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Mathew Ryan
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Australia · 2013–25

Mathew Ryan

Icon GK Right-footed
Rating
84
Caps
101
Goals
0
Life
1992
Clubs
Central Coast Mariners, Club Brugge K.V., Brighton & Hove Albion
#9
Editorial rank of 33 for Australia
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Ryan was winning his hundredth cap in Jeddah on 10 June 2025 when he beat out Salem Al-Dawsari's penalty in the 84th minute, and Australia held on to win 2-1 and reach a sixth straight World Cup. He won the 2015 Asian Cup at home and its Golden Glove, the Belgian Cup with Club Brugge, the A-League double with Central Coast in 2013, and kept two clean sheets in Qatar, a Socceroos record at a World Cup. Career record: 101 caps and 0 goals for Australia; club career at Central Coast Mariners, Club Brugge K.V., Brighton & Hove Albion.

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Career record

2010–2013Central Coast Mariners
2013–2015Club Brugge K.V.
2015–2017Valencia CF
2017–2017K.R.C. Genk
2017–2021Brighton & Hove Albion
2021–2021Arsenal
2021–2022Real Sociedad
2022–2023F.C. Copenhagen
2023–2024AZ Alkmaar
2024–2025AS Roma
2025–2025R.C. Lens
2025–todayLevante UD
Australia101 caps, 0 goals

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Around Ryan in the almanac

One rank above: Mark Bresciano at #8.

One rank below: Brett Emerton at #10.

Australia's editorial top five: Harry Kewell · Tim Cahill · Mark Viduka · Mark Schwarzer · Mile Jedinak.