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.
 Ryan Teague training for Melbourne Victory, December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ryan Graham Pun Teague[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 January 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editSydney FC
editTeague 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
editOn 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)
editOn 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
editOn 13 September 2023, Teague returned to Australia, signing a three-year contract with A-League club Melbourne Victory.[9]
International career
editBorn 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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ryan Teague". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Sydney FC Promote Five Youth Stars". Sydney FC. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Signing news: Teenage trio earn Hyundai A-League deals with Sydney FC". MyFootball. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Sydney FC vs. Brisbane Roar – Football Match Line-Ups – December 7, 2019 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ Smith, David (30 January 2020). "Joeys captain Teague seals Portugal move". FTBL.
- ^ a b "Famalicão empresta Ryan Teague ao Covilhã" (in Portuguese). O Minho. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ a b Ryan Teague at Liga Portugal (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Ryan Teague". Melbourne Victory. 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Ryan Teague Didakwa Keturunan Malaysia, Pengganti Brendan Gan?". 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Joeys bow out of FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 with defeat to France". Socceroos. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ Ryan Teague On His Joeys Captaincy, retrieved 8 December 2019
External links
edit- Ryan Teague at Soccerway
- Ryan Teague at ZeroZero (in Portuguese)
- Ryan Teague at Liga Portugal (in Portuguese)