Ryan Giles
Ryan John Giles (born 26 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Coventry City, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ryan John Giles[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 January 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Telford, Shropshire, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Youth career | |||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2019–2020 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2020 | → Coventry City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2020– | → Coventry City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:10, 16 October 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Giles was born in Telford, Shropshire, grew up in St George's[2] and attended Telford Priory School.[3] He progressed through Wolverhampton Wanderers' youth system, winning the Academy Player of the Year Award for the 2017–18 season.[4]
The midfielder was one of a group of young players taken on a pre-season tour with the first team in summer 2018.[5] He was an unused substitute in several EFL Cup ties before signing a four-year contract with the club which will keep him at Wolves until summer 2022.[6]
On 24 March 2018 he was loaned to his hometown club A.F.C. Telford United in the National League North for the rest of the season, being signed by his future Wolves under-23 coach Rob Edwards.[7] He made his debut the same day in a goalless home draw with Darlington as an 82nd-minute substitute for Jordan Lussey.[3] He totalled nine appearances and provided seven assists as the Bucks avoided relegation, and he scored in home and away wins against Spennymoor Town in April.[2]
He made his Wolves debut on 26 January 2019, his 19th birthday in an FA Cup fourth round tie away at Shrewsbury Town. The match ended as a 2–2 draw.[8]
On 1 July 2019, Giles temporarily located back to Shropshire once again, signing for League One side Shrewsbury Town on a planned season-long loan.[9] On his debut on 3 August, he scored the only goal of a home win in the season opener against Portsmouth.[10] On 17 January 2020, he was recalled by his parent club due to injury to Wolves' Rúben Vinagre.[11]
Giles returned to League One on January deadline day 2020, joining Coventry City on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[12] He made his only appearance on 25 February in a 1–1 home draw with Rotherham United, as a last-minute substitute for Sam McCallum.[13] The season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Coventry promoted as champions.[14]
International career
In August 2019, Giles received his first England call-up, for under-20 matches against the Netherlands and Switzerland in the following month.[15] He made his debut on 5 September in a goalless draw with the Dutch, starting the match at his club ground, the New Meadow.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 February 2020
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2017–18[17] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018–19[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2019–20[19] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s | 2018–19[18] | Professional Development League | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
AFC Telford United (loan) | 2017–18[17] | National League North | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2019–20[19] | EFL League One | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 1 |
Coventry City (loan) | 2019–20[19] | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career totals | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 4 |
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
- "2018/19 Premier League squad numbers". Premier League. 4 September 2018.
- Edwards, Joe (26 April 2018). "AFC Telford spell has been an honour – Ryan Giles". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- "Darlington match report". AFC Telford United. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- "Promotion celebrated in style at End of Season Awards". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 8 May 2018.
- Spiers, Tim (9 July 2018). "In profile: Wolves' young super six on Switzerland tour". Shropshire Star.
- "New contract for Ryan Giles". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 6 November 2018.
- Drury, Jonny (24 March 2018). "Wolves youngster Ryan Giles joins AFC Telford on-loan". Shropshire Star.
- "Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Wolves". BBC Sport. 26 January 2019.
- Cox, Lewis (1 July 2019). "Wolves youngster Ryan Giles joins Shrewsbury Town on loan". Express & Star. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- Cox, Lewis (3 August 2019). "Shrewsbury Town 1 Portsmouth 0 - Report and pictures". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- "Giles returns to Wolves". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 17 January 2020.
- "Wolves: Ryan Giles joins Coventry City on loan until end of season". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020.
- Cooke, Crippy (25 February 2020). "Loan watch: Midfielder finally makes debut in Tuesday's 1-1 draw". Vital Football. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- Scott, Ged (10 June 2020). "Coventry City: How Mark Robins' Sky Blues, the team with no home, won promotion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- Hatfield, Luke (30 August 2019). "Shrewsbury Town's clash with Peterborough postponed". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "England U20s kick off new campaign with a goalless draw against Holland". The FA. The FA. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
External links
- Ryan Giles at Soccerbase