Thomas Ryan (soccer)

Thomas Ryan (born April 23, 1987 in Salem, Oregon) is an American soccer player.

Thomas Ryan
Personal information
Full name Thomas Ryan
Date of birth (1987-04-23) April 23, 1987
Place of birth Salem, Oregon, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005–2006 Linfield Wildcats
2007–2008 Azusa Pacific Cougars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Cascade Surge 11 (0)
2009 Portland Timbers U23s 7 (0)
2010 Real Maryland Monarchs 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 29, 2012

Career

Youth and College

Ryan played two years of college soccer at Linfield College in his native Oregon, before transferring to Azusa Pacific University as a junior in 2007, the same year Azusa Pacific University won the NAIA National Championship.

Professional

Undrafted out of college, Ryan entered preseason with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division[1] and later signed with the Portland Timbers U23s in the USL Premier Development League in 2009,[2] featuring in seven games.[3] He signed his first professional contract in 2010 when he signed to play for the Real Maryland Monarchs in the USL Second Division. He made his professional debut on August 7, 2010 in a 2-2- tie with the Charlotte Eagles.[4]

Thomas is currently retired from soccer and owns Tommy Blades Creative, LLC.; Photography and apparel company based out of the Pacific Northwest.

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References
  1. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/newsroom/headlines/index.html?article_id=1078%5B%5D
  2. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/newsroom/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=1243%5B%5D
  3. http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/13598694.html#STATS Archived 2014-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-08-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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