was given a 3-year senior contract.^[1] He was signed as the reserve goalkeeper for the Mariners, with the intention of learning under their experienced custodian Jess Vanstrattan, but was picked as goalkeeper after regular starter Jess Vanstrattan was ruled out for the remainder of the year with an injury.^[2]

Making his debut for the Mariners in a pre-season friendly against the Central Coast Lightning, he made his A-League debut in Round 4 of the 2010-11 season against Sydney FC, which ended in a 1-1 draw. His error gifted Sydney FC the opening goal, but Ryan showed great character to bounce back and deliver a series of consistent performances, consigning the much more experienced 34-year-old injury replacement goalkeeper, Paul Henderson, to the bench.

He kept a record 12 clean sheets in his debut season, with some tipping him to achieve higher honours^[3] or even become a future Socceroos keeper^[4] due to his high level of talent and composure for his age, with Mariners manager Graham Arnold stating that he has 'plenty of character'^[5] and is 'an exceptional young talent'.^[6] The culmination of Ryan's success in the 2010-11 season saw him named the NAB Young Footballer of the Month for December 2010.^[7] This season also saw Ryan named in the PFA’s A-League Team of the Season shortlist.

Club	Season	A-League		Finals		Asia		Other 1		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Central Coast Mariners	2010-11	27	0	4	0					31	0
	2011-12	4	0							4	0
Total		31	0	4	0					35	0

Honors

Personal Honours:

• Most Clean Sheets (12) - 2010-11 with Michael Theoklitos
• A-League Young Player of the Year: 2010–11
• Joe Marston Medal 2011

References

1. ^ "Ryan playing for keeps". goalweekly.com. 11 February 2010. http://www.goalweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=663:ryan-playing-for-keeps&catid=61:central-coast-mariners-fc&Itemid=87. Retrieved 18 January 2011. 
2. ^ "Mariners in Seventh Heaven". FourFourTwo Australia. 18 June 2010. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/169269,mariners-in-seventh-heaven.aspx. Retrieved 18 January 2011. 
3. ^ "Ten clean sheets and an official rap give Ryan Cup leg-up". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 January 2011. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football/ten-clean-sheets-and-an-official-rap-give-ryan-cup-legup-20110110-19l6y.html. Retrieved 18 January 2011. 
4. ^ "Ryan Waiting for 'God' at the SFS". A-League. 29 October 2010. http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=36265. Retrieved 18 January 2011. 
5. ^ "Central Coast Mariners beat Wellington Phoenix in A-League". Herald Sun. 10 January 2011. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/soccer/central-coast-mariners-beat-wellington-phoenix-in-a-league/story-e6frfg8x-1225984749724. Retrieved 18 January 2011. 
6. ^ "Young kids building Coast momentum". Sports Australia. 9 January 2011. http://www.sportsaustralia.com/articles/news.php?id=8693. Retrieved 18 January 2011. 
7. ^ "NAB Young Footballer of the Year - December nominee". A-League. 11 January 2011. http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=38056. Retrieved 18 January 2011. 

External links

• Central Coast Mariners Profile

Awards
Preceded by Tommy Oar	Hyundai A-League Young Player of the Year Award 2010/11	Succeeded by Incumbent

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Name	Ryan, Mathew
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Date of birth	8 April 1992
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
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