Ryan Thomas Porteous was born on 25 March 1999 and is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Preston North End and the Scotland national team.
18 Facts About Ryan Porteous
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Ryan Porteous has previously played for Hibernian and spent a spell on loan at Edinburgh City, and represented Scotland at the under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels before making his full international debut in September 2022.
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Ryan Porteous played youth football for Edinburgh club Edina Hibs and then Aberdeen before returning to Edinburgh to sign for his boyhood club.
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On 20 December 2019, Ryan Porteous was shown a straight red card for a dangerous tackle on Rangers player Borna Barisic, with the incident provoking an angry confrontation between both coaching teams.
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Ryan Porteous suffered a serious knee injury during a Scottish Cup match at Dundee United in January 2020.
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In January 2023, Ryan Porteous was subject of interest from Serie A side Udinese and EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers.
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On 3 February 2025, Ryan Porteous joined EFL Championship side Preston North End on loan until the end of the season.
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Ryan Porteous was named in the Scotland under-19 squad for the elite round of qualification for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
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Ryan Porteous earned a first senior Scotland call-up for Euro 2020 qualifiers against Cyprus and Kazakhstan in November 2019, but did not play in either fixture.
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Ryan Porteous was added to squads in October 2020 and November 2021.
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Ryan Porteous was recalled to the squad in September 2022 and, following injuries to Kieran Tierney and Scott McKenna, made his full international debut in a Nations League match with Ukraine.
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Ryan Porteous was singled out for praise by his teammates, manager and members of the media, with boss Steve Clarke describing his performance as "outstanding" and pundit Michael Stewart hailing a "debut to remember".
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On 7 June 2024, Ryan Porteous was named in Scotland's squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 finals in Germany.
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UEFA later announced that Ryan Porteous would be suspended for Scotland's remaining two group stage games for "serious rough play".
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Scotland would be eliminated after finishing bottom of their group and Ryan Porteous was accordingly denied a second Euro appearance.
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Ryan Porteous's older sister Emma is a footballer who played for Hibernian and was selected for Scotland at youth level before taking a university scholarship in Pennsylvania to combine her sporting and academic studies.
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In October 2020, Ryan Porteous declared his support for the Common Goal charity.
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Ryan Porteous was fined by both a court and Hibernian in June 2022, after he pleaded guilty to a charge of culpable and reckless conduct for hitting a woman with a plastic tumbler.