Ryan Hedges

Ryan Hedges
Personal information
Full name Ryan Peter Hedges[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995
Place of birth Northampton, England
Playing position Winger / Striker
Club information
Current team
 Barnsley
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2010 Everton
2010–2013 Flint Town United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Flint Town United 24 (2)
2013–2017 Swansea City 0 (0)
2015 → Leyton Orient (loan) 17 (2)
2016 → Stevenage (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2017 → Yeovil Town (loan) 21 (4)
2017– Barnsley 31 (2)
National team‡
2013–2014 Wales U19 5 (1)
2014–2016 Wales U21 11 (0)
2017– Wales 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:19, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Ryan Peter Hedges (born 8 July 1995) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Barnsley.

Early life

Hedges attended Hawarden High School in Hawarden, Flintshire, North Wales.[2] Michael Owen, Andy Dorman and Gary Speed and Danny Ward are fellow ex-pupils from the school who became professional footballers.

Club career

Hedges spent 7 seasons at Everton FC eventually being released at U16. Hedges joined Swansea City from Flint Town in the summer of 2013 following some impressive performances for the Welsh Schools Under-18s team.[3] Hedges linked up with the Swansea City Under-21 team in the 2013–14 season, and was rewarded for his progress with a new one-year contract until June 2014.[4]

On 16 January 2015, Hedges joined League One team Leyton Orient on a one-month loan deal.[5] He made his professional debut for Leyton Orient against Colchester United on 24 January 2014.[6] After an impressive start, Hedges' loan was extended until the end of the 2014–15 season.[7] Hedges scored his first professional goal for Leyton Orient, and then set up a goal for Chris Dagnall, in a 2–0 win over Walsall on 28 February 2015.[8] Weeks later on 14 March 2015, Hedges scored his second goal for Leyton Orient in a 3–0 win over Yeovil Town.[9] Hedges went on to make seventeen appearances, scoring twice, as Orient were relegated to League Two.

In June 2015, Hedges signed a three-year contract extension at Swansea.[10][11]

In February 2016, Hedges joined Stevenage on a one-month emergency loan.

On 8 July 2016, Hedges signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a six-month loan deal.[12]

On 31 January 2017, Hedges was recalled from his loan spell at Yeovil,[13] and signed permanently for EFL Championship side Barnsley for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[14] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 3–1 loss at Bristol City on 5 August 2017.[15]

International career

Prior to joining Swansea City, Hedges scored twice and claimed an assist as captain of the Welsh Schools Under-18s team in a 4–1 win over England.[2] Hedges has represented Wales at under-19 and under-21 level.[16]

He made his debut for the senior side on 14 November 2017 as a substitute during a 1–1 draw with Panama.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 March 2018.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flint Town United 2012–13 Cymru Alliance 24 2 — — — 24 2
Leyton Orient (loan) 2014–15[18] League One 172000000172
Stevenage (loan) 2015–16[19] League Two 6000000060
Yeovil Town (loan) 2016–17[20] League Two 21421203[lower-alpha 1]0285
Barnsley 2016–17[20] Championship 80———80
2017–18[21] Championship 1720031—203
Total 2520031—|283
Career totals 931021513010314
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ryan Hedges puts on a show to help Welsh Schools FA beat England". dailypost.co.uk. Daily Post. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ryan Hedges signs for Swansea". Pitchero.com. Pitchero. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Eight young Swans pros offered contract extensions". swanseacity.net. Swansea City. 30 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Hedges joins Orient on loan". swanseacity.net. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Colchester v Leyton Orient". bbc.co.uk. 24 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hedges extends Leyton Orient loan". swanseacity.net. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Walsall 0 - 2 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Yeovil Town 3 - 0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Youngsters offered pro contracts". Swansea City A.F.C. 15 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "PHOTO: @RyanHedges95 puts pen to paper on a contract extension at the Liberty Stadium. #swans". swansofficial Twitter. 9 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ryan Hedges: Yeovil Town sign Swansea City winger on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Hedges loan cut short". Yeovil Town F.C. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Barnsley sign Swansea forward Ryan Hedges and Leicester defender Callum Elder". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Bristol City 3–1 Barnsley". BBC. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "Busy international period for Swans stars". Swansea City A.F.C. 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Wales 1–1 Panama". BBC Sport. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Hedges in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Hedges in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Hedges in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Hedges in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
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