Ryan Schofield
English footballer
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Ryan James Schofield (born 11 December 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Coleraine.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan James Schofield[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coleraine | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Lepton Highlanders | ||
| 2008–2017 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | (0) |
| 2017 | → FC United of Manchester (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Notts County (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Livingston (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Hibernian (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | Morecambe | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Coleraine | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | England U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | England U20 | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:16, 6 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
In January 2019, Schofield joined Notts County on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[4]
Schofield made his senior league debut for Huddersfield on 23 October 2019 against Middlesbrough.[5] He was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Livingston in January 2020.[6] Schofield was injured during his first appearance for Livingston, which forced them to sign another goalkeeper.[7]
Schofield played regularly for Huddersfield during the 2020–21 season, but lost his place after a 5–1 defeat to Fulham in August 2021. He then injured his shoulder while playing in a FA Cup tie at Burnley in January 2022.[8]
He was loaned to Hibernian in August 2022.[8] He was recalled by Huddersfield in January 2023, without having made a first team appearance for Hibs.[9]
He joined Portsmouth for the 2023 season. He was released in the summer of 2024.[10]
In January 2025, Schofield joined League Two side Morecambe on a deal until the end of the season.[11]
International career
In March 2017, Schofield made an appearance for the England under-18 team against Qatar.[12] Schofield was included in an England U20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[13] He saved a penalty during the shoot-out in the final as England defeated the Ivory Coast to win the tournament.[14]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2023–24 season
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2016–17[15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[18] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[19] | Championship | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[20] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| FC United of Manchester (loan) | 2016–17[22][23] | National League North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| AFC Telford United (loan) | 2017–18[22] | National League North | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Notts County (loan) | 2018–19[17] | League Two | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Livingston (loan) | 2019–20[18] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Hibernian (loan) | 2022–23[21] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2022–23[21] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Portsmouth | 2023–24[24] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 61 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in Manchester Premier Cup
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
England U20