Ryan Graham Pun Teague (born 24 January 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for A-League club Melbourne Victory.

Ryan Teague
Ryan Teague training for Melbourne Victory, December 2023
Personal information
Full name Ryan Graham Pun Teague[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Melbourne Victory
Number 25
Youth career
Maroubra United
Sydney University
Sydney Olympic
Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Sydney FC NPL 17 (1)
2019–2020 Sydney FC 1 (0)
2020–2023 Famalicão 0 (0)
2021–2022Sporting da Covilhã (loan) 24 (0)
2023– Melbourne Victory 8 (1)
International career
2017–2019 Australia U17 24 (11)
2021– Australia U23 13 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
Third place 2017 Thailand U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Club career edit

Sydney FC edit

Teague joined Sydney FC's academy at its inception, and progressed through the youth ranks, before being awarded a scholarship in September 2018.[3] In September 2019, along with Marco Tilio and Harry van der Saag, Teague was awarded a Hyundai A-League scholarship contract, and was promoted to the senior squad.[4] On 7 December 2019, Teague made his professional debut, coming off the bench for Luke Brattan in the 82nd minute of a 5–1 win over Brisbane Roar at Jubilee Oval.[5]

Famalicão edit

On 30 January 2020, Teague signed for Portuguese side Famalicão.[6] He made his first team debut on 24 July 2021 in a 1–0 Taça da Liga win against Feirense.[7][8]

Sporting da Covilhã (loan) edit

On 13 August 2021, Sporting da Covilhã announced the signing of Teague on a season long loan.[7] His first appearance was in the Liga Portugal 2 game against Vilafranquense on 23 August 2021.[8]

Melbourne Victory edit

On 13 September 2023, Teague returned to Australia, signing a three-year contract with A-League club Melbourne Victory.[9]

International career edit

Youth edit

Teague was a feature in the Joeys side from 2017 until the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he captained the side to the round of 16, playing all 4 games, and culminating in a 4–0 defeat to France.[10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Ryan Teague". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Sydney FC Promote Five Youth Stars". Sydney FC. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Signing news: Teenage trio earn Hyundai A-League deals with Sydney FC". MyFootball. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Sydney FC vs. Brisbane Roar – Football Match Line-Ups – December 7, 2019 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  6. ^ Smith, David (30 January 2020). "Joeys captain Teague seals Portugal move". FTBL.
  7. ^ a b "Famalicão empresta Ryan Teague ao Covilhã" (in Portuguese). O Minho. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  8. ^ a b Ryan Teague at Liga Portugal (in Portuguese)
  9. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Ryan Teague". Melbourne Victory. 13 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Joeys bow out of FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 with defeat to France". Socceroos. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  11. ^ Ryan Teague On His Joeys Captaincy, retrieved 8 December 2019

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