Ryan_Valentine
Ryan Valentine
Welsh footballer
Ryan David Valentine (born 19 August 1982) is a former Welsh footballer who last played as a defender for Bala Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan David Valentine[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-08-19) 19 August 1982 (age 41)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Wrexham,[2] Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 000?–2000 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Darlington | 162 | (4) |
| 2006–2008 | Wrexham | 48 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Darlington | 47 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Hereford United | 55 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | AFC Telford United | 70 | (1) |
| 2013–2019 | Bala Town | 110 | (8) |
| Total | 492 | (19) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Wales U21[4] | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Valentine signed for Wrexham on a free transfer after leaving Darlington in the summer of 2006.
Despite a sending off against Bury on 9 March 2007, Valentine played well for Wrexham. He played a vital part in their bid for survival, scoring the penalty in Wrexham's must win game on 5 May 2007 against Boston United which levelled the score at 1–1. Wrexham won the game 3–1 and stayed in the Football League. It was announced on 18 January 2008 that he has left Wrexham and rejoined his former club Darlington. On 29 May 2009 Valentine signed a one-year deal at League Two side Hereford United.[5] Valentine later agreed a further year on his Hereford contract. After an injury hit season which kept him out for 5 months he was told at the end of the season that his contract would not be renewed at Hereford.
On 30 June 2011 he signed a one-year deal at AFC Telford United.[6] Then at the end of the 2011–12 season he signed a new one-year contract with AFC Telford United. On 11 May 2013 it was announced he was released by Telford with five other players.
On 8 June 2013, Ryan was announced as a new signing for Bala Town, in the Welsh Premier League. He will be eligible to compete for the club in their first ever European fixtures in the qualifying rounds of the Europa League.
Valentine played well in the 2006–07 season and got called up to the Wales national football team to face the Czech Republic and Brazil, and again to play Northern Ireland,[7] but has yet to earn a cap.
- As of match played 26 January 2019
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Darlington | 2002–03[8] | Third Division | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| 2003–04[9] | Third Division | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| 2004–05[10] | League Two | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2005–06[11] | League Two | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Total | 162 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 176 | 4 | ||
| Wrexham | 2006–07[12] | League Two | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| 2007–08[13] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
| Darlington | 2007–08[13] | League Two | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09[14] | League Two | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Hereford United | 2009–10[15] | League Two | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 43 | 5 |
| 2010–11[16] | League Two | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 5 | ||
| AFC Telford United | 2011–12[17][18] | Conference Premier | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[19][18] | Conference Premier | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| Total | 70 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 75 | 2 | |||
| Bala Town | 2013–14[18] | Welsh Premier League | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 38 | 5 |
| 2014–15[18] | Welsh Premier League | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| 2015–16[18] | Welsh Premier League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[18] | Welsh Premier League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[18] | Welsh Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[18] | Welsh Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 110 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 127 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 493 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 544 | 21 | ||
- Includes Football League Cup, Welsh League Cup
- Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 418. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- "Ryan Valentine". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2003). Playfair Football Annual 2003–2004. London: Headline. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-7553-1313-6.
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 980. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- Bulls snap up defender Valentine www.bbc.co.uk
- Valentine is Bucks 5th Summer Signing www.telfordutd.co.uk
- "Giggs likely to sit out NI test". BBC. 6 February 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- "Games played by Ryan Valentine in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Ryan Valentine in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Ryan Valentine in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Ryan Valentine in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Ryan Valentine in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Ryan Valentine in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Ryan Valentine in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Ryan Valentine in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Ryan Valentine in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Ryan Valentine in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- Ryan Valentine at Soccerway
- "Games played by Ryan Valentine in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- Ryan Valentine at Soccerbase
