Ryan Blair (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ryan Dominic Blair[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 February 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dumbarton | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Falkirk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Falkirk | 7 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Falkirk (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2019 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2019–2021 | Stenhousemuir | 35 | (1) |
2021 | East Kilbride | 12 | (4) |
2022 | East Fife | 17 | (0) |
2022– | Dumbarton | 63 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:19, 10 August 2024 (UTC) |
Ryan Dominic Blair (born 23 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One club Dumbarton.
Career
[edit]Falkirk
[edit]Born in Glasgow, Blair began his career at Falkirk, and made his professional debut for the club on 6 September 2014 against Stranraer in the Scottish Challenge Cup.[2]
In the 2015–16 season he made seven appearances for the side in the Scottish Championship, one appearance in the Scottish League Cup, and one appearance in the Scottish Cup.
Swansea City
[edit]Blair moved to Swansea City in January 2016 for an undisclosed fee,[3] signing a three-and-a-half-year contract and joining up with their under-21 squad.[3]
Blair returned to Falkirk on loan in January 2018,[4] where he played eight times and scored once. In January 2019, he signed for Falkirk's derby rivals Dunfermline Athletic on a short-term loan deal until the end of the 2018–19 season.[5]
He was released by the club in July 2019.[6]
Stenhousemuir
[edit]Blair returned to Scotland on a permanent basis, joining Stenhousemuir on 29 November 2019.[7] Blair was among 18 players released by the club in May 2021.[8]
East Kilbride
[edit]Blair joined Lowland League side East Kilbride in October 2021 and left for League One side East Fife three months later in 2022.[9]
East Fife
[edit]After leaving East Kilbride after only four months, Blair joined Methil side East Fife on 2 January 2022.[10]
Dumbarton
[edit]Having left East Fife, Blair joined Scottish League Two side Dumbarton in June 2022.[11] He scored his first goal for the club with a superb free-kick against Elgin City in February 2023.[12] In April 2023 Blair agreed a new two-year deal with the Sons.[13] He netted his first career brace in a 6-2 win against The Spartans in March 2024 - both from free-kicks.
Career statistics
[edit]As of 22:19 August 14, 2024.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Falkirk | 2014–15[14] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015–16[15] | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Swansea City U23s | 2016–17[16] | Premier League 2 - Div 2 | — | — | — | 5[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
2017–18[17] | Premier League 2 - Div 1 | — | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2018–19[18] | — | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
Falkirk (loan) | 2017–18[17] | Scottish Championship | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 2018–19[18] | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
Stenhousemuir | 2019–20 | Scottish League Two | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
2020–21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Total | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
East Fife | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Dumbarton | 2022–23 | Scottish League Two | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
2023–24 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
2024–25 | Scottish League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 142 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 283 | 7 |
- ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Stranraer 1-0 Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Ryan Blair: Falkirk midfielder joins Swansea City U21s". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Falkirk take Ryan Blair back on loan from Swansea City". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Hart, Ross (1 February 2019). "Dunfermline sign Bruce Anderson and Ryan Blair on loan". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Swans reveal retained list". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Swinney, Jamie (29 November 2019). "Ryan Blair joins the Warriors". Stenhousemuir FC. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Updated: Defender Jonathan Tiffoney among 18 players leaving Stenhousemuir as part of squad rejig". www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ McGilvray, Andy (12 October 2021). "East Kilbride boss Chris Aitken: Focus on climbing Lowland League". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Temple, Alan (2 January 2022). "East Fife sign former Dunfermline and Swansea midfielder as Stevie Crawford begins rebuild". the courier.co.uk. Newsquest. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Dumbarton Football Club - RYAN BLAIR SIGNS FOR DUMBARTON". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ Galloway, Andy (25 February 2023). "DUMBARTON LOSE TO ELGIN". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Crawford, Jack (17 April 2023). "RYAN IS NEXT TO SIGN UP". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Ryan Blair in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Ryan Blair in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Ryan Blair in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ryan Blair in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ryan Blair in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
External links
[edit]- Ryan Blair at Soccerway
- Ryan Blair at Soccerbase
- Footballers from Glasgow
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Stenhousemuir F.C. players
- East Kilbride F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- Dumbarton F.C. players