Ryan O'Leary (born 24 August 1987) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender. O'Leary is the son of former Republic of Ireland international footballer Pierce O'Leary and the nephew of David O'Leary.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Aberdeen | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | Kilmarnock | 30 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Dundee (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Kilmarnock | 39 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Orange County Blues | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 90 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Scotland U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editO'Leary attended St. Aloysius' College, Glasgow. He started his football career with Aberdeen and joined Kilmarnock for an undisclosed fee in 2005. After appearing sporadically for Kilmarnock due to injuries, Gordon Chisholm signed O'Leary for Dundee on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season.[1]
O'Leary left Kilmarnock when his contract expired in 2010 taking nine months out of football for personal reasons. However, after failing to win a deal at Vancouver Whitecaps following a trial,[2] he returned to Kilmarnock and signed a short-term deal in March 2011.[3]
International career
editIn February 2007 he was named in a Republic of Ireland under-21 squad, but he declined, choosing to represent the country of his birth instead.[citation needed] He subsequently represented Scotland at under–21 level.[4]
Acting career
editO'Leary portrays Davey Gunn in CBC Television's sports drama 21 Thunder and is credited as Ryan Pierce.[5] The series premiered in Canada on 31 July 2017.
References
edit- ^ Profile, dundeefc.co.uk
- ^ "Ex-Aberdeen, Kilmarnock defender O'Leary trialing with Vancouver Whitecaps". Tribal Football. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Defender Ryan O'Leary rejoins Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Ryan O'Leary". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Ryan Pierce - 21 Thunder". CBC. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
External links
edit- Ryan O'Leary at Soccerbase
- Ryan O'Leary profile at Kilmarnockfc.co.uk
- Ryan O'Leary at IMDb
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