Ryan Fante

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Ryan Fante

|fullname =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|2|24}}

|birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

|height = 1.80 m

|position = Forward

|currentclub =

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 =

|years1 = 2006

|clubs1 = Hearts Azzurri

|years2 = 2007'

|clubs2 = Toronto FC Reserves

|caps2 = 3

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2007

|clubs3 = North York Astros

|years4 = 2008

|clubs4 = Vaughan Italia Shooters

|years5 = 2009

|clubs5 = G.S. United

|years6 = 2010

|clubs6 = Sengkang Punggol

|caps6 = 7

|goals6 = 1

|years7 = 2012

|clubs7 = Valentine Phoenix

|caps7 = 5

|goals7 = 0

|years8 = 2012–20xx

|clubs8 = Khoromkhon FC

|years9 = 2016

|clubs9 = Ulaanbaataryn Unaganuud FC

|years10 = 2017-2019

|clubs10 = Deren FC

}}

Ryan Fante (born 24 February 1986) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a forward.

Club career

= Early career =

Fante played his youth soccer with Sporting de Toronto, a club affiliated with Sporting CP.{{Cite web |date=9 April 2000 |title=Ryan Fant pode fazer testes em Alvalade |trans-title=Ryan Fant can test in Alvalade |url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-betclic/sporting/detalhe/ryan-fant-pode-fazer-testes-em-alvalade |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=www.record.pt |language=pt-PT}} He would go to Portugal for a trial run with Sporting's youth team. In 2006, he played in Ontario's top amateur circuit with Hearts Azzurri and finished as the division's top goal scorer. The following year he joined Toronto FC's reserve squad that competed in the MLS Reserve League.{{Cite web |last= |date=23 January 2010 |title=Reserves: COL 3, TFC 2 {{!}} MLSSoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/reserves-col-3-tfc-2 |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=mlssoccer}} He would appear in 3 matches in the reserve division.{{Cite web |title=Ryan Fante {{!}} SoccerStats.us |url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/ryan-fante/ |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=soccerstats.us}} After his brief stint with Toronto's reserve side, he played the remainder of the season in the interprovincial Canadian Soccer League with the North York Astros.{{Cite web |title=2007 North York Astros roster |url=https://www.cpsl.ca/teams.asp/id_3.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911171825/https://www.cpsl.ca/teams.asp/id_3.html |archive-date=11 September 2022 |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=www.cpsl.ca}}

Fante returned to the CSL circuit in 2008 to sign with league rivals Vaughan Italia Shooters.{{Cite web |date= |title=2009 Italia Shooters roster |url=http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/page.php?page_id=9314 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424133706/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/page.php?page_id=9314 |archive-date=24 April 2009 |access-date=6 October 2018 |website=canadiansoccerleague.ca}} He would help Vaughan secure the divisional title along with a playoff berth.{{Cite news |last=Hayakawa |first=Mike |date=6 October 2008 |title=Shooters hammer Toronto to take division crown |work=Vaughan Citizen}} The Shooters would defeat the Brampton Lions in the opening round of the postseason.{{Cite news |date=16 October 2008 |title=Shooters on way to semifinals |work=Vaughan Citizen}} Their playoff journey would conclude in the next round after a defeat by the Serbian White Eagles.{{Cite news |last=Hayakawa |first=Mike |date=23 October 2008 |title=Shooters out of league action |work=Vaughan Citizen}} In 2009, he returned to the amateur provincial league to play with local side G.S. United.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2 June 2009 |title=Young Sonics schooled by GS United |url=https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/life/young-sonics-schooled-by-gs-united/article_bb661d3c-3e29-5084-bf65-f08bdc32cac1.html |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=Cambridge Times |language=en}}

=Singapore=

Fante sealed a move to Singaporean outfit Sengkang Punggol in 2010.{{Cite web |date=15 March 2010 |title=S.League 2010 Match 4 |url=https://fishoutofwaterspfc.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/s-league-2010-match-4/ |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=Fish Out of Water |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Kenneth |date=9 June 2010 |title=SAFFC move up to 5th after narrow victory over Sengkang Punggol in S.League football |url=https://www.redsports.sg/2010/06/09/sengkang-punggol-saffc-football-4/ |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=RED SPORTS |language=en-US}} The Canadian then recorded his first start in a 1–0 defeat to Albirex Niigata S{{Cite web|url=https://fishoutofwaterspfc.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/s-league-2010-match-7/|title = S.League 2010 Match 7|date = April 2010}} and registered his first goal in a 1–1 tie with Beijing Guoan Singapore.{{cite web |date=9 May 2010 |title=Beijing shows fighting spirit |url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2010/05/09/beijing-shows-fighting-spirit |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827213526/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2010/05/09/beijing-shows-fighting-spirit |archive-date=27 August 2017 |website=theworldgame.sbs.com.au}} His time with Sengkang was mostly limited on the bench and with the reserve team in the Prime League.{{cite web |last=Koh |first=Gary |date=20 May 2015 |title=Top 10 worst foreign flops in S.League history {{!}} FourFourTwo |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/top-10-worst-foreign-flops-sleague-history?page=0%2C2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828011728/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/top-10-worst-foreign-flops-sleague-history?page=0,2 |archive-date=28 August 2017 |website=www.fourfourtwo.com}} By mid-season 2010, the club decided to release Fante due to the lack of goals scored. In total, he played in 7 league matches and recorded 1 goal.{{Cite web |title=Canada - R. Fante - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://ca.soccerway.com/players/ryan-fante/122177/ |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=ca.soccerway.com}}

