Ryhan Stewart

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ryhan Stewart

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Ryhan Euan Griffin Stewart

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|02|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Singapore

| height = 1.84 m

| currentclub = Kanchanaburi Power

| clubnumber =

| position = Right-back

| youthyears1 = 2015

| youthclubs1 = Warriors

| youthyears2 = 2016

| youthclubs2 = Home United

| youthyears3 = 2017–2018

| youthclubs3 = Tampines Rovers

| years1 = 2018

| clubs1 = Tampines Rovers

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019

| clubs2 = Warriors

| caps2 = 22

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020–2022

| clubs3 = Young Lions

| caps3 = 35

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2022–2023

| clubs4 = Chiangmai

| caps4 = 23

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2023–2024

| clubs5 = BG Pathum United

| caps5 = 15

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2024–2025

| clubs6 = Albirex Niigata (S)

| caps6 = 10

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2025

| clubs7 = Riteriai

| caps7 = 11

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2025–

| clubs8 = Kanchanaburi Power

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019–2022

| nationalteam1 = Singapore U23

| nationalcaps1 = 17

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2022–

| nationalteam2 = Singapore

| nationalcaps2 = 26

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 23 June 2025

| nationalteam-update = 10 June 2025

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

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}}

Ryhan Euan Griffin Stewart{{Cite web |title=Singapore - R. Stewart - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ryhan-stewart/532396/ |access-date=8 September 2023 |website=int.soccerway.com}} (born 15 February 2000), better known as Ryhan, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Thai League 1 club Kanchanaburi Power and the Singapore national team.

Club career

= Youth =

Aside from playing for the Hong Kah Secondary School football team, Ryhan set out to find himself a club in the Singapore Premier League, or the S.League, as it was then known back then. He landed his first stint with a local club at Warriors, playing for their U-15 side, before moving to Home United U17 setup in 2016. However, just a year later, he received an offer from Tampines Rovers to join their Prime League team as a 17 year old, competing in the U-21 league being the youngest member of the team. In 2018, Ryhan was signed to the senior team in the Singapore Premier League.

=Tampines Rovers=

After a successful season under Tampines Rovers development team, Ryhan was called up by then coach Jürgen Raab and signed his first professional contract in 2018. At the end of the 2018 Singapore Premier League season, he was released from the club.

=Warriors=

While Ryhan was studying at Temasek Polytechnic, where he would feature for the school football team, his school team played a friendly against Warriors in which after the match, the ninth time Singapore Premier League champions offered him a one-year contract in which he signed for Warriors FC playing in the upcoming 2019 Singapore Premier League season. He made his unofficial debut in the club's pre-season tour in Malaysia, playing against several local clubs in the Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Premier League. On 16 March 2019, Ryhan then made his competitive debut for the club playing the full match at right-back as Warriors fell 5–1 to Hougang United in the opening league match.

He eventually played a crucial part in the Warriors' eventual cup run to the 2019 Singapore Cup Final in which his former club emerged as champions.

=Young Lions=

After Warriors were ordered by the FAS to sit out the 2020 Singapore Premier League season, due to financial issues, Ryhan then signed for Young Lions in 2020. He was named in Goal Singapore's 2020 NxGn list alongside players such as Ilhan Fandi and Farhan Zulkifli. He eventually enlisted in the Singapore Police Force for his National Service commitments restricting his appearances as the COVID-19 pandemic was suspended the first half of the 2020 Singapore Premier League season. On 21 November 2020, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 away win against Balestier Khalsa.{{cite web |title=From Ilhan Fandi to Farhan Zulkifli - Meet the future of Singapore|url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/lists/from-ilhan-fandi-to-farhan-zulkifli-meet-the-future-of/is3cbd9a0yhz185o5hcf7phpw}}

=Chiangmai=

In June 2022, Ryhan was signed by Thai League 2 club, Chiangmai ahead of the 2022–23 Thai League 2 season.{{Cite web |title=Chiangmai FC Official Website - Newsread Site |url=http://www.cmfctiger.com/official/index.php?r=site/newsread&iNews=973 |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=www.cmfctiger.com |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822173743/http://www.cmfctiger.com/official/index.php?r=site/newsread&iNews=973 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Ang |first=Ervin |date=15 January 2023 |title=Football: Singapore's Song Ui-young leaves Lion City Sailors for Thai club |language=en |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-s-pore-s-song-ui-young-leaves-lion-city-sailors-for-thai-club |access-date=8 September 2023 |issn=0585-3923}} On 14 August 2022, Ryhan made his debut for the club in league match against Ranong United. On 8 April 2023, he scored his first goal for the club against Udon Thani which resulted in a 6–0 victory. He ended the season with 24 appearances and contributing 1 goal and 6 assists.

