Ryan Wallace (footballer)

Ryan Wallace
Personal information
Full name Ryan Wallace
Date of birth (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Stranraer
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Heart of Midlothian 2 (0)
2009 → Raith Rovers (loan) 4 (1)
2010 Airdrie United 8 (3)
2011–2012 East Fife 45 (28)
2012–2016 Dunfermline Athletic 96 (28)
2016–2017 Albion Rovers 27 (11)
2017– Stranraer 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:40, 16 May 2017 (UTC).

Ryan Wallace (born 30 July 1990)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Stranraer. He started his career at Heart of Midlothian, before moving on to play for Airdrie United, East Fife, Dunfermline Athletic and Albion Rovers, as well as Raith Rovers where he had a short loan spell.

Career

Hearts

A member of Hearts's under-19 squad[2] Wallace joined Raith Rovers on loan in October 2009. He made his debut on 31 October, scoring in a 2–1 win over Partick Thistle.[3] In all he made four appearances scoring once before returning to Hearts.[4]

He made his Scottish Premier League debut on 23 January 2010, coming on as a late substitute in their match against Rangers.[5] He made one more first team appearance,[6] and was released by the club at the end of his contract in May 2010.[7]

Airdrie

Following his release from Hearts, Wallace signed for Scottish Second Division side Airdrie United. He made his debut on 24 July 2010, in a 2–1 defeat to Ayr United in the Challenge Cup, with his league debut coming on 7 August 2010, against East Fife. Wallace scored his first goal for the club on 14 August, from the penalty spot, however was sent off in the dying minutes of the game for a professional foul.[8] He missed four weeks of the season after suffering a broken jaw in a friendly with Queen's Park.

His contract with Airdrie was terminated in January 2011 by mutual consent, following a fight in the stadium car park with fellow player Scott Gibson.[9] In all he made eleven appearances, scoring three times.[10]

East Fife

Wallace then joined fellow Scottish Second Division side East Fife. He made his debut as a substitute on 19 February 2011, in a league match against Brechin City.[11] He scored his first goals for the club on 23 February, netting twice in a 4–0 victory over Ayr United.[12] He won the Scottish Football League Ginger Boot award for April 2011. In all Wallace made thirteen appearances, scoring eight times in his debut season.[13]

Dunfermline

On 1 June 2012, it was announced that Wallace had agreed to join Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic,[14] pending a compensation agreement with East Fife because of his age.[15] On 8 June, the deal was finalised and he signed a two-year contract.[16] After winning the Scottish League One title with the Pars, Wallace was released by the club at the end of the 2015–16 season.[17]

Albion Rovers & Stranraer

A month after leaving East End Park, Wallace joined Scottish League One side Albion Rovers on a one-year deal.[18] Wallace scored 11 goals in 31 appearances for Rovers, before signing with fellow League One club Stranraer on 16 May 2017.[19]

Career statistics

As of 16 May 2017[20]
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2009–10 Scottish Premier League 2000000020
Raith Rovers (loan) 2009–10 Scottish Division One 4100000041
Airdrie United 2010–11 Scottish Division Two 83101010113
East Fife 2010–11 138000000138
2011–12 32202142344127
Total 45282142345435
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13 Scottish Division One 31102021213712
2013–14 Scottish League One 27104221203513
2014–15 4000110051
2015–16 3481031314110
Total 962872847211935
Albion Rovers 2016–17 Scottish League One 27111020103111
Stranraer 2017–18 0000000000
Career total 1867111314511521983

Honours

Club

Dunfermline Athletic

References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Wallace". DAFC.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "'Youthful' under-19s prosper at Penicuik". The Scotsman. 24 July 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Partick Thistle 1–2 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "RAITH ROVERS : 1946/47 – 2010/11". Neil Brown Stats. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Rangers 1 – 1 Hearts". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ryan Wallace 2009/2010 Stats". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Hearts to release big-name four". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Airdrie United 2–2 Ayr United". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Football club sack stars after car park brawl over hairdresser". Daily Record. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "Ryan Wallace". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "East Fife 0–0 Brechin City". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "Ayr United 0–4 East Fife". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  13. ↑ "Ryan Wallace in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  14. ↑ "Dunfermline poised for a triple transfer swoop as JJ shapes squad". STV. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  15. ↑ "Ex-Hearts youth Kane joins Pars and old boss". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  16. ↑ "Three new signings". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  17. ↑ "Dunfermline sign Nat Wedderburn from Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Wallace becomes a Rover". Albion Rovers FC. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  19. ↑ "Wallace Signs". Stranaer FC. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  20. ↑ Ryan Wallace at Soccerbase
  21. ↑ McLaughlin, Brian (26 March 2016). "Dunfermline 3 – 1 Brechin City". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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