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Alex Ryan John (born 8 February 2001) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Merthyr Town.

Club career
John joined the youth team of AFC Llwydcoed at the age of six, playing for them along with the Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC Academy, before in 2015 he joined the academy of Swansea City.

In June 2017, John signed scholarship terms with League Two side Yeovil Town. As a second-year scholar John was included on the substitutes bench for the first time for Yeovil in April 2019. At the end of the 2019–20 season, John and Nestor Shako were offered their first professional contracts. Following the appointment of new manager Darren Sarll, John signed a two-year contract. On 12 September 2019, John along with Shako joined Southern League Premier Division South side Gosport Borough on loan until January 2020.

International career
On 30 April 2019, John received his first international call-up to a Wales U19 three-day training camp.