Ryan Cooney

Ryan Cooney
Personal information
Full name Ryan Thomas Cooney[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 (age 24)[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 50 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:57, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Ryan Thomas Cooney (born 26 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL 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] He scored his first Crewe goal (a penalty) in a 5–1 defeat of Liverpool U21s in an EFL Trophy group game at Gresty Road on 27 August 2024.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bury 2016–17[21] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[8] League One 12 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 14 0
2018–19[22] League Two 9 0 0 0 0 0 6[a] 0 15 0
Total 21 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 29 0
Burnley 2019–20[23] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[24] Premier League 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Morecambe (loan) 2019–20[23] League Two 11 0 — — — 11 0
2020–21[24] League Two 36 0 3 0 2 0 5[b] 2 45 2
Morecambe 2021–22[25] League One 32 0 2 0 1 0 3[a] 0 38 0
2022–23[26] League One 27 0 1 0 1 0 4[a] 0 33 0
Total 59 0 3 0 2 0 7 0 71 0
Crewe Alexandra 2023–24[27] League Two 38 0 3 0 2 0 4[c] 0 47 0
2024–25[28] League Two 12 2 0 0 1 0 3[a] 1 16 3
Total 50 2 3 0 3 0 7 1 63 3
Career total 177 2 9 0 7 0 27 3 220 5
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Two appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy; three appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
  3. ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy; two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs

Honours

Bury

Morecambe

References

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  7. ^ "Youth team 2016/17 season review". Bury F.C. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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  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.
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  22. ^ "Games played by Ryan Cooney in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Ryan Cooney in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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  • Profile on the Burnley F.C. website