Ryan Finley (soccer)
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{For|other people named Ryan Finley|Ryan Finley (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ryan Finley
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|3|27}}{{cite web|title=Ryan Finley|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/ryan-finley|work=Major League Soccer|access-date=September 15, 2013}}
| birth_place = Lumberton, New Jersey{{cite web|title=Ryan Finley|url=http://www.und.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/finley_ryan00.html|work=Notre Dame|access-date=September 15, 2013}}
| height = {{convert|1.82|m|abbr=on}}
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = 2006–2007
| youthclubs1 = IMG Soccer Academy
| youthyears2 = 2008–2009
| youthclubs2 = Players Development Academy
| collegeyears1 = 2009–2010
| collegecaps1 = 39
| collegegoals1 = 28
| college1 = Duke Blue Devils
| collegecaps2 = 39
| collegegoals2 = 28
| collegeyears2 = 2011–2012
| college2 = Notre Dame Fighting Irish
| years1 = 2008
| clubs1 = Ocean City Barons
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2010–2011
| clubs2 = Central Jersey Spartans
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2011
| clubs3 = Indiana Invaders
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2012
| clubs4 = Reading United
| caps4 = 8
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2013–2014
| clubs5 = Columbus Crew
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2014
| clubs6 = → Dayton Dutch Lions (loan)
| caps6 = 4
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2014
| clubs7 = Chivas USA
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2015
| clubs8 = Charlotte Independence
| caps8 = 21
| goals8 = 8
| years9 = 2016
| clubs9 = Ängelholms FF
| caps9 = 15
| goals9 = 4
| years10 = 2016
| clubs10 = Næstved
| caps10 = 3
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2017
| clubs11 = IFK Värnamo
| caps11 = 4
| goals11 = 1
| totalcaps = 113
| totalgoals = 24
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam1 = United States U17
| nationalcaps1 = 22
| nationalgoals1 = 10
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2009
| nationalteam2 = United States U18
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2010
| nationalteam3 = United States U20
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
}}
Ryan Finley (born March 27, 1991) is an American former professional soccer player.
Career
=Youth and college=
Born in Lumberton Township, New Jersey, Finley spent most of his high-school career at the Players Development Academy and the IMG Soccer Academy.{{cite web|last=Luczkowiak|first=Chris|title=Philadelphians Abroad: Ryan Finley finds success as a starter for Columbus|url=http://www.phillysoccerpage.net/2013/09/12/philadelphians-abroad-ryan-finley-finds-success-as-a-starter-for-columbus/|work=The Philly Soccer Page|date=September 12, 2013 |access-date=September 15, 2013}} In 2009, while a senior at Rancocas Valley Regional High School, Finley led his soccer team to the New Jersey state title in which he scored 20 goals throughout the season and was selected for the ESPN RISE Fall Boys' Soccer All-America team.
In 2009, Finley attended Duke University, where he played for the Duke Blue Devils for two seasons before spending his final two years playing for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the University of Notre Dame. In his freshman year at Duke Finley scored a team-leading 11 goals while also being named to the NSCAA All-South Region second team and ACC All-Freshman teams. In his sophomore year Finley led the Atlantic Coast Conference with 17 goals while also leading the NCAA in goals per game with 0.94 per game. That year Finley earned All-ACC first team honors and was voted the ACC Offensive Player of the Year.
In 2011, after transferring to Notre Dame, Finley led the soccer team with 7 goals that season and was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team and All-Great Lakes Region Third Team. In his senior year Finley finished second in the country in goals scored with 21 while being named to the NSCAA All-America First Team, All-Great Lakes Region First Team, and the Big East Offensive Player of the Year.
Finley finished second in the Herman Trophy voting in 2012.
=Columbus Crew=
On January 17, 2013, Finley was selected 9th overall in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew.{{cite web|last=Bernstein|first=Jason|title=Ryan Finley, formerly of Rancocas Valley selected by Columbus Crew in MLS Draft|url=http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/boyssoccer/index.ssf/2013/01/ryan_finley_formerly_of_rancocas_valley_selected_by_columbus_crew_in_mls_draft.html|work=New Jersey.com|access-date=September 15, 2013}} He made his professional debut for the Crew on March 9, 2013, against Vancouver Whitecaps FC at BC Place in which he came on in the 90th minute for Gláuber as the Crew lost the game 2–1.{{cite web|title=Whitecaps FC defeat Columbus Crew 2-1 at BC Place|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2013/03/whitecaps-fc-defeat-columbus-crew-2-1-bc-place|work=Whitecaps FC|access-date=September 15, 2013}} He then scored the first goal of his professional career on September 4, 2013, against Houston Dynamo at Columbus Crew Stadium in which he found the net in the 47th minute as the Crew won the game 2–0.{{cite web|title=Columbus Crew 2, Houston Dynamo 0 {{!}} MLS Match Recap|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/09/04/columbus-crew-2-houston-dynamo-0-mls-match-recap|work=Major League Soccer|access-date=September 15, 2013}}
=Chivas USA=
On May 8, 2014, Finley was traded by Columbus to Chivas USA in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrew.com/news/2014/05/crew-acquires-conditional-2016-second-round-superdraft-selection-trade-chivas-usa|title=Crew acquires conditional 2016 Second Round SuperDraft selection in trade with Chivas USA|date=May 8, 2014|access-date=November 24, 2014|archive-date=May 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511140039/http://www.thecrew.com/news/2014/05/crew-acquires-conditional-2016-second-round-superdraft-selection-trade-chivas-usa|url-status=dead}}
=Charlotte Independence=
Finley signed with USL club Charlotte Independence on March 25, 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.charlotteindependence.com/independence-roster-grows-to-16-in-advance-of-inaugural-opener/ |title=Charlotte Independence » Independence Roster Grows to 16 in Advance of Inaugural Opener |access-date=2015-03-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402094725/http://www.charlotteindependence.com/independence-roster-grows-to-16-in-advance-of-inaugural-opener/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}
=Ängelholms FF=
Finley signed with Swedish side Ängelholms FF on March 17, 2016.
Career statistics
Sources:{{cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/ryan-finley/|title=Ryan Finley at SoccerStats.us|website=SoccerStats.us|publisher=SoccerStats|access-date=December 17, 2018}}{{Soccerway|ryan-finley/246161}}{{MLS player|ryan-finley}}
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| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Playoffs !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ocean City Barons
|2008 |PDL |8 | 2 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 8 | 2 | |||
| rowspan=3|Central Jersey Spartans
|2010 |rowspan=2|PDL |9 | 4 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 9 | 4 | |||
| 2011
|7 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 7 | 1 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
| Indiana Invaders
|2011 |PDL |2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 2 | 0 | |||
| Reading United
|2012 |PDL |8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |
| rowspan=3|Columbus Crew
|2013 |rowspan=2|MLS |14 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2014
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Dayton Dutch Lions (loan)
|2014 |USL |4 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chivas USA
|2014 |MLS |16 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Charlotte Independence
|2015 |USL |23 | 8 | colspan=2|– | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | ||
| Ängelholms FF
|2016 |15 | 4 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| Næstved
|3 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| IFK Värnamo
|2017 |Superettan |4 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| colspan=3|Career total
!113 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 118 | 27 |
References
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