Ryan Blair (footballer) explained

Ryan Blair
Fullname:Ryan Dominic Blair[1]
Birth Date:1996 2, df=y
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Dumbarton
Youthclubs1:Falkirk
Youthyears1:–2014
Clubs1:Falkirk
Years1:2014–2016
Clubs2:Swansea City
Years2:2016–2019
Clubs3:Falkirk (loan)
Years3:2018
Clubs4:Dunfermline Athletic (loan)
Years4:2019
Clubs5:Stenhousemuir
Years5:2019–2021
Clubs6:East Kilbride
Years6:2021
Clubs7:East Fife
Years7:2022
Clubs8:Dumbarton
Years8:2022–
Caps1:7
Goals1:0
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Caps3:7
Goals3:1
Caps4:13
Goals4:1
Caps5:35
Goals5:1
Caps6:12
Goals6:4
Caps7:17
Goals7:0
Caps8:63
Goals8:4
Club-Update:18:19, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
Clubnumber:6

Ryan Dominic Blair (born 23 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Dumbarton.

Career

Falkirk

Born in Glasgow, Blair began his career at Falkirk, and made his professional debut for the club on 6 September 2014 against Stranraer in the Scottish Challenge Cup.[2]

In the 2015–16 season he made seven appearances for the side in the Scottish Championship, one appearance in the Scottish League Cup, and one appearance in the Scottish Cup.

Swansea City

Blair moved to Swansea City in January 2016 for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract and joining up with their under-21 squad.[3]

Blair returned to Falkirk on loan in January 2018,[4] where he played eight times and scored once. In January 2019, he signed for Falkirk's derby rivals Dunfermline Athletic on a short-term loan deal until the end of the 2018–19 season.[5]

He was released by the club in July 2019.[6]

Stenhousemuir

Blair returned to Scotland on a permanent basis, joining Stenhousemuir on 29 November 2019.[7] Blair was among 18 players released by the club in May 2021.[8]

East Kilbride

Blair joined Lowland League side East Kilbride in October 2021 and left for League One side East Fife three months later in 2022.[9]

East Fife

After leaving East Kilbride after only four months, Blair joined Methil side East Fife on 2 January 2022.[10]

Dumbarton

Having left East Fife, Blair joined Scottish League Two side Dumbarton in June 2022.[11] He scored his first goal for the club with a superb free-kick against Elgin City in February 2023.[12] In April 2023 Blair agreed a new two-year deal with the Sons.[13] He netted his first career brace in a 6-2 win against The Spartans in March 2024 - both from free-kicks.

Career statistics

As of 22:19 August 14, 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Falkirk2014–15Scottish Championship0000001[14] 010
2015–167010100090
Total70101010100
Swansea City U23s2016–17Premier League 2 - Div 25[15] 050
2017–18Premier League 2 - Div 12020
2018–192020
Total9090
Falkirk (loan)2017–18Scottish Championship7110000081
Dunfermline Athletic (loan)2018–19131000000131
Stenhousemuir2019–20Scottish League Two141000000141
2020–21210203000260
Total351203000401
East Fife2021–22Scottish League One170000000170
Dumbarton2022–23Scottish League Two341303030431
2023–24273204030363
2024–25Scottish League One2000401070
Career total1427901501702837

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed . Premier League . 2 February 2018 . 16 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Stranraer 1-0 Falkirk . BBC Sport . BBC . 2014-09-06 . 2016-02-23.
  3. Web site: Ryan Blair: Falkirk midfielder joins Swansea City U21s . BBC . BBC Sport . 27 January 2016 . 23 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Falkirk take Ryan Blair back on loan from Swansea City . BBC Sport . BBC . 11 January 2018 . 11 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Dunfermline sign Bruce Anderson and Ryan Blair on loan . Ross . Hart . Dunfermline Press . Newsquest . 1 February 2019 . 1 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Swans reveal retained list . www.swanseacity.com. 2019-07-25.
  7. Web site: Jamie . Swinney . 2019-11-29. Ryan Blair joins the Warriors. 2021-11-16. Stenhousemuir FC. en-GB.
  8. Web site: Updated: Defender Jonathan Tiffoney among 18 players leaving Stenhousemuir as part of squad rejig. 2021-11-16. www.falkirkherald.co.uk. en.
  9. Web site: McGilvray. Andy. 2021-10-12. East Kilbride boss Chris Aitken: Focus on climbing Lowland League. 2021-11-16. Daily Record. en.
  10. Web site: East Fife sign former Dunfermline and Swansea midfielder as Stevie Crawford begins rebuild . Alan . Temple . the courier.co.uk . Newsquest . 2 January 2022 . 2 January 2022.
  11. Web site: Dumbarton Football Club - RYAN BLAIR SIGNS FOR DUMBARTON . 2022-06-04 . www.dumbartonfootballclub.com.
  12. Web site: Galloway . Andy . 2023-02-25 . DUMBARTON LOSE TO ELGIN . 2023-02-26 . Dumbarton Football Club . en-US.
  13. Web site: Crawford . Jack . 2023-04-17 . RYAN IS NEXT TO SIGN UP . 2023-05-16 . Dumbarton Football Club . en-US.
  14. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  15. Appearances in the EFL Trophy