| Ryan Townsend | |
| Birth Date: | 1985 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
| Currentclub: | Mandurah City |
| Position: | Central defender |
| Years1: | 2004 |
| Years2: | 2005 |
| Years3: | 2005–2007 |
| Years4: | 2007–2008 |
| Years5: | 2008–2011 |
| Clubs5: | Mandurah City |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Caps2: | ? |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Caps4: | ? |
| Caps5: | ? |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Goals2: | ? |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Goals4: | ? |
| Goals5: | ? |
| Nationalyears1: | 2005 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13:53, 31 August 2007 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 13:53, 31 August 2007 (UTC) |
Ryan Townsend (born 2 September 1985) is an Australian footballer.[1]
Townsend was born in Manchester, in the United Kingdom, but was raised in Perth, Western Australia. His father was a former professional footballer, George Townsend. After growing up in Australia he returned to the UK having earned a place in Burnley's youth development set-up. Townsend could have stayed at Burnley but they could not extend his contract due to ECU Joondalup (his club in Perth) demanding a large development fee.[2] Townsend instead returned to Perth where he started to train with Perth Glory before playing two games in 2005 on a short-term contract. Townsend then joined Wanneroo City in the Football West State League, before he was offered a full-time contract with Perth Glory in place of Daniel Vasilevski for the A-League 2006-07 season. He was released four games before the end of the A-League season after a single appearance and then decided to play in Indonesia with Persiba Balikpapan until 2008.
He has played for the Australian U20 side, the "Young Socceroos", three times. A highlight for Townsend was scoring against Japan in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.