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25 Facts About Ryan Inniss

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Ryan Stuart Clayton Inniss was born on 5 June 1995 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for National League club Forest Green Rovers.

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Ryan Inniss had a number of loan spells at Cheltenham Town, Luton Town, Gillingham, Yeovil Town, Port Vale, Southend United, Colchester United, Dundee and Newport County.

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Ryan Inniss joined Charlton Athletic on a free transfer in October 2020, where he would make 72 appearances in close to three seasons.

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Ryan Inniss signed with Forest Green Rovers in June 2023.

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Ryan Inniss joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on 1 August 2013 on a month-long loan; this was later extended for a further month.

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Ryan Inniss made his first appearance in the English Football League four days later against Bury.

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On 13 September 2013, Ryan Inniss had his loan spell at Cheltenham terminated due to injury.

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On 10 January 2014, Ryan Inniss joined Conference Premier leaders Luton Town on a one-month loan, having been a "number one target" for "Hatters" manager John Still.

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Ryan Inniss returned to Crystal Palace after playing in three matches for the club.

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Ryan Inniss picked up an injury in the game, which limited him to just two further appearances for the "Gills".

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On 16 October 2014, Ryan Inniss joined Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal, later extended until 20 December 2014.

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On 6 January 2015, Ryan Inniss returned to Crystal Palace after being recalled from his loan spell at Yeovil having made six appearances.

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On 12 February 2015, Ryan Inniss joined Port Vale on a one-month loan deal.

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Ryan Inniss collected five yellow cards in five starts during his stay at Vale Park, helping the team to concede just two goals whilst he was on the pitch, but his loan spell was not extended as he damaged his ankle ligaments during his final appearance.

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Ryan Inniss was in good form at the start of the campaign, and managed to significantly improve his disciplinary record.

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Ryan Inniss had a difficult start to the campaign, and after returning to Southend following his release from prison he went on to dislocate his shoulder in an FA Cup defeat to Millwall, and was ruled out of action for three months following surgery.

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Ryan Inniss admitted his "surprise" at finally making his senior debut for the club and said "I can only thank those people at the club who have helped me off the field through some tough times".

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On 13 October 2020, Inniss joined League One club Charlton Athletic on a two-year deal; "Addicks" chairman Thomas Sandgaard said that "Ryan is a player that [director of football] Steve Gallen has been following for a very long time and he fits in with what [manager] Lee [Bowyer] and Steve are trying to do".

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Manager Johnnie Jackson said that Ryan Inniss had made "a bad mistake" but stressed that it would not effect the decision whether or not to extend his contract in the summer.

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On 13 May 2023, it was announced that Ryan Inniss would leave the club when his contract expired in June.

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On 16 June 2023, Ryan Inniss joined recently-relegated League Two club Forest Green Rovers, where manager Duncan Ferguson said "he's the type of player and profile I feel we need".

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Ryan Inniss is eligible to represent Trinidad and Tobago at international level, through his Trinidadian-born father.

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Ryan Inniss has struggled with various injuries throughout his career.

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Ryan Inniss had a troubled childhood, as his mother's drug dependency and his father's imprisonment left him to raise his two younger siblings as a teenager.

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On 9 September 2016, Ryan Inniss pleaded guilty to assault following an incident in a bar four months earlier; he was sentenced to 14 weeks in prison.