Ryan Brobbel was born on 5 March 1993 and is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cymru Premier club The New Saints.
15 Facts About Ryan Brobbel
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Ryan Brobbel had a loan spell with Hartlepool United in late 2014 and was released by Middlesbrough in May 2015.
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Ryan Brobbel was born in Hartlepool, County Durham and attended High Tunstall College of Science.
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Ryan Brobbel started his career with the youth system of Middlesbrough and signed a three-year professional contract with the club on 1 May 2011 after finishing his apprenticeship.
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On 27 September 2013, after making three appearances and scoring one goal for York, Ryan Brobbel's loan was extended to 5 January 2014.
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Ryan Brobbel made eight appearances and scored one goal in his second spell with York.
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Ryan Brobbel signed a new one-year contract with Middlesbrough in July 2014, before joining League Two club Hartlepool United, his hometown club, on a one-month loan on 8 August.
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Ryan Brobbel struggled to get into Middlesbrough's under-21 team after returning, with manager Paul Jenkins saying that Ryan Brobbel was "at a crossroads in his career".
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Ryan Brobbel had trials with League One clubs Doncaster Rovers and Scunthorpe United, scoring two goals for Scunthorpe in a reserve-team match in April 2015.
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Ryan Brobbel was a member of the Middlesbrough under-21 team that won the Under-21 Premier League Division 2 and North Riding Senior Cup, but was released in May 2015 after a 15-year association with the club.
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Ryan Brobbel trained with Northern Premier League Premier Division club Darlington 1883 in the summer of 2015, before going on trial with Torquay United of the National League.
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Ryan Brobbel went on trial with a club in Scotland, before he left Darlington in early-October 2015 making only two appearances for the club.
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On 1 February 2016, Ryan Brobbel signed for Welsh Premier League champions The New Saints.
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Ryan Brobbel is eligible to represent England, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland at international level, and has been on training camps with both Irish teams.
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Ryan Brobbel earned nine caps and scored one goal for the under-21s from 2013 to 2014.