| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bobby Ryan | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Galway United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Limerick | |||
| Galway United | |||
| 2002–2004 | Bohemians | ||
| 2005–2006 | Shelbourne | 44 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Dunfermline Athletic | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | St Patrick's Athletic | 21 | (1) |
| 2010 | Galway United | 19 | (0) |
| 2010 | Limerick | 11 | (1) |
| 2011 | Galway United | 35 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Bobby Ryan (born 1 May 1979 in Limerick) is an Irish footballer who plays for Galway United.
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Ryan had a schoolboy career with the Geraldines nursery club in Limerick and had progressed to play for Limerick and Galway United, before Stephen Kenny signed him for Bohemians in January 2002.
He made his debut for the club away to Cork City on 20 January. The 2002–03 season saw Ryan in tremendous form and he capped it off by scoring the goal that won the 2002–03 league title for Bohemians in the dying minutes of a 1–0 win over Shelbourne at Tolka Park on 12 January 2003. He never regained the form of that season while at Bohs and at the end of the 2004 season, along with team mates Glen Crowe and Colin Hawkins, moved to rivals Shelbourne in a controversial move.
Ryan then won the League of Ireland championship with Shelbourne in 2006, but the squad broke up due to financial problems.
Ryan then joined Scottish First Division club Dunfermline Athletic in January 2007. He made nine appearances in the 2007–08 season before returning to Ireland in January 2008.
In January 2008, having failed to make much impact at Dunfermline, Ryan moved back to Ireland to play for St Patrick's Athletic as new Dunfermline manager Jim McIntyre began reshaping the club's squad.[1]
In February 2010, Ryan signed for Galway United after spending most of pre-season there.[2][3] However, due to Galway's desire to ease financial problems by releasing players, Ryan was able to sign for his hometown club of Limerick in the mid-season transfer window.
He returned to Galway United in 2011 starting his third spell with the club.
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