| Declan Drysdale | |
| Fullname: | Declan Raymond Drysdale[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1999 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Birkenhead, England |
| Height: | 1.96m |
| Position: | Centre back, right-back |
| Currentclub: | Tranmere Rovers |
| Clubnumber: | 35 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tranmere Rovers |
| Youthyears1: | 2017-2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Coventry City |
| Youthyears2: | 2019 |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Tranmere Rovers |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Coventry City |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Solihull Moors (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Gillingham (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Cambridge United (loan) |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Ross County (loan) |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs7: | Newport County |
| Caps7: | 34 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Tranmere Rovers |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10:57, 26 July 2024 (UTC) |
Declan Raymond Drysdale (born 14 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back or right-back for club Tranmere Rovers.
Drysdale made his debut for Tranmere Rovers starting on 24 April 2017 in a National League win against Maidstone United.[2]
On 4 January 2019, Drysdale completed a transfer to League One side Coventry City on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[3] He spent three-and-a-half seasons at the club but only made a handful of first-team appearances. During his first year at Coventry, he featured primarily for the club's under-23's side although he made his first-team debut in an EFL Trophy match with Southampton U23's on 5 November 2019.[4]
Drysdale joined Solihull Moors in January 2020 on a one-month loan deal.[5] Shortly after the start of the 2020–21 season, he joined Gillingham on a season-long loan deal.[6] On 12 January, Drysdale was recalled back to the "Sky Blues".[7] On 1 February 2021 Drysdale joined Cambridge United on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[8]
In January 2022, Drysdale joined Ross County on loan the end of the 2021–22 season.[9]
Drysdale joined Newport County for an undisclosed fee on 7 June 2022.[10] He made his debut for Newport on 30 July 2022 in the starting line up for the 1–1 League Two draw against Sutton United.[11] Drysdale was released by Newport County at the end of the 2023-24 season.[12]
In July 2024 Drysdale re-joined Tranmere Rovers on a one-year contract.[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2016–17 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Coventry City | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Solihull Moors (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Gillingham (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Cambridge United (loan) | 2020–21 | League Two | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Ross County (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Newport County | 2022–23 | League Two | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 56 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 74 | 1 | |||