Ronan Curtis

Ronan Curtis (born 29 March 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left-winger for the Republic of Ireland national team.

Ronan Curtis
Personal information
Full name Ronan Curtis[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996[2]
Place of birth London, England[3][4]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s) Left-winger
Youth career
Kildrum Tigers
Swilly Rovers
2014–2015 Derry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Derry City 91 (18)
2018–2023 Portsmouth 187 (43)
International career‡
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U21 8 (1)
2018- Republic of Ireland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:34, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:27, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Curtis started his career with Derry City in 2015, spending four seasons there and amassing 100 appearances and 24 goals. He agreed a deal with Portsmouth in May 2018 and joined the South Coast club for a fee believed to be approximately £100,000. In March 2019, he won his first senior honour, the EFL Trophy.

He represented Ireland at under-21 level before making his senior debut in November 2018 in a 0–0 draw against Northern Ireland.

Club career

Derry City

Curtis moved to Derry City's academy in 2014, after playing for Kildrum Tigers and Swilly Rovers.[4][5] He made his senior debut for the club on 8 May 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 home loss against Galway United.[6]

Curtis scored his first goal for Derry on 30 October 2015, netting his team's first in a 4–2 away loss against Longford Town.[7] On 25 November, he signed a two-year contract extension,[8] and scored a brace in a 2–2 home draw against Shamrock Rovers on 27 September of the following year.[9]

On 19 February 2017, Curtis signed a new contract extension with the Candystripes.[10] He finished the campaign with eight goals in 32 appearances, and had a move to Swedish side Östersunds FK cancelled in August after failing to agree personal terms.[11]

On 7 May 2018, amid high interest from Portsmouth,[12] Curtis scored a hat-trick in a 7–3 home routing of Shelbourne, taking his side to the semi-finals of the League of Ireland Cup.[13]

Portsmouth

On 22 May 2018, League One side Portsmouth agreed a deal to sign Curtis from Derry City, for a transfer fee in the region of £100,000 on a two-year contract.[14] Curtis made his English Football League debut at Fratton Park on 4 August, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 victory over Luton Town.[15] A week later, he scored his first two goals in a 2–1 win at Blackpool.[16] On 31 March 2019, he won his first piece of silverware when Portsmouth won the 2018–19 EFL Trophy, defeating Sunderland 5–4 on penalties following a 2–2 draw after extra time.[17]

On 20 August 2019, Curtis scored his first goal of the new season in a 3–3 home draw against Coventry City with a header in the tenth minute.[18]

On 12 January 2021, Portsmouth announced that Curtis had tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of his club's FA Cup Third round proper game against Bristol City.[19] The striker later spoke of the effect the illness had on his breathing, as well as his sleep pattern and dreaming.[20]

International career

Although born in England, Curtis grew up in St Johnston, County Donegal and has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 and senior level.[3][21] On 7 September 2018, Curtis scored his first international goal in a 1–1 draw against Kosovo in the UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifying stage.[22]

Received the ROI under 21's player of the year 2018 Shane Duffy and Ronan Curtis pick up FAI Player of the Year Awards

On 9 September 2018, Curtis was called up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad for the friendly match against Poland two days later,[23] in which he was an unused substitute.[24] He was again added to the Ireland squad on 14 October for a UEFA Nations League encounter against Wales.[25] He made his full Ireland debut on 15 November 2018, coming on as a half-time substitute for Callum O'Dowda in a goalless friendly against Northern Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.[26]

Personal life

Curtis was born in London but moved to County Donegal when he was ten. He is the godson of Chris Coleman, who played for and managed Wales.[27] Curtis supported Arsenal while growing up, but also watched Crystal Palace games.[28] Curtis's mother is from Derry and his grandfather is from Cork,[28] meaning Curtis was eligible to play for England, the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland[28] until making his competitive Ireland debut against Denmark in Aarhus in November 2018.[29] Curtis is the youngest of 11 siblings.[30]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 28 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derry City 2015[31] Premier Division 1310000——131
2016[32] Premier Division 2443220——296
2017[33] Premier Division 32800002[lower-alpha 3]1—349
2018[34] Premier Division 225002300—248
Total 9118324321—10024
Portsmouth 2018–19[34] League One 41114010—3[lower-alpha 4]14912
2019–20[35] League One 33115230—3[lower-alpha 4]14414
2020–21 League One 42102121—3[lower-alpha 4]24914
2021–22 League One 4382010—2[lower-alpha 4]24810
2022–23 League One 2522023—6[lower-alpha 4]2357
Total 1844216394—17822657
Career total 275581951372117832681
  1. Includes FAI Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes League of Ireland Cup, EFL Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy and EFL Playoffs

