Ryan Shawcross

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Ryan Shawcross
Personal information
Full name Ryan Shawcross
Date of birth October 4, 1987 (1987-10-04) (age 20)
Place of birth    Chester, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Stoke City
Number 17
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2006–2008
2007
2007–2008
2008–		 Manchester United
→ Royal Antwerp (loan)
→ Stoke City (loan)
Stoke City		 00 (0)
22 (3)
26 (6)
15 (1)   
National team2
2008– England U21 01 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 19:31, 31 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 20:36, 25 March 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Ryan Shawcross (born 4 October 1987) is an English association footballer, currently playing for Stoke City. His position is as a centre-back.

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[edit] Early life and education

Born in Chester, England, to Welsh parents, Shawcross was raised in Buckley, Flintshire, and attended Elfed High School in Buckley.

During his primary school days, Shawcross played representative level football for Flintshire Boys; this team counts Gary Speed, Michael Owen and Ian Rush amongst its former players. Shawcross' younger brother, Rory, also a defender, has also played for this team.

Early in his Manchester United career, Shawcross made 22 appearances for the Under 17s, in 2003-04, scoring against Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers. The following season, 2004-05, he made five appearances for United’s Pontin's Holidays League Reserve side, that won the Division One West title.

[edit] Football career

In 2004-05, Shawcross made 21 appearances for the Under 18s, scoring against Everton on 5 March 2005.

During the 2005-06 season, Ryan made ten appearances in the F.A. Premier Reserve League and was a part of United's successful Reserve side that won the treble of the Manchester Senior Cup, F.A. Premier Reserve League North and F.A. Premier Reserve Play-off against Tottenham Hotspur Reserves.

On 25 October 2006, Ryan made his senior debut as a substitute for fellow debutant Michael Barnes in the League Cup 3rd Round encounter at Gresty Road, Crewe, coming on in extra-time in a 2-1 United win.

In January 2007, he was sent on loan to Royal Antwerp FC, where he appeared regularly, and helped Antwerp to make it into the Belgium playoffs, scoring 3 goals himself, before returning to Manchester in the summer.

On 9 August 2007, Shawcross was sent on loan again, this time to English Championship club Stoke City, for 6 months.[1] He scored his first two goals for Stoke during his first two games, one on his debut during a 1–0 win on the opening day of the season, against Cardiff City.[2] The other during a League Cup game against Rochdale in which Stoke lost on penalties.[3]

Stoke made advances to make Shawcross' loan permanent during the January 2008 transfer window,[4] and the move was finally completed on 18 January 2008, with Stoke paying Manchester United an initial £1m, with the possibility of a further £1m dependent on appearances and Stoke achieving promotion.[5]

In a scouting report for The Guardian newspaper, Steve Claridge described Shawcross as "a leader", an "uncomplicated player", and "enthusiastic". [6]

[edit] International honours

In January 2008, Shawcross won his first call up to the England Under-21 squad for a 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying match against the Republic of Ireland.[7] Shawcross previously played for the Wales Under-15 team, against Belgium and the Republic of Ireland.[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Shawcross Signs!. Stoke City Official Website. Premium TV Limited (2007-08-09). Retrieved on 2007-08-09.
  2. ^ "Cardiff 0-1 Stoke", BBC Sport, British Broadcasting Corporation, 2007-08-11. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. 
  3. ^ "Rochdale 2-2 Stoke City (aet)", BBC Sport, British Broadcasting Corporation, 2007-08-14. Retrieved on 2007-08-16. 
  4. ^ "Shawcross set for permanent move", BBC Sport, British Broadcasting Corporation, 2008-01-08. Retrieved on 2008-01-09. 
  5. ^ "Shawcross ties up £1m Stoke move", BBC Sport, British Broadcasting Corporation, 2008-01-18. Retrieved on 2008-01-18. 
  6. ^ Claridge, Steve. "Scouting report: Ryan Shawcross, Stoke City", The Guardian, 4 March 2008. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.
  7. ^ "Shawcross gets international call", BBC Sport, 2008-01-31. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 
  8. ^ National Development Squad (Year 86), Football Association of Wales

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