Ryan Kent
 Ryan Kent with Liverpool U21 at Goodison Park on 30 April 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Kent[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Oldham, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Winger, Second Striker[3] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Barnsley (on loan from Liverpool) | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2015 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Coventry City (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2016– | → Barnsley (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | England U18 | 2 | (2) |
| 2015– | England U20 | 6 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:36, 18 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Ryan Kent (born 11 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club Barnsley on loan from Liverpool.
Club career
Liverpool
Early career
Oldham-born Kent joined Liverpool at the age of seven and progressed through the Liverpool academy to become a regular member of the U21 squad.[4] After an impressive end to the 2014–15 campaign for the reserves his performances were rewarded with a new 4 and 1/2 year contract in March 2015.[3] This was followed by a call-up to the first-team squad for their 2015 pre-season tour with the player being named in Liverpool's 30-man squad for their tour of Thailand, Australia and Malaysia.[5] On 17 July 2015 Ryan Kent made his first-team debut when he came off the bench in the 2-1 win over Australian A-League side Brisbane Roar and was handed a first-team squad number for the Reds.
Loan to Coventry City
Liverpool received a number of offers to take Kent on loan after the player impressed in preseason.[6] Kent eventually joining Coventry City in September 2015 on a youth loan deal for four months until 16 January 2016.[7] Where he wore the no.40 shirt. Kent made his professional debut while on youth loan at Coventry City as a substitute on 12 September 2015 in a 1–0 League One loss to Scunthorpe United.[8] On 3 November, Kent played and scored in a 4-3 win over Barnsley.[9] The next day it was announced that he would return to Liverpool during the upcoming international break to be assessed by new Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp.[10]
On 5 January 2016 he was recalled by Liverpool and was named in the first-team to make his competitive debut for them, starting the FA Cup third round match away to Exeter City. The match ended 2–2 with Kent being withdrawn from the action after 57 minutes.[11]
Loan to Barnsley
On 26 July 2016, Kent was loaned to Barnsley for the season.[12] He scored his first goal for the Reds in a 4-0 win against Rotherham United on 27 August 2016.[13]
International career
On 27 August 2015, Kent was called up to the England U20 squad for a double header against the Czech Republic.[14]
Career statistics
Club
Stats according to Soccerbase
- As of 8 January 2016
| Clubs | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other[A] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Coventry City (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Career totals | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including substitutes) in the Football League Trophy.
References
- ↑ "Search 1995 to 1997 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
- 1 2 "Premier League Player Profile Ryan Kent". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- 1 2 McCartney, Aidan. "Who is Ryan Kent? Seven things you need to know about Coventry City's new signing". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ↑ "Ryan Kent". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ↑ "Liverpool's 30-man tour squad confirmed". Liverpool F.C. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ Pearce, James (2015-08-04). "Liverpool FC consider loan offers from Championship clubs for Ryan Kent". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ↑ "Coventry City snap up Liverpool midfielder Ryan Kent on a youth loan deal". CCFC Official Site. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe United 1–0 Coventry City". CCFC Official Site. 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
- ↑ "Coventry 4-3 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Klopp invites Ryan Kent back to Melwood following impressive Coventry City goal". This Is Anfield. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ↑ "Exeter City - Liverpool". BBC Sport. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "Ryan Kent makes loan move to Barnsley". Liverpool FC. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "Barnsley 4-0 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "England Under-20s squad named for Czech Republic games - England". The FA. 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
External links
- Ryan Kent player profile at Liverpool F.C. website
- Ryan Kent career statistics at Soccerbase
- England profile at The FA