=Australia =

Around a year after his release from Sengkang Punggol, Fante transferred to Australian semi-pro club Valentine Phoenix FC with Canadians Adrian Butters and Shondell Busby.[https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/115317/canadians-welcome-additions-at-valentine/ Canadians welcome additions at Valentine] The Sydney Morning Herald{{Cite web |last=Leeson |first=Josh |date=2012-04-22 |title=Case of perfect timing or simultaneous misery as Olympic miss first win |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/115476/case-of-perfect-timing-or-simultaneous-misery-as-olympic-miss-first-win/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Newcastle Herald |language=en-AU}}

= Mongolia =

Upon leaving Australia, he ventured to East Asia to play in the Mongolian Premier League with Khoromkhon in June 2012.{{Cite web |last=Lim |first=Bryan |date=12 June 2012 |title=Trebol Sports International places 5 quality foreign players with Mongolian Club, Khoromkhon FC |url=http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/ur/story/128217 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827211954/http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/ur/story/128217 |archive-date=27 August 2017 |access-date=27 August 2017 |website=Woodstock Sentinel-Review}} In his debut season in Mongolia, he helped the club finish as runners-up in the standings and won the Borgio Cup.{{Cite web |date=23 July 2012 |title="Хоромхон" цомын эзнээр тодорлоо |trans-title="Horomhon" was declared the winner of the trophy |url=https://time.mn/3XK.html |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=time.mn |language=mn}} He returned to Khoromkhon for the 2014 season and helped the club secure the championship by defeating Erchim which also secured a berth in the 2015 AFC Cup.{{Cite web |last=Bagozzi |first=Marco |date=2014-09-03 |title=Mongolia, campionato al Khoromkhon |trans-title=Mongolia, championship at Khoromkhon |url=https://www.tuttocalcioestero.it/2014/09/03/mongolia-campionato-khormokhon/76490 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Tuttocalcioestero.it |language=it-IT}}

In 2016, he was transferred to the country's capital Ulaanbaataryn Unaganuud.{{Cite web |last= |date=16 June 2016 |title=Хөлбөмбөгийн үндэсний шигшээ баг легионеруудтай өрсөлдөнө |trans-title=The national football team will compete against the legionnaires |url=https://gogo.mn/r/6djj0 |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=gogo.mn |language=mn}}{{Cite web |last= |date=22 September 2016 |title=Найман гоол орсон тоглолтын ялагч нь "Дэрэн" байлаа {{!}} News.MN |trans-title="Deren" was the winner of the eight-goal match |url=https://news.mn/r/745623/ |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=News.MN - Мэдээллийн эх сурвалж |language=mn}} The following season he was traded to league rivals Deren FC.{{Cite web |last=Bagozzi |first=Marco |date=2017-04-29 |title=Mongolia: tutte a caccia dell'Erchim |trans-title=Mongolia: all hunting for Erchim |url=https://www.opinione-pubblica.com/mongolia-tutte-caccia-dellerchim/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=l'Opinione Pubblica |language=it-IT}} His final season in the Mongolian circuit was in 2019 when he re-signed with Deren.{{Cite web |last=Grimm |first=Justin |date=2019-07-18 |title=2019 Transfer Tracker (UPDATED) |url=https://www.mongolianfootball.com/single-post/2019/02/09/2019-transfer-tracker |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=mongolianfootball |language=en}}

Honours

Italia Shooters

Canadian Soccer League International Division: 2008

Khoromkhon

Mongolian Premier League: 2014

Individual

Ontario Soccer League Provincial East Rookie of the Year: 2007{{Cite web|url=http://www.ontariosl.com/PageDisplay.aspx?SideMenuID=231|title = Ontario Soccer League: About}}
Ontario Soccer League Central Region East Leading Goal Scorer: 2006{{Cite web|url=http://www.ontariosl.com/ViewArticle.aspx?NewsID=70|title=Ontario Soccer League: View News Article|accessdate=30 November 2023}}
Hearts Azzurri U18 League Ontario Cp and National Champions: 2004
Pine Ridge S.S. Sr. Boys Soccer MVP: 2003/04{{Cite web |date=20 March 2010 |title=Ryan Fante – Footballer or Poker Player? |url=https://fishoutofwaterspfc.wordpress.com/2010/03/20/ryan-fante-footballer-or-poker-player/ |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=Fish Out of Water}}
Sporting Toronto League Leading Goal Scorer: 1999
Stadium Newspaper Portuguese Cup MVP: 1998