| Ryan Cassidy | |
| Fullname: | Ryan Michael McClean Cassidy[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Height: | 1.73m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Hayes & Yeading United |
| Youthclubs1: | St. Kevin's Boys |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Watford |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Watford |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Accrington Stanley (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Bohemians (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Hayes & Yeading United |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U17 |
| Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland U18 |
| Nationalteam3: | Republic of Ireland U19 |
| Club-Update: | 21:16, 14 July 2022 (UTC) |
Ryan Michael McClean Cassidy (born 2 March 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hayes & Yeading United.
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]
| 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 | 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 | |||