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.

Ryan Giles

Personal information
Full name	Ryan John Giles[1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-26) 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 statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "2018/19 Premier League squad numbers". Premier League. 4 September 2018.
2. Edwards, Joe (26 April 2018). "AFC Telford spell has been an honour – Ryan Giles". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
3. "Darlington match report". AFC Telford United. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
4. "Promotion celebrated in style at End of Season Awards". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 8 May 2018.
5. Spiers, Tim (9 July 2018). "In profile: Wolves' young super six on Switzerland tour". Shropshire Star.
6. "New contract for Ryan Giles". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 6 November 2018.
7. Drury, Jonny (24 March 2018). "Wolves youngster Ryan Giles joins AFC Telford on-loan". Shropshire Star.
8. "Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Wolves". BBC Sport. 26 January 2019.
9. Cox, Lewis (1 July 2019). "Wolves youngster Ryan Giles joins Shrewsbury Town on loan". Express & Star. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
10. Cox, Lewis (3 August 2019). "Shrewsbury Town 1 Portsmouth 0 - Report and pictures". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
11. "Giles returns to Wolves". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 17 January 2020.
12. "Wolves: Ryan Giles joins Coventry City on loan until end of season". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020.
13. Cooke, Crippy (25 February 2020). "Loan watch: Midfielder finally makes debut in Tuesday's 1-1 draw". Vital Football. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
14. 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.
15. Hatfield, Luke (30 August 2019). "Shrewsbury Town's clash with Peterborough postponed". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
16. "England U20s kick off new campaign with a goalless draw against Holland". The FA. The FA. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
17. "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
18. "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
19. "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

External links

• Ryan Giles at Soccerbase