Ryan Teague

Ryan Teague
Ryan Teague training for Melbourne Victory, December 2023
Personal information
Full name Ryan Graham Pun Teague[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory
Number 6
Youth career
Maroubra United
Sydney University
Sydney Olympic
Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Sydney FC NPL 17 (1)
2019–2020 Sydney FC 1 (0)
2020–2023 Famalicão 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Sporting da Covilhã (loan) 24 (0)
2023– Melbourne Victory 28 (2)
International career‡
2017–2019 Australia U17 24 (11)
2021– Australia U23 13 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
Third place 2017 Thailand U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Ryan Graham Pun Teague (born 24 January 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for A-League club Melbourne Victory.

Club career

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Sydney FC

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Teague joined Sydney FC's academy at its inception, and progressed through the youth ranks, before being awarded a scholarship in September 2018.[3] In September 2019, along with Marco Tilio and Harry van der Saag, Teague was awarded a Hyundai A-League scholarship contract, and was promoted to the senior squad.[4] On 7 December 2019, Teague made his professional debut, coming off the bench for Luke Brattan in the 82nd minute of a 5–1 win over Brisbane Roar at Jubilee Oval.[5]

Famalicão

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On 30 January 2020, Teague signed for Portuguese side Famalicão.[6] He made his first team debut on 24 July 2021 in a 1–0 Taça da Liga win against Feirense.[7][8]

Sporting da Covilhã (loan)

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On 1 August 2020, Sporting da Covilhã announced the signing of Teague on a season long loan.[7] His first appearance was in the Liga Portugal 2 game against Vilafranquense on 23 August 2021.[8]

Melbourne Victory

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On 13 September 2023, Teague returned to Australia, signing a three-year contract with A-League club Melbourne Victory.[9]

International career

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Born in Australia, Teague is of Malaysian descent.[10] He was a feature in the Joeys side from 2017 until the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he captained the side to the round of 16, playing all 4 games, and culminating in a 4–0 defeat to France.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Ryan Teague". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Sydney FC Promote Five Youth Stars". Sydney FC. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Signing news: Teenage trio earn Hyundai A-League deals with Sydney FC". MyFootball. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Sydney FC vs. Brisbane Roar – Football Match Line-Ups – December 7, 2019 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  6. ^ Smith, David (30 January 2020). "Joeys captain Teague seals Portugal move". FTBL.
  7. ^ a b "Famalicão empresta Ryan Teague ao Covilhã" (in Portuguese). O Minho. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  8. ^ a b Ryan Teague at Liga Portugal (in Portuguese)
  9. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Ryan Teague". Melbourne Victory. 13 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Ryan Teague Didakwa Keturunan Malaysia, Pengganti Brendan Gan?". 2 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Joeys bow out of FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 with defeat to France". Socceroos. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  12. ^ Ryan Teague On His Joeys Captaincy, retrieved 8 December 2019
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