19 Facts About Ryan Nyambe

Ryan Nyambe was born on 4 December 1997 and is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Derby County.

Ryan Nyambe previously played for Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic, before joining Derby.

At Blackburn and Derby, Nyambe gained promotions to the Championship by finishing in second-place in League One both times in 2018 with Blackburn and 2024 at Derby.

Ryan Nyambe is an international footballer for the Namibia national team.

Ryan Nyambe was born in Katima Mulilo, Namibia, raised by his aunt and uncle in the absence of his mother, who had moved to England in search of education.

Ryan Nyambe moved to Manchester to join her at the age of ten in 2008.

On 1 July 2015, it was announced that Ryan Nyambe had signed his first professional deal, agreeing to a three-year deal with Blackburn that would run until 30 June 2018.

On 21 July 2017, it was announced that Ryan Nyambe had agreed a new three-year deal with the club, with the optional for a further 12-months.

Ryan Nyambe made 35 appearances in all competitions for the club, despite suffering a hamstring injury in March 2018.

On 23 April 2019, Blackburn announced that Ryan Nyambe had signed a new two-year contract with the club, with the option for an additional year that would see the player's stay at Blackburn be extended until the summer of 2022.

On 19 September 2023, following his release from Wigan Athletic, Ryan Nyambe joined Derby County on a deal until January 2024, with the option to extend.

On 25 December 2023, after making 11 league appearances, Ryan Nyambe signed a contract extension with Derby until June 2025.

On 4 July 2024, it was announced the Ryan Nyambe had signed a new three-year contract at Derby, extending his stay at Pride Park until June 2027.

Ryan Nyambe featured in all of Namibia's group stage matches, with the country finishing at the bottom of its group, thus not progressing to the next stage of the tournament.

Missing the nation's three games that followed its Africa Cup of Nations campaign, Ryan Nyambe returned to the national team setup in November - being called up for the team's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Chad and Guinea, games of which he played in both.

Ryan Nyambe would be faced with yet another year of being unable to play for Namibia, eventually returning in November 2021 for the side's 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Congo and Togo.

Ryan Nyambe was a part Namibia's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Ryan Nyambe has said that he models his playing style on that of Rio Ferdinand.

Ryan Nyambe is primarily a right-back, but can play at centre-back, a position which he often features in for Namibia, and at left-back.