Ryan Wallace (footballer)

Ryan Wallace
Personal information
Full name Ryan Wallace
Date of birth (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Arbroath
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Heart of Midlothian 2 (0)
2009 → Raith Rovers (loan) 4 (1)
2010 Airdrie United 8 (3)
2011–2012 East Fife 45 (28)
2012–2016 Dunfermline Athletic 96 (28)
2016–2017 Albion Rovers 27 (11)
2017 Stranraer 17 (8)
2018– Arbroath 23 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:17, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Ryan Wallace (born 30 July 1990)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Arbroath. He started his career at Heart of Midlothian, before moving on to play for Airdrie United, East Fife, Dunfermline Athletic, Albion Rovers and Stranraer, as well as Raith Rovers where he had a short loan spell.

Career

Hearts

A member of Hearts's under-19 squad[2] Wallace joined Raith Rovers on loan in October 2009. He made his debut on 31 October, scoring in a 2–1 win over Partick Thistle.[3] In all he made four appearances scoring once before returning to Hearts.[4]

He made his Scottish Premier League debut on 23 January 2010, coming on as a late substitute in their match against Rangers at Ibrox.[5] He made one more first team appearance against Hamilton Academical[6] before being released by the club at the end of his contract in May 2010.[7]

Airdrie

Following his release from Hearts, Wallace signed for Scottish Second Division side Airdrie United. He made his debut on 24 July 2010, in a 2–1 defeat to Ayr United in the Challenge Cup, with his league debut coming on 7 August 2010, against East Fife. Wallace scored his first goal for the club on 14 August, from the penalty spot, however was sent off in the dying minutes of the game for a professional foul.[8] He missed four weeks of the season after suffering a broken jaw in a friendly with Queen's Park.

His contract with Airdrie was terminated in January 2011 by mutual consent, following a fight in the stadium car park with fellow player Scott Gibson.[9] In all he made eleven appearances, scoring three times.[10]

East Fife

Wallace then joined fellow Scottish Second Division side East Fife. He made his debut as a substitute on 19 February 2011, in a league match against Brechin City.[11] He scored his first goals for the club on 23 February, netting twice in a 4–0 victory over Ayr United.[12] He won the Scottish Football League Ginger Boot award for April 2011. In all Wallace made thirteen appearances, scoring eight times in his debut season including a strike against SPL side Aberdeen at Pittodrie, a goal which would help his side defeat the Dons and progress to the next round of the League Cup.[13] In his second season with the club, Wallace scored 27 goals including 20 in the league which attracted the interest of various SPFL clubs.

Dunfermline

On 1 June 2012, it was announced that Wallace had agreed to join Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic,[14] pending a compensation agreement with East Fife because of his age.[15] On 8 June, the deal was finalised and he signed a two-year contract.[16] After winning the Scottish League One title with the Pars, Wallace was released by the club at the end of the 2015–16 season.[17]

Albion Rovers, Stranraer & Arbroath

A month after leaving East End Park, Wallace joined Scottish League One side Albion Rovers on a one-year deal.[18] Wallace scored 11 goals in 31 appearances for Rovers, before signing with fellow League One club Stranraer on 16 May 2017.[19] Wallace enjoyed a good scoring record with Stranraer, however, with the club struggling financially,[20] Wallace was allowed to leave the club at the end of December 2017.[21] Wallace signed for fellow League One side Arbroath for an undisclosed fee.[21]

Career statistics

As of 4 September 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2009–10[22] Premier League 2000000020
Hearts Total 2000000020
Raith Rovers (loan) 2009–10[22] First Division 4100000041
Raith Rovers Total 4100000041
Airdrie United 2010–11[23] Second Division 8310101[lower-alpha 1]0113
Airdrie Total 83101010113
East Fife 2010–11[23] Second Division 138000000138
2011–12[24] 322021423[lower-alpha 1]44127
East Fife Total 45282142345435
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13[25] First Division 311020212[lower-alpha 2]13712
2013–14[26] League One 271042212[lower-alpha 1]03513
2014–15[27] 4000110051
2015–16[28] 34810313[lower-alpha 1]14110
Dunfermline Total 962872847211835
Albion Rovers 2016–17[29] League One 271110201[lower-alpha 1]03111
Albion Rovers Total 27111020103111
Stranraer 2017–18[30] League One 17810302[lower-alpha 1]22310
Stranraer Total 1781030222310
Arbroath 2017–18[30] League One 188000020208
2018–19[31] 53004110104
Arbroath Total 23110041303012
Career total 22290123227178273107
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one appearance in the First Division play-offs

Honours

Club

Dunfermline Athletic

References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Wallace". DAFC.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "'Youthful' under-19s prosper at Penicuik". The Scotsman. 24 July 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Partick Thistle 1–2 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "RAITH ROVERS : 1946/47 – 2010/11". Neil Brown Stats. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Rangers 1 – 1 Hearts". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wallace in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Hearts to release big-name four". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Airdrie United 2–2 Ayr United". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Football club sack stars after car park brawl over hairdresser". Daily Record. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "Ryan Wallace". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "East Fife 0–0 Brechin City". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "Ayr United 0–4 East Fife". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wallace in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  14. ↑ "Dunfermline poised for a triple transfer swoop as JJ shapes squad". STV. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  15. ↑ "Ex-Hearts youth Kane joins Pars and old boss". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  16. ↑ "Three new signings". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  17. ↑ "Dunfermline sign Nat Wedderburn from Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Wallace becomes a Rover". Albion Rovers FC. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  19. ↑ "Wallace Signs". Stranaer FC. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  20. ↑ "Chairman Q&A: December 2017". Stranraer FC. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  21. 1 2 "Trio exit the club". Stranraer FC. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Wallace in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Wallace in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wallace in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wallace in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wallace in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wallace in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wallace in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wallace in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Wallace in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  31. ↑
  32. ↑ McLaughlin, Brian (26 March 2016). "Dunfermline 3 – 1 Brechin City". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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