Ryan Seager
{{short description|English footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ryan Seager
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| full_name = Ryan Paul Seager{{cite web|title=1 February 2013 Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists|url=http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/squad-lists/squad-lists-February-2013.pdf|publisher=Premier League|access-date=24 January 2015}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1996|02|5}}{{cite web |title=Ryan Seager |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/ryan-seager-248778/|publisher=11v11 |access-date=3 January 2016}}
| birth_place = Yeovil, England
| height = {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Havant & Waterlooville
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 = 2004–2014
| youthclubs1 = Southampton
| years1 = 2014–2019
| clubs1 = Southampton
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = → Crewe Alexandra (loan)
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2017–2018
| clubs3 = → Milton Keynes Dons (loan)
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = → Yeovil Town (loan)
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2018–2019
| clubs5 = → Telstar (loan)
| caps5 = 11
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = Yeovil Town
| caps6 = 13
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2019–2020
| clubs7 = → Havant & Waterlooville (loan)
| caps7 = 4
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2020
| clubs8 = → Frome Town (loan)
| caps8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2020–2022
| clubs9 = Hungerford Town
| caps9 = 59
| goals9 = 41
| years10 = 2022–2023
| clubs10 = Dorking Wanderers
| caps10 = 56
| goals10 = 14
| years11 = 2023–
| clubs11 = Havant & Waterlooville
| caps11 = 64
| goals11 = 33
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = England U17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 22:53, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 19:37, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
}}
Ryan Paul Seager (born 5 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|Havant&W}} side Havant & Waterlooville. He has been capped twice for England U17.
Club career
=Southampton=
Seager made his debut for the club in an FA Cup fourth round tie against Crystal Palace on 24 January 2015, replacing Shane Long in the 72nd minute of a 3–2 home defeat.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30860391 |title=Southampton 2–3 Crystal Palace |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 January 2015 |access-date=24 January 2015 }}
On 29 January 2016, Seager signed for League One side Crewe Alexandra on a one-month youth loan deal.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35446212 |title=Ryan Seager: Crewe Alexandra sign Southampton forward |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 January 2016 |access-date=29 January 2016 }} He scored his first career goal for Crewe on 16 February in a 2–2 draw at Rochdale,{{cite web|title=Rochdale 2–2 Crewe Alexandra|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35430272|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 February 2016|date=16 February 2016}} but was badly injured in the same game; the injury was subsequently diagnosed as a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, and Seager returned to Southampton for rehabilitation.{{cite web|title=Striker forced out for season with serious knee injury|url=http://www.crewealex.net/news/article/southampton-fc-striker-ryan-seager-returns-to-club-from-crewe-alexandra-after-suffering-a-acl-injury-2960706.aspx|website=Crewe Alexandra FC|access-date=18 February 2016}} In July 2017, he signed a new two-year contract with the club, before completing a season-long loan switch to League One club Milton Keynes Dons.{{Cite news|url=https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-07-21/ryan-seager-two-year-contract-and-mk-dons-loan-southampton|title=Seager pens new deal and heads to MK Dons on loan|date=21 July 2017|access-date=21 July 2017|publisher=Southampton F.C.}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.mkdons.com/news/2017/july/striker-seager-signs-from-saints/|title=Striker Seager signs from Saints|date=21 July 2017|access-date=21 July 2017|publisher=Milton Keynes Dons F.C.}} Seager scored his first goal for Milton Keynes Dons in a 1–4 home EFL Cup second round defeat to Swansea City.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40932091 |title=Milton Keynes Dons 1-4 Swansea City |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 August 2017 |access-date=22 August 2017 }}
On 26 January 2018, Seager was recalled by Southampton and immediately sent out on loan to League Two club Yeovil Town.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42835023 |title=Yeovil Town: Motherwell's Alex Fisher and Southampton's Ryan Seager sign |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 January 2018 |access-date=29 January 2018 }}
On 14 July 2018, it was announced that Seager had joined Dutch side Telstar on a season-long loan.{{Cite news|url=https://southamptonfc.com/news/2018-07-14/ryan-seager-southampton-sc-telstar-loan-deal-announcement|title=Seager joins Dutch side Telstar on loan|date=14 July 2018|work=Southampton F.C.|access-date=14 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sctelstar.nl/uncategorized/telstar-huurt-tweetal/|title=SC Telstar » Telstar huurt tweetal|date=14 July 2018|website=www.sctelstar.nl|language=nl|access-date=14 July 2018}} Seager returned to Southampton in January 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.haarlemsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20190108_70823567/ryan-seager-weg-bij-telstar |title=Ryan Seager weg bij Telstar |publisher=Haarlems Dagblad |language=nl |date=7 January 2019 |access-date=15 January 2019 }}
=Yeovil Town=
On 29 January 2019, Seager signed for his hometown club Yeovil Town on a free transfer from Southampton.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47043750 |title=Ryan Seager joins Yeovil Town from Southampton on free transfer |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 January 2019 |access-date=29 January 2019 }}
