Ryan Giles

Ryan John Giles (born 26 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back for Premier League club Luton Town.

Ryan Giles
Personal information
Full name Ryan John Giles[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000
Place of birth Telford, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Left wing-back
Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 26
Youth career
2008–2018 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2018 → AFC Telford United (loan) 9 (2)
2019–2020 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 19 (1)
2020 → Coventry City (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Coventry City (loan) 19 (0)
2021 → Rotherham United (loan) 23 (2)
2021–2022 → Cardiff City (loan) 21 (0)
2022 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023 → Middlesbrough (loan) 45 (0)
2023– Luton Town 4 (0)
International career
2019 England U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Giles was born in Telford, Shropshire, grew up in St George's[2] and attended Wrockwardine Wood School.[3] He progressed through Wolverhampton Wanderers' youth system, winning the Academy Player of the Year Award for the 2017–18 season.[4]

The midfielder was one of a group of young players taken on a pre-season tour with the first team in summer 2018.[5] He was an unused substitute in several EFL Cup ties before signing a four-year contract with the club which will keep him at Wolves until summer 2022.[6]

On 24 March 2018 he was loaned to his hometown club AFC Telford United in the National League North for the rest of the season, being signed by his future Wolves under-23 coach Rob Edwards.[7] He made his debut the same day in a goalless home draw with Darlington as an 82nd-minute substitute for Jordan Lussey.[3] He totalled nine appearances and provided seven assists as the Bucks avoided relegation, and he scored in home and away wins against Spennymoor Town in April.[2]

He made his Wolves debut on 26 January 2019, his 19th birthday in an FA Cup fourth round tie away at Shrewsbury Town. The match ended as a 2–2 draw.[8]

On 1 July 2019, Giles temporarily located back to Shropshire once again, signing for League One side Shrewsbury Town on a planned season-long loan.[9] On his debut on 3 August, he scored the only goal of a home win in the season opener against Portsmouth.[10] On 17 January 2020, he was recalled by his parent club due to injury to Wolves' Rúben Vinagre.[11]

Giles returned to League One on January deadline day 2020, joining Coventry City on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[12] He made his only appearance on 25 February in a 1–1 home draw with Rotherham United, as a last-minute substitute for Sam McCallum.[13] The season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Coventry promoted as champions.[14]

On 25 January 2021, he was recalled by Wolverhampton,[15] and loaned the next day to Rotherham United until the end of the season.[16] He made his debut for them on 27 January, away at Middlesbrough. Coming on in the 88th minute, he scored in stoppage time to complete a 3–0 win.[17]

On 13 July 2021, it was announced that he had signed on loan to Cardiff City on loan for the 2021–22 season.[18] On 3 January 2022, Giles was recalled by his parent club and left Cardiff. At the time of his recall, Giles had registered nine assists, a tally that could not be bettered in the Championship.[19]

On 31 January 2022, Giles joined EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[20]

On 23 June 2022, Giles joined Middlesbrough on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[21]

On 28 July 2023, debutant Premier League side Luton Town announced the permanent signing of Giles, reuniting him with manager Rob Edwards who gave Giles his senior debut during his loan spell at AFC Telford.[22] The transfer fee was reported to be around £5 million.[23]

International career

In August 2019, Giles received his first England call-up, for under-20 matches against the Netherlands and Switzerland in the following month.[24] He made his debut on 5 September in a goalless draw with the Dutch, starting the match at his club ground, the New Meadow.[25]

Career statistics
As of match played 17 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2017–18[26] Championship 0000000000
2018–19[27] Premier League 0010000010
2019–20[28] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21[29] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0010000010
Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s 2018–19 EFL Trophy[27] ———3[lower-alpha 1]131
AFC Telford United (loan) 2017–18[30] National League North 9200000092
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2019–20[28] League One 19130102[lower-alpha 1]0251
Coventry City (loan) 2019–20[28] League One 1000000010
2020–21[29] Championship 1901010—210
Total 200101000220
Rotherham United (loan) 2020–21[29] Championship 232000000232
Cardiff City (loan) 2021–22[31] Championship 210000000210
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2021–22[31] Championship 110000000110
Middlesbrough (loan) 2022–23 Championship 45010002[lower-alpha 2]0480
Career total 14856020711636
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Championship play-offs

References
  1. "2018/19 Premier League squad numbers". Premier League. 4 September 2018.
  2. Edwards, Joe (26 April 2018). "AFC Telford spell has been an honour – Ryan Giles". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. "Darlington match report". AFC Telford United. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. "Promotion celebrated in style at End of Season Awards". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 8 May 2018.
  5. Spiers, Tim (9 July 2018). "In profile: Wolves' young super six on Switzerland tour". Shropshire Star.
  6. "New contract for Ryan Giles". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 6 November 2018.
  7. Drury, Jonny (24 March 2018). "Wolves youngster Ryan Giles joins AFC Telford on-loan". Shropshire Star.
  8. "Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Wolves". BBC Sport. 26 January 2019.
  9. Cox, Lewis (1 July 2019). "Wolves youngster Ryan Giles joins Shrewsbury Town on loan". Express & Star. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  10. Cox, Lewis (3 August 2019). "Shrewsbury Town 1 Portsmouth 0 - Report and pictures". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  11. "Giles returns to Wolves". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 17 January 2020.
  12. "Wolves: Ryan Giles joins Coventry City on loan until end of season". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020.
  13. Cooke, Crippy (25 February 2020). "Loan watch: Midfielder finally makes debut in Tuesday's 1-1 draw". Vital Football. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  14. Scott, Ged (10 June 2020). "Coventry City: How Mark Robins' Sky Blues, the team with no home, won promotion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  15. "Coventry City blow as Premier League club trigger recall option". coventrytelegraph.net. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  16. "Millers add left-wing-back on loan". Rotherham United F.C. 26 January 2021.
  17. "Middlesbrough 0-3 Rotherham United". BBC Sport. 27 January 2021.
  18. "Giles joins Cardiff City on loan". wolves.co.uk. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  19. "Ryan Giles recalled by Wolves". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 3 January 2022.
  20. "Giles joins on loan!". Blackburn Rovers FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  21. "Boro Seal Ryan Giles Loan Signing". www.mfc.co.uk. 23 June 2022.
  22. "We've signed Ryan Giles". www.lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  23. "Luton Announce Sixth Signing Of The Summer". Vital Luton Town. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  24. Hatfield, Luke (30 August 2019). "Shrewsbury Town's clash with Peterborough postponed". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  25. "England U20s kick off new campaign with a goalless draw against Holland". The FA. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  26. "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  27. "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  28. "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  29. "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  30. "Ryan Giles Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  31. "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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