=BG Pathum United=

After a successful spell at Chiangmai, On 27 May 2023, Ryhan was announced by BG Pathum United joining Irfan Fandi and Ikhsan Fandi in becoming the third Singaporean to play for the club. On 11 August 2023, he made his debut in the first league match against Police Tero.{{Cite web |title=POLICE TERO 2-2 BGPU. |url=https://www.facebook.com/BGPATHUMUNITED/posts/742988417837413 |access-date=8 September 2023 |website=www.facebook.com}} On 19 September 2023, Ryhan scored on his AFC Champions League debut against 2022 K League 1 champions, Ulsan Hyundai at the Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium in a 3–1 defeat. On 8 June 2024, it was announced that Ryhan would leave the club at the end of his contract on 1 July 2024. Ryhan was also part of the squad that won the 2023–24 Thai League Cup.

=Albirex Niigata Singapore=

On 18 September 2024, Ryhan returned to Singapore to sign for Singapore Premier League club Albirex Niigata (S) to help strengthen the club defence after a move to Austrian second division team SKN St Polten was scuppered because of work-permit issues. Ryhan made his debut for the White Swans on 20 September 2024, in a 4–1 victory against Tanjong Pagar United in the league, where he also won 'man of the match'.

=Riteriai=

On 17 March 2025, Ryhan signed a contract with A Lyga club Riteriai on a two-season contract where his move was facilitated by former Singaporean international, R. Sasikumar who is also his agent.{{Cite web |date=17 March 2025 |title=Ryhan Stewart leaves the Club to pursue an opportunity abroad |url=https://www.albirex.com.sg/en/news/44213/ |access-date=17 March 2025 |website=www.albirex.com.sg}}{{Cite web |title= Ryhan Stewart bent on proving his worth after joining FK Riteriai in Lithuania’s top tier |url= https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/ryhan-stewart-bent-on-proving-his-worth-after-joining-riteriai-in-lithuania-top-division |access-date=27 March 2025|website=The Straits Times|date=27 March 2025}}{{Cite web |title= Naujų investuotojų įtaka – „Riterių“ gretose žais Singapūro rinktinės gynėjas |url= https://www.sportas.lt/m/naujiena/517525/nauju-investuotoju-itaka-riteriu-gretose-zais-singapuro-rinktines-gynejas |access-date=27 March 2025|website= www.sportas.lt |date=22 March 2025}} He made his debut on 5 April coming on as a substitution in a 3–1 win over Panevėžys. Ryhan then played the entire match in the next match on 12 April against Banga Gargždai. Ryhan scored his first goal for the club on 19 June in a 1–0 win against Šiauliai. Ryhan left the club in late June as the club was facing financial difficulties, was close to bankruptcy and had management conflicts.{{Cite web |title= No quitting for Singapore defender Ryhan Stewart even as the going gets tougher in Lithuania|url= https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/no-quit-in-singapore-defender-ryhan-stewart-even-as-the-going-gets-tougher-in-lithuania |access-date=2 July 2025|website= The Straits Times|date=4 June 2025}}{{Cite web |title= Riteriai Ryhan Stewart set to continue his career in Thailand|url= https://balticfootballnews.com/riteriai-ryhan-stewart-set-to-continue-his-career-in-thailand/ |access-date=2 July 2025|website= Baltic Football News|date=22 June 2025}}

