Ryan De Vries
Personal information
Full name Ryan Keith De Vries[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-14) 14 September 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Auckland City
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Waitakere United 51 (25)
2013–2018 Auckland City 70 (36)
2014 → Bentleigh Greens (loan) 9 (2)
2015 → Bentleigh Greens (loan) 12 (2)
2018–2019 FC Gifu 53 (8)
2020–2021 Sligo Rovers 40 (6)
2022– Auckland City 50 (26)
International career‡
2015– New Zealand 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2018

Ryan Keith De Vries (born 14 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Auckland City in the Northern League and the New Zealand National League. Born in South Africa, he has represented the New Zealand national team.

Club career

Born in Cape Town, South Africa, De Vries made his debut for Waitakere United in the 2009–10 New Zealand Football Championship and transferred to Auckland City in 2013. He won the New Zealand Football Championship in each of his first six seasons.[3]

On 18 May 2014, in the OFC Champions League Final second leg, De Vries equalised as Auckland came from behind to defeat Amicale of Vanuatu 2–1, 3–2 on aggregate.[4] In December of that year, he helped his team become the first Oceanian side to come third at the FIFA Club World Cup, putting the team in front in an eventual 1–1 draw with Mexico's Cruz Azul before a penalty shootout victory.[5]

On 17 January 2018, De Vries signed a one-year deal to play for FC Gifu in Japan.[6]

On 25 February 2020, De Vries signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers.[7]

De Vries scored three goals during his debut season in Ireland helping Sligo Rovers secure a top four finish. In December 2020 he signed a new contract for the 2021 season. [8]

In 2022 De Vries returned to New Zealand Football with Auckland City making his comeback in a 4-0 friendly win over West Coast Rangers scoring two goals in the first half. [9]

International career

New Zealand Football initially approached FIFA in 2011 to establish whether De Vries was eligible to play for New Zealand, which he was not at the time.[10] On 8 March 2015, he was called into the New Zealand national football team to play a friendly against South Korea by coach Anthony Hudson.[11] He made his debut in the match in Seoul on 31 March, being substituted at half time for Tyler Boyd in a 0–1 defeat.[12]

Career statistics

Professional appearances – correct as of 1 August 2022.[13]

Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Waitakere United 2009–10 New Zealand Football Championship 8 1 0 0 0 0 5[c] 1 3[d] 1 16 3
2010–11 11 6 0 0 0 0 5[c] 1 3[d] 2 19 9
2011–12 15 9 0 0 0 0 6[c] 3 0[e] 0 21 12
2012–13 17 9 0 0 0 0 9[c] 1 4[f] 1 30 11
Waitakere United Total 51 25 0 0 0 0 25 6 10 4 86 35
Auckland City 2013–14 New Zealand Football Championship 13 2 0 0 0 0 6[c] 1 4[g] 0 23 3
Bentleigh Greens (loan) 2014 NPL Victoria 9 2 2 1 0 0 – – 11 3
Auckland City 2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship 16 5 0 0 0 0 5[c] 0 9[h] 6 30 11
Bentleigh Greens (loan) 2015 NPL Victoria 12 2 0 0 0 0 – – 12 2
Bentleigh Greens Total 21 4 2 1 0 0 – – 23 5
Auckland City 2015–16 New Zealand Football Championship 16 15 0 0 0 0 5[c] 1 4[i] 2 25 18
2016–17 19 4 0 0 0 0 4[c] 6 3[j] 0 26 10
2017–18 6 10 0 0 0 0 0[c] 0 1[k] 0 7 10
FC Gifu 2018 J2 League 26 4 1 0 0 0 – – 27 4
2019 27 4 0 0 0 0 – – 27 4
FC Gifu Total 53 8 1 0 0 0 – – 54 8
Sligo Rovers 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 14 3 3 0 – – – 17 3
2021 26 3 1 0 – 2[l] 0 – 29 3
Sligo Rovers Total 40 6 4 0 – 2 0 – 46 6
Auckland City 2022 Northern League 14 5 0 0 0 0 – – 14 5
Auckland City Total 70 36 0 0 0 0 20 8 21 8 111 52
Career Total 235 79 7 1 0 0 47 14 31 12 320 106
  1. ^ Includes Chatham Cup, FFA Cup, Emperor's Cup, FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes White Ribbon Cup, Dockerty Cup & J.League Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearances in OFC Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in New Zealand Football Championship Playoffs
  5. ^ Appearance in Charity Cup
  6. ^ 1 appearance in Charity Cup & 3 appearances, 1 goal in New Zealand Football Championship Playoffs
  7. ^ 1 appearance in Charity Cup & 3 appearances in New Zealand Football Championship Playoffs
  8. ^ 4 appearances, 1 goal in FIFA Club World Cup & 3 appearances, 3 goals in OFC President's Cup & 2 appearances, 2 goals in New Zealand Football Championship Playoffs
  9. ^ 1 appearance in FIFA Club World Cup & 2 appearances, 2 goals in New Zealand Football Championship Playoffs & 1 appearance in Charity Cup
  10. ^ 1 appearance in FIFA Club World Cup & 2 appearances in New Zealand Football Championship Playoffs
  11. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  12. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Waitakere United[3]
Auckland City FC[3]

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Rayan De Vries". Auckland City FC. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "R. DE VRIES". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Auckland City FC 2-1 Amicale FC". Oceania Football Confederation. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Auckland City claim historic bronze". FIFA. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. ^ Burgess, Michael. "Former All White signs deal with Japanese club FC Gifu". NZ Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Goal-shy Sligo Rovers complete signing of striker Ryan de Vries".
  8. ^ "De Vries signs for 2021 – Sligo Rovers".
  9. ^ "De Vries catches the eye in friendly win".
  10. ^ "NZ Football to appeal disqualification decision". 3news.co.nz. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  11. ^ "New-look All Whites squad named for Korea trip". Radio New Zealand. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Late winner hurts All Whites". New Zealand Football. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  13. ^ "New Zealand – R.De Vries". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

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