International
As of match played 3 June 2021[36]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 201820
201910
202030
202110
Total70

Honours

Portsmouth

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Portsmouth" (PDF). English Football League. p. 56. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. "Ronan Curtis". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. "Ronan Curtis". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. O'Hehir, Paul (30 March 2018). "Ronan Curtis eyeing European adventures with Ireland and Derry City". Irish Daily Mirror. Reach plc. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. McNulty, Chris (8 November 2016). "Ronan Curtis named on Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad for Spain trip". Donegal Sport Hub. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  6. Collins, Simon (9 May 2015). "Derry ended up with one of their main strikers in goal on a nightmare night against Galway". The42. TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  7. Divin, Calum (30 October 2015). "League Report: Longford Town 4–2 Derry City". Extratime.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  8. McNulty, Chris (25 November 2015). "Ronan Curtis signs two-year contract at Derry City". Donegal Sport Hub. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  9. "Derry City 2–2 Shamrock Rovers". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  10. McLaughlin, Kevin (19 February 2017). "DERRY CITY: Curtis signs contract extension". Derry Journal. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  11. McNulty, Chris. "Ronan Curtis' proposed move to Ostersunds has fallen through – player to stay at Derry – Donegal Daily". www.donegaldaily.com.
  12. Collins, Simon (7 May 2018). "Kenny Shiels resigned to losing Portsmouth target Ronan Curtis". Derry Journal. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  13. "Derry City 7-3 Shelbourne" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. "Pompey Agree Deal To Sign Curtis". Portsmouth F.C. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  15. Cross, Jordan (4 August 2018). "Lowe gives Pompey lift-off". The News. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  16. "Blackpool 1–2 Portsmouth: Ronan Curtis double earns win for Pompey". Sky Sports. PA Sport. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  17. Edwards, Luke (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth prevail in Checkatrade Trophy final shootout after dramatic Wembley showdown with Sunderland". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  18. "Portsmouth 3–3 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  19. Kelly, Niall (13 January 2021). "Ireland striker Ronan Curtis recovering following Covid-19 diagnosis". The42.ie. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  20. Fitzmaurice, Aidan (15 February 2021). "'Covid virus really knocked me for six' — Ronan Curtis". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 February 2021. 'I'm still getting over it now really... It really knocked me for six, after a few days my sleep pattern was out of the window and I was having crazy dreams – my head was gone. It was difficult because I was getting out of breath easily, too, and my chest was sore'.
  21. "Curtis added to Republic of Ireland squad". Football Association of Ireland. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  22. McDermott, Shane (25 September 2018). "Ronan Curtis: Exciting times for the St Johnston man". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  23. "Republic of Ireland: Striker Ronan Curtis is called up to the squad for Poland friendly". BBC Sport. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  24. "Poland 1–1 Republic of Ireland". BBC Sport. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  25. Fennessy, Paul. "Portsmouth youngster recalled to Ireland senior squad ahead of Wales clash". The42.
  26. Begley, Emlyn (15 November 2018). "Republic of Ireland 0–0 Northern Ireland – as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  27. Fisher, Ben (10 October 2018). "How Portsmouth got the buzz back after years of misery". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  28. Rooney, Will (28 July 2018). "Pompey move is Gunner be good for Irishman Curtis". The News. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  29. Rooney, Will (19 November 2018). "Ronan Curtis makes Republic of Ireland competitive debut in Denmark". The News. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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  32. "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  33. "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  34. "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  35. "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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  38. Williams, Adam (13 March 2021). "Portsmouth 0–0 Salford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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