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Ryan Cassidy
Irish footballer
Ryan Michael McClean Cassidy (born 2 March 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hayes & Yeading United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Michael McClean Cassidy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 23)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hayes & Yeading United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Kevin's Boys | |||
| 2017–2020 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Bohemians (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | Hayes & Yeading United | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Republic of Ireland U17 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U18 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U19 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:16, 14 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Dublin,[2] Cassidy moved from St. Kevin's Boys to Watford in July 2017, and turned professional in 2018.[3]
After signing a new two-year contract with Watford in July 2020, he moved on loan to Accrington Stanley in August 2020.[4][5] He scored his first goals for Accrington when he scored twice in an EFL Trophy tie against Leeds United U21s on 8 September 2020.[6]
He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians on loan in January 2022.[7][8]
He left Watford in June 2022 after the expiry of his contract.[9] In February 2023, he joined Southern League Premier Division South club Hayes & Yeading United.[10]
Cassidy has represented Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth levels.[3][2] He received his first official call up to the under-21 squad on 11 November 2020, in place of the injured Jonathan Afolabi.[11]
- As of match played on 23 May 2022[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 2020–21 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2020–21 | EFL League One | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 17 | 4 |
| Bohemians (loan) | 2022 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 4 | ||
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Accrington Stanley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 1. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- "Ryan Cassidy". www.watfordfc.com.
- "Official: New Contract & Loan For Cassidy". www.watfordfc.com.
- "Ryan Cassidy: Accrington sign teenage Watford striker on loan". BBC Sport. 7 August 2020.
- "Match Recap and Ratings: Accrington Stanley 7 - 0 Leeds United u21s". throughitalltogether.com. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- "Official: Cassidy Joins Bohemian On Loan". www.watfordfc.com.
- Donnelly, David (23 January 2022). "Bohemians sign Ireland under-21 striker Ryan Cassidy on loan from Watford". DublinLive.
- "Academy: New Contracts Offered & Departures Confirmed". www.watfordfc.com.
- "Hayes & Yeading Add to Attacking Options". southern-football-league.co.uk. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- "Ireland U21 call-up for Ryan Cassidy". irishexaminer.com. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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