Zachary Thomas Ryan (born January 14, 1999) is an American former professional soccer player.
Club career In 2019, Ryan originally signed with the San Francisco Glens in USL League Two, scoring three goals in three games before returning to Stanford University after the season.
On January 20, 2022, Ryan was signed to a one-year MLS Homegrown contract with the New York Red Bulls. He made his MLS debut on March 5, 2022, in a 4–1 win against Toronto FC after coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute. On May 10, 2022, Ryan scored his first goal as a professional, helping New York to a 3–0 victory over DC United as they advanced to Round of 16 in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup. Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by New York.
On January 14, 2023, Ryan joined USL Championship side Loudoun United.
International career In August 2013, Ryan participated in a U.S. U-14 National Team training camp in Pasadena, California.
Personal life Ryan was born in Chatham Borough, New Jersey, to Melissa and Frank Ryan. His father was a wrestler for Syracuse University and his uncle, Tom Ryan, is the head wrestling coach at Ohio State University. He has two younger brothers, Sean and Will. His brother, Sean, plays soccer at Ohio State University. Ryan attended Chatham High School, graduating in 2017.
Honors Source: Stanford Cardinal NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship: 2017 Pac-12 Conference: 2017, 2018, 2020
Individual MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist: 2020 Pac-12 Player of the Year: 2020 United Soccer Coaches ALl-America First Team: 2020 Top Drawer Soccer Bext XI Third Team: 2020 College Soccer News All-America First Team: 2020 United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region: 2020, 2021 All-Pac-12: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week: April 20, 2021 College Soccer News National Team of the Week: September 16, 2019; March 14, 2021 Pac-12 Player of the Week: February 23, 2021; April 20, 2021 College Soccer News All-Freshman First Team: 2018 Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Freshman Second Team: 2018 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team: 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team: 2020, 2021 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region: 2020, 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team: 2019, 2020, 2021 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll: 2019, 2020 Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team: 2018
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External links
Zach Ryan at Stanford Athletics