= Kanchanaburi Power =

On 2 July 2025, Ryhan joined newly promoted Thai League 1 side Kanchanaburi Power.{{Cite web|url=https://www.siamsport.co.th/football-thailand/thaileague-1/84721/#google_vignette|title= พลังกาญจน์ คว้า “ไรฮาน สจ๊วร์ต” แบ็คขวาทีมชาติสิงคโปร์ ลุยไทยลีก|access-date=2 July 2025|date=2 July 2025|website=Siam Sport|lang=th}}

International career

In 2019, Ryhan was first called up to the Singapore under-22 for the 2019 Merlion Cup.{{cite web |title=Impress at Merlion Cup and youngsters could earn SEA Games spots |date=7 June 2019 |url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/impress-merlion-cup-and-youngsters-could-earn-sea-games-spots |access-date=17 February 2023 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822173809/https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/impress-merlion-cup-and-youngsters-could-earn-sea-games-spots |url-status=live }} He made his debut and his first start for the under-22s on 7 June 2019 against Philippines. He was then called up for the 2019 SEA Games in Manila, where Singapore U22 are to face Laos, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Brunei.

= Senior =

Ryhan received his first senior national team call-up in a training session in March 2021.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=18 March 2021|title=Tatsuma calls up 24 players for National Team training|url=https://www.fas.org.sg/tatsuma-24-players-national-team-training/|access-date=10 June 2022|website=Football Association of Singapore|language=en|archive-date=22 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822173746/https://www.fas.org.sg/tatsuma-24-players-national-team-training/|url-status=live}} Ryhan officially made his international debut on 14 June 2022 during the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Myanmar in Bishkek replacing Christopher van Huizen in the 88th minute.{{cite web|title=Lions put six past Myanmar for victory in final qualifier|url=https://www.fas.org.sg/myanmar-singapore-report/|date=15 June 2022|accessdate=16 June 2022|work=Football Association of Singapore|archive-date=22 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822173747/https://www.fas.org.sg/myanmar-singapore-report/|url-status=live}}

Personal life

Ryhan was born in Singapore to a Welsh father and a Singaporean Malay mother. His younger brother, Harhys Stewart, is also a professional footballer playing primarily as a central-midfielder for Thai League 1 club Chiangrai United, on loan from BG Pathum United.{{cite web|title=From travelling the world to Fernando Torres heartbreak - The remarkable story of Young Lions utility man Harhys Stewart|url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/from-travelling-the-world-to-fernando-torres-heartbreak-the/1245lfhirgr321uczqzzlnv38h|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-date=22 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822173753/https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/from-travelling-the-world-to-fernando-torres-heartbreak-the/1245lfhirgr321uczqzzlnv38h|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Tham |first=Zachary |date=16 July 2021 |title=Football: Brotherly love and rivalry in the Singapore Premier League |language=en |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-brotherly-love-and-rivalry-in-the-singapore-premier-league |access-date=8 September 2023 |issn=0585-3923}} He is a big fan of Liverpool and had said that his favourite player is Dirk Kuyt.{{cite web |title=Meet Ryhan Stewart - The Young Lions ace channelling his inner Dirk Kuyt to conquer Singapore |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/meet-ryhan-stewart-the-young-lions-ace-channelling-his-inner/hqqe4zovpm4b1ifvo9xwagwgh}}

Ryhan studied at Hong Kah Secondary School and graduated with a diploma in a marketing course at Temasek Polytechnic.

Ryhan married Hannah Alkaff on 29 June 2025.

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|National Cup !colspan=2\|League Cup !colspan=2\|Continental !colspan=2\|Total
class=wikitable style=text-align:center \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tampines Rovers \|2018 \| Singapore Premier League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Warriors \|2019 \| Singapore Premier League \|22	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
rowspan="4"\| Young Lions \|2020 \| Singapore Premier League \|10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
2021 \| Singapore Premier League \|20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
2022 \| Singapore Premier League \|5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
colspan="2"\|Total !35	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	5
Chiangmai \|2022–23 \|Thai League 2 \|23	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	24	1
BG Pathum United \|2023–24 \|Thai League 1 \|15	0	1	0	0	0	6{{efn\|name=ACL\|Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Elite}}	1	22	1
Albirex Niigata (S) \|2024–25 \|Singapore Premier League \|10	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
Riteriai \|2025 \|A Lyga \|11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
Kanchanaburi Power \|2025–26 \| Thai League 1 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !116	8	11	0	1	0	6	1	134	9