After struggling to get first team minutes at Yeovil, on 4 September 2019, Seager joined National League South side Havant & Waterlooville on loan until January 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.ytfc.net/news/2019/september/news--seager-heads-to-havant-on-loan/ |title=Seager heads to Havant on loan |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=4 September 2019 |access-date=4 September 2019 }} On 12 March 2020, Seager joined Southern League Division One South side Frome Town on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.weareba11.com/post/confirmed-the-robins-swoop-for-seager |title=Confirmed: The Robins swoop for Seager! |publisher=Frome Town F.C. |date=12 March 2020 |access-date=12 March 2020 }}
=Hungerford Town=
On 9 July 2020, following the expiry of his contract with Yeovil Town, Seager joined National League South club Hungerford Town on a two-year deal.{{cite web |url=https://www.hungerfordtown.com/news/hungerford-town-fc-confirm-the-arrival-of-striker-ryan-seager-2548585.html |title=Hungerford Town FC confirm the arrival of striker Ryan Seager |work=hungerfordtown.com |publisher=Hungerford Town F.C. |date=9 July 2020 |access-date=9 July 2020 }} Seagar scored 14 goals in just 19 matches for Hungerford before the season was concluded early and declared null and void on 18 February 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/national-league-statement-outcome-of-written-resol-65151|title=National League Statement : Outcome Of Written Resolutions|website=www.nationalleague.org.uk|date=18 February 2021|accessdate=19 February 2021}}
=Dorking Wanderers=
On 8 June 2022, Seager joined newly promoted National League side Dorking Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web|url=https://www.dorkingwanderers.com/post/ryan-seager|title=WELCOME TO THE WANDERERS RYAN SEAGER|website=www.dorkingwanderers.com|date=8 June 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hungerfordtown.com/news/seager-leaves-hungerford-town-2707182.html|title=Seager leaves Hungerford Town|website=www.hungerfordtown.com|date=8 June 2022}}
=Havant & Waterlooville=
On 7 November 2023, Seager joined National League South side Havant & Waterlooville for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web |url=https://dwfc.co.uk/2023/11/seagerdeparts/ |title=Ryan Seager departs the Wanderers |publisher=Dorking Wanderers F.C. |date=7 November 2023 |access-date=7 November 2023 }}
International career
Seager received his first international call-up, in January 2013, to the England national under-17 team for the following month's Algarve Tournament.{{cite news |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/england-call-for-youngster-seager-600259.aspx |title=England Call For Youngster Seager |publisher=Southampton F.C. |date=15 January 2013 |access-date=24 January 2015 }} He made two appearances in the tournament, with England failing to win any of their matches.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 8 March 2025}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Season
!rowspan=2|Club !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|Southampton
|2014–15{{soccerbase season|80167|2014|access-date=6 January 2019}} |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16{{soccerbase season|80167|2015|access-date=6 January 2019}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season|80167|2016|access-date=6 January 2019}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|80167|2017|access-date=6 January 2019}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|80167|2018|access-date=6 January 2019}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan)
|4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan)
|League One |14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4Appearances in the EFL Trophy | 1 | 22 | 3 | |
| Yeovil Town (loan)
|7 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Telstar (loan)
|2018–19{{soccerway|ryan-seager/393210|accessdate=6 January 2019}} |11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Yeovil Town
|League Two |11 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|80167|2019|access-date=19 July 2019}}
|2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!13 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||
| Havant & Waterlooville (loan)
|4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Frome Town (loan)
|SL Division One South |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=3|Hungerford Town
|National League South |19 | 14 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy | 0 | 21 | 14 | ||
| 2021–22
|National League South |40 | 27 | 3 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 1 | 45 | 31 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!59||41||4||3||colspan="2"|—||3||1||66||45 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=3|Dorking Wanderers
|National League |40 | 13 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 2 | 44 | 15 | ||
| 2023–24
|National League |16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!56||14||2||0||colspan="2"|—||3||2||61||16 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=3|Havant & Waterlooville
|National League South |31 | 11 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2One appearance and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Hampshire Senior Cup | 1 | 33 | 12 | |||
| 2024–25
|SL Premier Division South |33 | 22 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 5Four appearances and four goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Hampshire Senior Cup | 4 | 39 | 27 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!64||33||1||1||colspan="2"|—||7||5||72||39 | ||||||||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!233 | 94 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 266 | 109 |
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Honours
Southampton
- U21 Premier League Cup: 2014–15{{cite web|title=Report: Southampton 2-1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)|url=https://southamptonfc.com/news/2015-04-20/report-southampton-21-blackburn-rovers-under21-premier-league-cup-final-second-leg|publisher=Southampton FC|access-date=30 November 2016|date=20 April 2015}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
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Category:Footballers from Yeovil
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:Southampton F.C. players
Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
Category:Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
Category:Yeovil Town F.C. players
Category:Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players
Category:Frome Town F.C. players
Category:Hungerford Town F.C. players
Category:Dorking Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Premier League players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:English expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands