Ryan Hedges
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Peter Hedges | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Barnsley | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2010 | Everton | ||
| 2010–2013 | Flint Town United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Stevenage (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2017– | Barnsley | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Wales U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Wales U21 | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:49, 8 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:15, 6 September 2016 (UTC) |
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Ryan Peter Hedges (born 8 July 1995) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Barnsley.
Hedges attended Hawarden High School in Hawarden, Flintshire, North Wales.Michael Owen, Andy Dorman and Gary Speed and Danny Ward are fellow ex-pupils from the school who became professional footballers.
Hedges spent 7 seasons at Everton FC eventually being released at U16. Hedges joined Swansea City from Flint Town in the summer of 2013 following some impressive performances for the Welsh Schools Under-18s team. Hedges linked up with the Swansea City Under-21 team in the 2013–14 season, and was rewarded for his progress with a new one-year contract until June 2014.
On 16 January 2015, Hedges joined League One team Leyton Orient on a one-month loan deal. He made his professional debut for Leyton Orient against Colchester United on 24 January 2014. After an impressive start, Hedges' loan was extended until the end of the 2014–15 season. Hedges scored his first professional goal for Leyton Orient, and then set up a goal for Chris Dagnall, in a 2–0 win over Walsall on 28 February 2015. Weeks later on 14 March 2015, Hedges scored his second goal for Leyton Orient in a 3–0 win over Yeovil Town. Hedges went on to make seventeen appearances, scoring twice, as Orient were relegated to League Two.
In June 2015, Hedges signed a three-year contract extension at Swansea.
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