Ryan Galvin

Ryan Francis Patrick Galvin (born 31 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Halifax Town.

Ryan Galvin
Personal information
Full name Ryan Patrick Francis Galvin[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 FC Halifax Town
Number 3
Youth career
2018–2019 Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2019 → Stafford Rangers (loan)
2020–2023 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Gloucester City (loan) 19 (0)
2022–2023 → Maidstone United (loan) 24 (1)
2023– FC Halifax Town 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:56, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Galvin started his career at Wigan Athletic in July 2018,[2] and joined Stafford Rangers on loan in November 2019.[3]

Sheffield Wednesday

He joined Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer in January 2020 following a trial period at the club.[4][5] He was named in the Sheffield Wednesday starting line-up for his debut on 9 January 2021 in an FA Cup third round match away to Exeter City.[6] A one year option was activated in his contract on 12 May 2021, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022.[7] On 13 August 2021, he joined Gloucester City on a one-mouth loan deal, with the possibility to extend.[8][9] On 13 September, Galvin would sign a new deal at Sheffield Wednesday until the summer of 2023, and remain on loan with Gloucester City until January 2022.[10]

On 13 September 2022, Galvin joined Maidstone United on an initial two month loan spell.[11] He would win the player-of-the-month award for October during his loan spell.[12] His loan spell was extended further on the 11 November and 16 December by additional months.[13][14] It was confirmed on 13 January 2023 that his loan would be until the end of the season.[15] Following Sheffield Wednesday promotion back to the EFL Championship it was confirmed that Galvin would be released following the end of his contract.[16]

FC Halifax Town

On 21 June 2023, Galvin joined FC Halifax Town.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield Wednesday 2020–21[18] Championship 0020000020
2021–22[19] League One 0000000000
2022–23[20] League One 0000101[lower-alpha 1]020
Total 0020101040
Gloucester City (loan) 2021–22[19] National League North 19020—2[lower-alpha 2]0230
Maidstone United (loan) 2022–23[20] National League 24110—3[lower-alpha 2]1282
FC Halifax Town 2023–24[21] National League 15010—00160
Career total 581602140702
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Sheffield Wednesday" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. "Ryan Galvin". wiganathletic.com. Wigan Athletic F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. "Charlie Jolley and Ryan Galvin move out on loan". wiganathletic.com. Wigan Athletic F.C. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. Miller, Alex (30 January 2020). "Young defender becomes third signing of Garry Monk era at Sheffield Wednesday". The Star. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. "Galvin signs Owls contract". www.swfc.co.uk. Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. Howson, Dom (9 January 2021). "Confirmed Sheffield Wednesday line-up to face League Two Exeter City". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. "Owls academy retained list confirmed". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  8. "Galvin joins Gloucester City on loan". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  9. "Welcome to Gloucester City, Ryan Galvin!". Gloucester City AFC. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  10. "Galvin signs new Owls deal and extends Gloucester loan". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  11. "Ryan Galvin completes Maidstone move". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 13 September 2022.
  12. "Shepherd Neame Player of the Month for October". Maidstone United FC. 7 November 2022.
  13. "Galvin extends Stones stay". Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
  14. "Galvin extends Maidstone loan". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 16 December 2022.
  15. "Galvin extends Maidstone loan". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 13 January 2023.
  16. "Owls retained list confirmed". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  17. "Galvanising The Defence". FC Halifax Town. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  18. "Games played by Ryan Galvin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  19. "Games played by Ryan Galvin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  20. "Games played by Ryan Galvin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  21. "Games played by Ryan Galvin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.