Ryan Fante

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

Early career
Fante played his youth soccer with Sporting de Toronto, a club that was affiliated with Sporting Lisbon. 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. He would appear in 3 matches in the reserve division. 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.

Fante returned to the CSL circuit in 2009 to sign with league rivals Vaughan Italia Shooters. He would help Vaughan secure the divisional title along with a playoff berth. The Shooters would defeat the Brampton Lions in the opening round of the postseason. Their playoff journey would conclude in the next round after a defeat by the Serbian White Eagles. In 2009, he had another run in the amateur Ontario league with G.S. United.

Singapore
Fante sealed a move to Singaporean outfit Sengkang Punggol in 2010. The Canadian then recorded his first start in a 1–0 defeat to Albirex Niigata S and registered his first goal in a 1–1 tie with Beijing Guoan Singapore. Deployed as a winger or second striker, Fante often outdistanced opponents but failed to score on numerous occasions. Because of this, the forward was demoted to Sengkang Punggol's Prime League squad but there too he was unable to produce goals. 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.

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.

Mongolia
Upon leaving Australia, he ventured to East Asia to play in the Mongolian Premier League with Khoromkhon in June 2012. In his debut season in Mongolia, he helped the club finish as runners-up in the standings and won the Borgio Cup. He returned to Khoromkhon for the 2014 season and helped the club secure the championship by defeating Erchim which also secured a berth for the club in the 2015 AFC Cup.

In 2016, he was transferred to the country's capital Ulaanbaataryn Unaganuud. The following season he was traded to league rivals Deren FC. His final season in the Mongolian circuit occurred in the 2019 season when he re-signed with Deren.

Individual

 * OSL Provincial East Rookie of the Year- 2007
 * OSL Central Region East Leading Goal Scorer- 2006
 * Hearts Azzurri U18 League Ontario Cp and National Champions- 2004
 * Pine Ridge S.S. Sr. Boys Soccer MVP-2003/04
 * Sporting Lisbon Training-2001
 * Sporting Toronto League Leading Goal Scorer-1999
 * Stadium Newspaper Portuguese Cup MVP-1998