Ryan Fante
Canadian soccer player
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Ryan Fante (born 24 February 1986) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 24, 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Hearts Azzurri[2] | ||
| 2007' | Toronto FC Reserves | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | North York Astros | ||
| 2008 | Vaughan Italia Shooters[2] | ||
| 2009 | G.S. United[2] | ||
| 2010 | Sengkang Punggol | 7 | (1) |
| 2012 | Valentine Phoenix | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–20xx | Khoromkhon FC | ||
| 2016 | Ulaanbaataryn Unaganuud FC | ||
| 2017-2019 | Deren FC | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Early career
Fante played his youth soccer with Sporting de Toronto, a club affiliated with Sporting CP.[3] He would go to Portugal for a trial run with Sporting's youth team.[3] In 2006, he played in Ontario's top amateur circuit with Hearts Azzurri and finished as the division's top goal scorer.[2] The following year he joined Toronto FC's reserve squad that competed in the MLS Reserve League.[4] He would appear in 3 matches in the reserve division.[5] 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.[6]
Fante returned to the CSL circuit in 2008 to sign with league rivals Vaughan Italia Shooters.[7] He would help Vaughan secure the divisional title along with a playoff berth.[8] The Shooters would defeat the Brampton Lions in the opening round of the postseason.[9] Their playoff journey would conclude in the next round after a defeat by the Serbian White Eagles.[10] In 2009, he returned to the amateur provincial league to play with local side G.S. United.[11]
Singapore
Fante sealed a move to Singaporean outfit Sengkang Punggol in 2010.[12][13] The Canadian then recorded his first start in a 1–0 defeat to Albirex Niigata S[14] and registered his first goal in a 1–1 tie with Beijing Guoan Singapore.[15] His time with Sengkang was mostly limited on the bench and with the reserve team in the Prime League.[16] By mid-season 2010, the club decided to release Fante due to the lack of goals scored.[16] In total, he played in 7 league matches and recorded 1 goal.[17]
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.[1][18]
Mongolia
Upon leaving Australia, he ventured to East Asia to play in the Mongolian Premier League with Khoromkhon in June 2012.[19] In his debut season in Mongolia, he helped the club finish as runners-up in the standings and won the Borgio Cup.[20] He returned to Khoromkhon for the 2014 season and helped the club secure the championship by defeating Erchim which also secured a berth in the 2015 AFC Cup.[21]
In 2016, he was transferred to the country's capital Ulaanbaataryn Unaganuud.[22][23] The following season he was traded to league rivals Deren FC.[24] His final season in the Mongolian circuit was in 2019 when he re-signed with Deren.[25]
Honours
Italia Shooters
- Canadian Soccer League International Division: 2008[8]
Khoromkhon
Individual
- Ontario Soccer League Provincial East Rookie of the Year: 2007[26]
- Ontario Soccer League Central Region East Leading Goal Scorer: 2006[27]
- Hearts Azzurri U18 League Ontario Cp and National Champions: 2004
- Pine Ridge S.S. Sr. Boys Soccer MVP: 2003/04[2]
- Sporting Toronto League Leading Goal Scorer: 1999[2]
- Stadium Newspaper Portuguese Cup MVP: 1998[2]