Kian Ronan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kian Joe Ronan | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Harlow, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5'5 | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | King's Lynn Town | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | → Mildenhall Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Leyton Athletic (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Manchester 62 | 13 | (6) |
| 2020–2023 | Lincoln Red Imps | 53 | (9) |
| 2023– | King's Lynn Town | 36 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Gibraltar U16 | ||
| 2016 | Gibraltar U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Gibraltar U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Gibraltar U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020– | Gibraltar | 31 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Kian Joe Ronan (born 9 March 2001) is an English-born Gibraltarian footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for National League North side King's Lynn Town and the Gibraltar national team.[2]
Club career[edit]
Youth career[edit]
Ronan played his youth football at Ipswich Town, and made two appearances in the 2018–19 FA Youth Cup.
Senior career[edit]
Work experience loans[edit]
On 14 November 2018, Ronan joined Isthmian League North team Mildenhall Town on loan.[3] Later that season, he also spent time with Leyton Athletic in the Essex Senior League, playing 5 games. He was released by Ipswich at the end of the season.
Manchester 62[edit]
In 2019, Ronan joined Gibraltar National League team Manchester 62. While at the Red Devils, he was occasionally utilised as a makeshift striker, scoring 6 goals for the club in 13 games during his only season at the club.
Lincoln Red Imps[edit]
On 8 July 2020, he signed with Gibraltar Premier League side Lincoln Red Imps.[4] After three seasons in which he won the Gibraltar Football League three times and the Rock Cup twice, alongside a season in the group stage of the inaugural UEFA Conference League, he left the club upon the expiry of his contract in July 2023.
King's Lynn Town[edit]
After his contract with Lincoln Red Imps ended, Ronan returned to England and joined National League North side King's Lynn Town.[5]
International career[edit]
Ronan has represented Gibraltar at various youth levels.[3]
Ronan made his international debut for Gibraltar on 5 September 2020 in the UEFA Nations League against San Marino.[6][7]
Career statistics[edit]
International[edit]
- As of match played 26 March 2024
| Gibraltar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 0 | |
Honours[edit]
- Lincoln Red Imps
References[edit]
- ^ Kian Ronan at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- ^ Kian Ronan at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "BOSTIK LEAGUE: Mildenhall sign Ipswich midfielder". Suffolk News. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Today's sports in brief - Gibraltar Chronicle". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Kian Ronan becomes Linnets latest signing King's Lynn Town FC. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Gibraltar-San Marino | UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Kian Ronan 2020 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
External links[edit]
- Kian Ronan – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Kian Ronan at FootballDatabase.eu
- Kian Ronan at Soccerway
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- Footballers from Harlow
- Gibraltarian men's footballers
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- Gibraltar men's under-21 international footballers
- Gibraltar men's international footballers
- English men's footballers
- English people of Gibraltarian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Lincoln Red Imps F.C. players
- Manchester 62 F.C. players
- Mildenhall Town F.C. players
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