Ryan Hedges

Ryan Peter Hedges (born 8 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for Aberdeen and the Wales national football team.

Ryan Hedges
Personal information
Full name Ryan Peter Hedges[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995
Place of birth Northampton, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Aberdeen
Number 11
Youth career
2003–2010 Everton
2010–2013 Flint Town United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Flint Town United 24 (2)
2013–2017 Swansea City 0 (0)
2015 → Leyton Orient (loan) 17 (2)
2016 → Stevenage (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2017 → Yeovil Town (loan) 21 (4)
2017–2019 Barnsley 52 (2)
2019– Aberdeen 47 (8)
National team‡
2013–2014 Wales U19 5 (1)
2014–2016 Wales U21 11 (0)
2017– Wales 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:32, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Hedges attended Hawarden High School in Hawarden, Flintshire, North Wales.[2] Michael Owen, Andy Dorman, Gary Speed and Danny Ward are fellow ex-pupils from the school who became professional footballers.

Club career

Hedges spent seven seasons at Everton, eventually being released at under-16 level. He joined Swansea City from Flint Town in July 2013 following some impressive performances for the Welsh Schools Under-18 team.[3] Hedges linked up with the Swansea City Under-21 team in the 2013–14 season, and was rewarded for his progress with a new one-year contract until June 2014.[4]

On 16 January 2015, Hedges joined League One team Leyton Orient on a one-month loan deal.[5] He made his professional debut for Leyton Orient against Colchester United on 24 January 2014.[6] After an impressive start, Hedges' loan was extended until the end of the 2014–15 season.[7] Hedges scored his first professional goal for Leyton Orient, and then set up a goal for Chris Dagnall, in a 2–0 win over Walsall on 28 February 2015.[8] Weeks later on 14 March 2015, Hedges scored his second goal for Leyton Orient in a 3–0 win over Yeovil Town.[9] Hedges went on to make seventeen appearances, scoring twice, as Orient were relegated to League Two.

In June 2015, Hedges signed a three-year contract extension at Swansea.[10][11]

In February 2016, Hedges joined Stevenage on a one-month emergency loan.

On 8 July 2016, Hedges signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a six-month loan deal.[12]

On 31 January 2017, Hedges was recalled from his loan spell at Yeovil,[13] and signed permanently for EFL Championship side Barnsley for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[14] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 3–1 loss at Bristol City on 5 August 2017.[15]

Hedges was offered a new contract by Barnsley at the end of the 2018–19 season,[16] but he instead opted to sign a three-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.[17] On 27 August 2020, he scored a hat-trick as Aberdeen won 6–0 at home against NSÍ Runavík in the Europa League first qualifying round, having only come on as a half-time substitute.[18]

International career

Prior to joining Swansea City, Hedges scored twice and claimed an assist as captain of the Welsh Schools Under-18s team in a 4–1 win over England.[2] Hedges has represented Wales at under-19 and under-21 level.[19]

He made his debut for the senior side on 14 November 2017 as a substitute during a 1–1 draw with Panama.[20]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flint Town United 2012–13 Cymru Alliance 242———242
Swansea City 2013–14[21] Premier League 0000000000
2014–15[22] Premier League 000000—00
2015–16[23] Premier League 000000—00
2016–17[24] Premier League 00———00
Total 0000000000
Leyton Orient (loan) 2014–15[22] League One 172———172
Stevenage (loan) 2015–16[23] League Two 60———60
Yeovil Town (loan) 2016–17[24] League Two 21421203[lower-alpha 1]0285
Barnsley 2016–17[24] Championship 80———80
2017–18[25] Championship 2320031—263
2018–19[26] League One 21020002[lower-alpha 1]1251
Total 522203121594
Aberdeen 2019–20[27] Scottish Premiership 22420206[lower-alpha 2]0324
2020–21[28] Scottish Premiership 25400103[lower-alpha 2]4298
Total 4782030946112
Career total 16718618114519527
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Barnsley

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. "Ryan Hedges puts on a show to help Welsh Schools FA beat England". dailypost.co.uk. Daily Post. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  3. "Ryan Hedges signs for Swansea". Pitchero.com. Pitchero. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  4. "Eight young Swans pros offered contract extensions". swanseacity.net. Swansea City. 30 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  5. "Hedges joins Orient on loan". swanseacity.net. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015.
  6. "Colchester v Leyton Orient". bbc.co.uk. 24 January 2015.
  7. "Hedges extends Leyton Orient loan". swanseacity.net. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015.
  8. "Walsall 0 - 2 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  9. "Yeovil Town 3 - 0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  10. "Youngsters offered pro contracts". Swansea City A.F.C. 15 April 2015.
  11. "PHOTO: @RyanHedges95 puts pen to paper on a contract extension at the Liberty Stadium. #swans". swansofficial Twitter. 9 June 2015.
  12. "Ryan Hedges: Yeovil Town sign Swansea City winger on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  13. "Hedges loan cut short". Yeovil Town F.C. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  14. "Barnsley sign Swansea forward Ryan Hedges and Leicester defender Callum Elder". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  15. "Bristol City 3–1 Barnsley". BBC. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  16. "Adam Davies & Ryan Hedges: Barnsley offer Wales duo new deals". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  17. "Ryan Hedges joins Aberdeen from Barnsley after taking Danny Ward advice". BBC Sport. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  18. Campbell, Andy (27 August 2020). "Aberdeen 6–0 NSÍ Runavík". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  19. "Busy international period for Swans stars". Swansea City A.F.C. 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  20. "Wales 1–1 Panama". BBC Sport. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  21. "Games played by Ryan Hedges in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  22. "Games played by Ryan Hedges in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  23. "Games played by Ryan Hedges in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  24. "Games played by Ryan Hedges in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  25. "Games played by Ryan Hedges in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  26. "Games played by Ryan Hedges in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  27. "Games played by Ryan Hedges in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  28. "Games played by Ryan Hedges in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  29. "League One: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
    "Barnsley: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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