Ryan Cooney
Personal information
Full name Ryan Thomas Cooney[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position(s) Right-back[4]
Team information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 2
Youth career
000–2016 Bury
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Bury 21 (0)
2019–2021 Burnley 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Morecambe (loan) 47 (0)
2021–2023 Morecambe 59 (0)
2023– Crewe Alexandra 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:27, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Ryan Thomas Cooney (born 26 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two side Crewe Alexandra.

Career

Bury

Cooney was born in Manchester, Greater Manchester.[5] He joined Bury at the age of nine, progressing through the club's youth academy and being made captain of the youth team.[6] Cooney was promoted to the first-team squad in the 2016–17 season while still a scholar because of injuries.[7] He made his debut on 26 August 2017, playing against Rochdale in a League One match which ended 0–0.[8] He signed a two-year professional contract with the club in October 2018.[6] He made a total of 29 appearances in all competitions having been given the opportunity of first team football by manager Ryan Lowe.[9] He got used to spending time around older, more experienced players and he adapted on and off the pitch.[9] Despite gaining promotion from EFL League Two in the 2018–19 season, Bury's future looked bleak amid financial problems and Cooney was hoping for a move.[9]

Burnley

Cooney signed for Premier League club Burnley on 15 July 2019 on a one-year contract with the option of a further year, initially joining the under-23 team.[10] In the first half of the season he was a regular part of Steve Stone's side and contributed towards a 17-match unbeaten run.[9] He became a part of Burnley's first-team bubble until the end of the 2019–20 season, along with a number of youngsters, following the return to football post-lockdown.[9] He was rewarded with a new one-year contract in June 2020.[11]

Morecambe (loan spells)

On 2 January 2020, he was sent out on loan for the first time when he joined League Two side Morecambe until the end of the season along with Adam Phillips.[12] There was frustration in March 2020, as COVID-19 brought the loan to an abrupt halt as Cooney had been beginning to settle in and was playing and performing consistently.[9] Cooney and Phillips spoke during the lockdown and agreed that they would return to Morecambe if the opportunity arose in the following season, describing manager Derek Adams as a big influence.[9] On 11 August 2020, Cooney re-joined Morecambe on loan until the end of the season along with Phillips.[9] Morecambe made a good start to the season and were top of the league after five games with four wins.[13]

Morecambe

On 24 June 2021, it was announced that Cooney had signed for Morecambe on a free transfer on a two-year deal after turning down the offer of a new contract at Burnley.[14] In May 2023, Cooney was one of 14 players released by Morecambe following their relegation to League Two.[15]

Crewe Alexandra

On 23 June 2023, League Two side Crewe Alexandra announced the signing of Cooney on a two-year-deal.[16][17] He made his Crewe debut at Gresty Road on 5 August 2023, coming on as an 81st minute substitute for Zac Williams in a 2–2 draw with Mansfield Town.[18] Cooney was sent off after a second yellow card in Crewe's 1–0 defeat at Port Vale in an EFL Trophy tie on 5 September 2023.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bury 2016–17[20] League One 0000000000
2017–18[8] League One 12000002[lower-alpha 1]0140
2018–19[21] League Two 9000006[lower-alpha 1]0150
Total 210000080290
Burnley 2019–20[22] Premier League 000000—00
2020–21[23] Premier League 00———00
Total 000000—00
Morecambe (loan) 2019–20[22] League Two 110———110
2020–21[23] League Two 36030205[lower-alpha 2]2452
Morecambe 2021–22[24] League One 32020103[lower-alpha 1]0380
2022–23[25] League One 27010104[lower-alpha 1]0330
Total 590302070710
Crewe Alexandra 2023–24[26]League Two13020202[lower-alpha 1]0190
Career total 141080602221762
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy; three appearances in EFL League Two play-offs

Honours

Bury

Morecambe

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Bury" (PDF). English Football League. p. 71. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Cooney". ESPN FC. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ryan Cooney". Bury F.C. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Cooney". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "R. Cooney: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Pro contract for Cooney!". Bury F.C. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Youth team 2016/17 season review". Bury F.C. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Cooney in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "The Burnley loan duo starring in Morecambe's impressive start to season". The Athletic. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Ryan in the Clarets' shake-up". Burnley F.C. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "NEW DEALS FOR YOUNG PLAYERS". burnleyfootballlclub.com. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Morecambe sign Toumani Diagouraga, Jordan Slew, Adam Phillips & Ryan Cooney". BBC Sport. 2 January 2020.
  13. ↑ "LOAN DEAL RYAN COONEY". morecambefc.com. 11 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Morecambe sign Burnley defender Cooney". BBC Sport.
  15. ↑ "Morecambe: Cole Stockton among 14 departures from relegated Shrimps". BBC Sport. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Full-back Cooney becomes second summer signing". CreweAlex.net. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra: Ryan Cooney signs on two-year contract and Charlie Finney pens new deal". BBC Sport. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. PA Media. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  19. ↑ "Match Report: Port Vale 1 Crewe 0". CreweAlex.net. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Cooney in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Cooney in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Cooney in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Cooney in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Cooney in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Cooney in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Cooney in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  27. ↑ "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    "Bury: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  28. ↑ "League Two play-off final: Morecambe 1–0 Newport County - Shrimps Win Promotion". BBC Sport. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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