Ryan Valentine

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Ryan Valentine
Personal information
Full name	Ryan Valentine
Date of birth	August 19, 1982 (1982-08-19) (age 25)
Place of birth	Wrexham, Wales
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Darlington
Number	TBA
Youth clubs
	Everton
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2002 2002-2006 2006-2008 2008-	Everton Darlington Wrexham Darlington	000 (0) 162 (4) 048 (2) 018 (0)
National team2
2006-	Wales U21 Wales	8 (0) 0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:00, 19 April 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 20 January 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Ryan Valentine is a football player who currently plays for League Two side Darlington. He has also played for the Wales U21 team.

Valentine signed for Wrexham on a free transfer after leaving Darlington in the summer of 2006. He has played well in the 2006–07 and got called up to the Wales national football team to face the Czech Republic and Brazil, but has yet to earn a cap.

Despite a sending off against Bury on 9 March 2007, Valentine has played well for Wrexham. He played a vital part in Wrexham's survival bid, as he scored the penalty in Wrexham's must win game on 5 May 2007 against Boston United which levelled the score at 1-1. Wrexham won the game 3-1 and stayed in the Football League. It was announced on the January 18, 2008 that Ryan has left Wrexham and rejoined his former club Darlington.

[edit] External links

• Ryan Valentine career stats at Soccerbase

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