=International=

==International caps==

class="wikitable" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition
align=center\|1	\|14 June 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	{{fb\|MYA}}	align=center\|6–2 (won)	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
align=center\|2	\|21 September 2022	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	{{fb\|VIE}}	align=center\|0-4 (lost)	2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
align=center\|3	\|24 September 2022	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	{{fb\|IND}}	align=center\|1-1 (draw)	2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
align=center\|4	17 December 2022	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	{{fb\|MDV}}	align=center\|3-1(win)	Friendly
align=center\|5	24 December 2022	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	{{fb\|MYA}}	align=center\|3-2(won)	2022 AFF Championship
align=center\|6	27 December 2022	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos	{{fb\|LAO}}	align=center\|2-0(won)	2022 AFF Championship
align=center\|8	26 March 2023	Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau	{{fb\|MAC}}	align=center\|1–0 (won)	Friendly
align=center\|9	8 September 2023	Bishan Stadium, Singapore	{{fb\|TJK}}	align=center\|0-2 (lost)	Friendly
align=center\|10	16 November 2023	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Korea	{{fb\|KOR}}	align=center\|0-5 (lost)	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
align=center\|11	21 November 2023	National Stadium, Singapore	{{fb\|THA}}	align=center\|1-3 (lost)	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
align=center\|12	21 March 2024	National Stadium, Singapore	{{fb\|CHN}}	align=center\|2-2 (draw)	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
align=center\|13	26 March 2024	Tianjin Olympic Center, China	{{fb\|CHN}}	align=center\|1-4 (lost)	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

==U23 International caps==

class="wikitable" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition
align=center\|1	7 June 2019	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	{{fb\|PHI}}	align=center\|3-0 (won)	2019 Merlion Cup
align=center\|2	9 June 2019	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	{{fb\|THA}}	align=center\|1-0 (won)	2019 Merlion Cup
align=center\|3	6 September 2019	Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore	{{fbu\|23\|Fiji}}	align=center\|2-0 (won)	Friendly
align=center\|4	9 October 2019	Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore	{{fbu\|23\|UAE}}	align=center\|0-3 (lost)	Friendly
align=center\|5	26 November 2019	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	{{fbu\|23\|LAO}}	align=center\|0-0 (draw)	2019 Southeast Asian Games
align=center\|6	28 November 2019	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	{{fbu\|23\|IDN}}	align=center\|0-2 (lost)	Games
align=center\|7	1 December 2019	Biñan Football Stadium, Manila, Philippines	{{fbu\|23\|THA}}	align=center\|0-3 (lost)	2019 Southeast Asian Games
align=center\|8	3 December 2019	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	{{fbu\|23\|VIE}}	align=center\|0-1 (lost)	2019 Southeast Asian Games
align=center\|9	5 December 2019	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	{{fbu\|23\|BRU}}	align=center\|7-0 (won)	2019 Southeast Asian Games
align=center\|10	25 October 2021	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore	{{fbu\|23\|TLS}}	align=center\|2-2 (draw)	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
align=center\|11	28 October 2021	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore	{{fbu\|23\|PHI}}	align=center\|1-0 (won)	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
align=center\|12	31 October 2021	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore	{{fbu\|23\|KOR}}	align=center\|1-5 (lost)	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
align=center\|13	16 February 2022	Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	{{fbu\|23\|THA}}	align=center\|1–3 (lost)	2022 AFF U-23 Championship
align=center\|14	19 February 2022	Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	{{fbu\|23\|VIE}}	align=center\|0–7 (lost)	2022 AFF U-23 Championship
align=center\|15	7 May 2022	Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam	{{fbu\|23\|LAO}}	align=center\|2–2 (draw)	2021 Southeast Asian Games
align=center\|16	9 May 2022	Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam	{{fbu\|23\|THA}}	align=center\|0–5 (lost)	2021 Southeast Asian Games
align=center\|17	11 May 2022	Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam	{{fbu\|23\|CAM}}	align=center\|1–0 (won)	2021 Southeast Asian Games