Ryan Giles

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Ryan Giles
Personal information
Full name Ryan John Giles[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth Telford, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
(on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2018 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)
2020–2021 → Coventry City (loan) 19 (0)
2021 → Rotherham United (loan) 23 (2)
2021–2022 → Cardiff City (loan) 21 (0)
2022– → Blackburn Rovers (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 2 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:10, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

Ryan John Giles (born 26 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blackburn Rovers, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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 AFC 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]

On 25 January 2021, he was recalled by Wolverhampton,[15] and loaned the next day to Rotherham United until the end of the season.[16] He made his debut for them on 27 January, away at Middlesbrough. Coming on in the 88th minute, he scored in stoppage time to complete a 3–0 win.[17]

On 13th July 2021, it was announced that he had signed on loan to Cardiff City on loan for the 2021–22 season.[18] On 3 January 2022, Giles was recalled by his parent club and left Cardiff. At the time of his recall, Giles had registered nine assists, a tally that could not be bettered in the Championship.[19]

On 31 January 2022, Giles joined EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[20]

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.[21] He made his debut on 5 September in a goalless draw with the Dutch, starting the match at his club ground, the New Meadow.[22]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 2 January 2022
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[23] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[24] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20[25] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[26] Premier League 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 EFL Trophy[24] — — — 3[a] 1 3 1
AFC Telford United (loan) 2017–18[27] National League North 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2019–20[25] League One 19 1 3 0 1 0 2[a] 0 25 1
Coventry City (loan) 2019–20[25] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21[26] Championship 19 0 1 0 1 0 — 21 0
Total 20 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
Rotherham United (loan) 2020–21[26] Championship 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 2
Cardiff City (loan) 2021–22[28] Championship 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Career totals 92 5 5 0 2 0 3 1 104 6
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "2018/19 Premier League squad numbers". Premier League. 4 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b Edwards, Joe (26 April 2018). "AFC Telford spell has been an honour – Ryan Giles". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ "Coventry City blow as Premier League club trigger recall option". coventrytelegraph.net. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Millers add left-wing-back on loan". Rotherham United F.C. 26 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Middlesbrough 0-3 Rotherham United". BBC Sport. 27 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Giles joins Cardiff City on loan". wolves.co.uk. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "Ryan Giles recalled by Wolves". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 3 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Giles joins on loan!". Blackburn Rovers FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  21. ^ Hatfield, Luke (30 August 2019). "Shrewsbury Town's clash with Peterborough postponed". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  22. ^ "England U20s kick off new campaign with a goalless draw against Holland". The FA. The FA. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  23. ^ "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  25. ^ a b c "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  26. ^ a b c "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  27. ^ "Ryan Giles Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  28. ^ "Games played by Ryan Giles in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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