Ryan Blake (footballer)

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Ryan Blake
Personal information
Full name Ryan George Blake[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-08) 8 December 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Weybridge, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
0000–2010 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Brentford 1 (0)
2010 → Woking (loan) 3 (0)
2011 → Ebbsfleet United (loan) 11 (0)
2011 → Farnborough (loan) 4 (1)
2012 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2 (0)
2012–2013 Ebbsfleet United 8 (0)
2013–2014 Chertsey Town (3)
2014 Kingstonian 4 (0)
National team
2010 Northern Ireland U19 1 (0)
2010–2011 Northern Ireland U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ryan George Blake (born 8 December 1991) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Brentford. He was capped by Northern Ireland at youth level.

Career[]

Brentford[]

A left back, Blake began his career with League One club Brentford and signed a scholarship deal during the 2008 off-seasin.[3] He was an unused substitute on 19 occasions throughout the 2009–10 season and made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Yeovil Town on 24 April 2010,[4] when he replaced Lionel Ainsworth after an hour.[5] Despite signing his first professional contract during the 2010 off-season,[6] Blake found his first team chances limited during the 2010–11 season and was an unused substitute on just four occasions.[7] He signed new a one-year contract to be part of the Development Squad for the 2011–12 season and spent much of the season out on loan.[6] He failed to feature at all for the first team under new manager Uwe Rösler during the season and was released when his contract expired in June 2012.[8][9]

Woking (loan)[]

Blake moved to Conference South club Woking on a one-month loan on 2 October 2010.[10] He made four appearances during his spell and returned to Brentford on 2 November.[11][12]

Ebbsfleet United (loan)[]

Blake signed for Conference South club Ebbsfleet United on loan on 11 January 2011.[13] He made 12 appearances and returned to Brentford on 20 April.[11]

Farnborough (loan)[]

Blake signed for Conference South club Farnborough on a one-month loan on 28 October 2011.[14] He made five appearances during his spell and scored the equaliser in a 3–1 away league victory over Salisbury City on 19 November.[11][15] He returned to Brentford on 29 October, after his loan expired.

Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)[]

Blake signed for Conference South club Hampton & Richmond Borough on a one-month loan on 18 January 2012.[16] He made only three appearances and returned to Brentford on 17 February after his loan expired.[17]

Permanent signing for Ebbsfleet United[]

After an unsuccessful trial with Lincoln City,[18] Blake returned to Conference Premier club Ebbsfleet United on a permanent contract during the 2012 off-season.[19] He made only eight appearances during his only season with the club,[17] as Ebbsfleet suffered relegation to the Conference South.[20]

Chertsey Town[]

Blake signed for Southern League First Division Central club Chertsey Town in August 2013 and was awarded the captaincy.[21] He departed the club at the end of the 2013–14 season.

Kingstonian[]

In the summer of 2014, Blake joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Kingstonian.[22] He made 8 appearances, with his final match coming in early December 2014.[23]

International career[]

Blake was capped by Northern Ireland at U19 and U21 level.[24] He made his U19 debut in a 2–2 2010 European U19 championship elite qualifying draw with Russia on 23 May 2010, coming on as a 41st-minute substitute for Dean Jarvis.[25] Blake made his U21 debut on 3 September 2010, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for Paddy McLaughlin in a 4–0 2011 European U21 Championship qualifying victory over San Marino.[24] He made his second appearance for the U21s in a friendly against Wales on 9 February 2011, starting the match and playing an hour before being substituted.[26][27]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 2009–10[5] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2010–11[28] 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Woking (loan) 2010–11[11] Conference South 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Ebbsfleet United (loan) 2010–11[11] Conference South 11 0 — — 1[a] 0 12 0
Farnborough (loan) 2011–12[11] Conference South 4 1 — — 1[a] 0 5 1
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2011–12[17] Conference South 3 0 — — — 3 0
Ebbsfleet United 2012–13[17] Conference Premier 8 0 0 0 — 0 0 8 0
Ebbsfleet United total 19 0 0 0 — 1 0 20 0
Kingstonian 2014–15[23] Isthmian League Premier Division 4 0 2 0 — 2[b] 0 8 0
Career total 34 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 41 1
  1. ^ a b Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. ^ 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Surrey Senior Cup

References[]

  1. ^ "Ryan Blake". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. ^ Ryan Blake at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Murtagh, Jacob (28 April 2010). "Brentford youngster Ryan Blake eyes first-team spot". Get West London. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Ryan Blake Player Profile". ESPN FC. Retrieved 29 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b "Games played by Ryan Blake in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  6. ^ a b Murtagh, Jacob (29 May 2011). "Blake will benefit from Bees development squad, says Ose". Get West London. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Ryan Blake Player Profile". ESPN FC. Retrieved 29 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Games played by Ryan Blake in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Transfer Tracker: Summer Moves". Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Two Players Sign From Brentford". Woking FC Official Site. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Ryan Blake Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  12. ^ Moore, John. "Winger Signs On Loan". Woking Football Club. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  13. ^ Cawdell, Luke (11 January 2011). "Ebbsfleet United clinch loan signing of Brentford defender Ryan Blake ahead of Hampton & Richmond clash". Kentonline.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Bees' Blake in Boro loan deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  15. ^ Couch, Jon (24 November 2011). "Football: Salisbury City 1 Farnborough 3". Get Hampshire. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  16. ^ Street, Tim (19 January 2012). "Hampton sign Brentford defender on loan". MyLondon. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  17. ^ a b c d Ryan Blake at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  18. ^ Murtagh, Jacob (1 May 2012). "Lincoln eye Brentford defender". Get West London. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  19. ^ "Ebbsfleet United sign Ryan Blake and Phil Walsh". 1 August 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  20. ^ Ebbsfleet United F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  21. ^ "Blake Signs for Chicks". Pitchero Non League. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  22. ^ "Kingstonian boss Williams faces late fitness test worry". Surrey Comet. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  23. ^ a b "Ryan Blake – First Team – Kingstonian FC". www.kingstonian.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  24. ^ a b "Ryan Blake". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  25. ^ "Under-19 2010 – Russia-Northern Ireland". UEFA.com. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  26. ^ "Blake caps Ebbsfleet loan with international bow". Kent News. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  27. ^ "U21 Squad Announced To Face Wales". Irishfa.com. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  28. ^ "Games played by Ryan Blake in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

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