Mathew Ryan

Mathew David Ryan (born 8 April 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Levante and captains the Australia national team. Born in Sydney, Ryan played as a youth for Marconi Stallions, Blacktown City and Central Coast Mariners. He made his senior debut for Blacktown before moving to the Mariners' senior squad in 2010. In 2013, Ryan moved to Club Brugge, where he was named the Belgian Pro League's Goalkeeper of the Year in both his seasons and won the Belgian Cup in 2015. He then played for two years for Valencia in La Liga. He moved to Brighton & Hove Albion in 2017, where he played 121 Premier League games, followed by three on loan at Arsenal in 2021. He subsequently played for several clubs in La Liga, the Danish Superliga, Eredivisie, Serie A and Ligue 1. Ryan made his senior international debut for Australia in 2012, and has since established himself as his nation's first-choice goalkeeper, effectively succeeding childhood idol and former international goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer. He played at the FIFA World Cup in 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026, as well as the AFC Asian Cup in 2015, 2019 and 2023, winning the Best Goalkeeper award at the 2015 tournament which his country won on home soil.