Ryan Schofield Explained

Ryan Schofield
Fullname:Ryan James Schofield[1]
Birth Date:11 December 1999[2]
Birth Place:Huddersfield, England
Height:1.90m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Portsmouth
Clubnumber:31
Youthyears1:–2008
Youthclubs1:Lepton Highlanders
Youthyears2:2008–2017
Youthclubs2:Huddersfield Town
Years1:2017–2023
Clubs1:Huddersfield Town
Caps1:33
Goals1:0
Years2:2017
Clubs2:FC United of Manchester (loan)
Caps2:5
Goals2:0
Years3:2018
Clubs3:AFC Telford United (loan)
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Years4:2019
Clubs4:Notts County (loan)
Caps4:17
Goals4:0
Years5:2020
Clubs5:Livingston (loan)
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Years6:2022–2023
Clubs6:Hibernian (loan)
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:2023
Clubs7:Crawley Town (loan)
Caps7:2
Goals7:0
Years8:2023–
Clubs8:Portsmouth
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Club-Update:10:37, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalteam1:England U18
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2017
Nationalteam2:England U19
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2017–2019
Nationalteam3:England U20
Nationalcaps3:6
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalteam-Update:18:16, 6 June 2019 (UTC)

Ryan James Schofield (born 11 December 1999) is an English footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Portsmouth.[3]

Club career

In January 2019, Schofield joined Notts County on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[4]

Schofield made his senior league debut for Huddersfield on 23 October 2019 against Middlesbrough.[5] He was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Livingston in January 2020.[6] Schofield was injured during his first appearance for Livingston, which forced them to sign another goalkeeper.[7]

Schofield played regularly for Huddersfield during the 2020–21 season, but lost his place after a 5–1 defeat to Fulham in August 2021. He then injured his shoulder while playing in a FA Cup tie at Burnley in January 2022.

He was loaned to Hibernian in August 2022.[8] He was recalled by Huddersfield in January 2023, without having made a first team appearance for Hibs.[9]

He joined Portsmouth for the 2023 season. After a handful of unconvincing displays he was released in the summer of 2024 with the club choosing not to offer a contract extension.[10]

International career

In March 2017, Schofield made an appearance for the England under-18 team against Qatar.[11] Schofield was included in an England U20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[12] He saved a penalty during the shoot-out in the final as England defeated the Ivory Coast to win the tournament.[13]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town2016–17Championship0000000000
2017–18Premier League00000000
2018–19Premier League00000000
2019–20Championship10001020
2020–21Championship3000000300
2021–22Championship20100030
2022–23Championship00000000
Total330101000350
FC United of Manchester (loan)2016–17[14] [15] National League North50001060
AFC Telford United (loan)2017–18National League North30000030
Notts County (loan)2018–19League Two170000000170
Livingston (loan)2019–20Scottish Premiership10200030
Hibernian (loan)2022–23Scottish Premiership00000000
Career total590301010640

Honours

England U20

2017[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Notification of shirt numbers: Huddersfield Town . English Football League . 32 . 21 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Ryan Schofield . 11v11 . 30 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Ryan Schofield . 12 January 2019 . Huddersfield Town A.F.C..
  4. Web site: Ryan Schofield: Notts County sign Huddersfield Town goalkeeper on loan. BBC Sport. 10 January 2019. 1 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Huddersfield Town 0-0 Middlesbrough highlights and manager reaction. Steven. Chicken. 23 October 2019. YorkshireLive. 4 December 2020.
  6. Web site: Ryan Schofield: Livingston sign Huddersfield goalkeeper on loan . BBC Sport . 7 January 2020 . 8 January 2020.
  7. Web site: Rangers' Robby McCrorie joins Livingston after Queen of the South recall . BBC Sport . 21 January 2020 . 21 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Ryan Schofield: Hibernain sign Huddersfield Town goalkeeper on loan . BBC Sport . 26 August 2022 . 26 August 2022.
  9. Web site: Loan keeper Schofield returns to Huddersfield . BBC Sport . 27 January 2023 . 27 January 2023.
  10. Web site: Pompey Retained List: Summer 2024 . 2024-05-01 . www.portsmouthfc.co.uk . en-gb.
  11. Web site: Qatar 0-4 England U18s. The Football Association. 27 March 2017. 1 April 2019.
  12. Web site: Toulon squad selected. The Football Association. 16 May 2017 . 1 April 2019.
  13. Web site: Toulon Tournament: England 1-1 Ivory Coast (5-3 penalties). BBC Sport. 10 June 2017. 1 April 2019.
  14. Web site: R. Schofield: Summary . Soccerway . Perform Group . 26 December 2020.
  15. Web site: Match Report – FC United of Manchester 1–0 Stalybridge Celtic . FC United of Manchester . 4 May 2017 . 27 December 2020 .