Ryan James Shawcross was born on 4 October 1987 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
40 Facts About Ryan Shawcross
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Ryan Shawcross joined Championship club Stoke City on loan in August 2007 and made an instant impact scoring on his debut against Cardiff City.
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Ryan Shawcross formed a good defensive partnership with Leon Cort as Stoke gained promotion to the Premier League for the first time, ending 23 years away from the top flight.
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Ryan Shawcross remained at Stoke until February 2021, after making 453 appearances over a 14-year period with the club.
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Ryan Shawcross ended his career with Inter Miami before retiring from playing in January 2022 and began coaching.
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When Ryan Shawcross was 15 years old, he and a number of Flintshire Boys players had a trial at Football League club Wrexham who offered contracts to some players but not to Ryan Shawcross.
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On 9 August 2007, Ryan Shawcross was sent on loan again, this time to Championship club Stoke City, for six months.
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Ryan Shawcross was named as the Championship's player of the month for October 2007.
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Ryan Shawcross lost his place in the team for the final few matches of the promotion winning season to loan signing Chris Riggott.
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Ryan Shawcross re-claimed his place in team in late 2008 due to Sonko's poor performances.
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Ryan Shawcross was again involved in an incident with Emmanuel Adebayor in a FA Cup fifth-round replay against Manchester City, Adebayor struck Ryan Shawcross in the face and was sent-off.
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On 27 February 2010, in a match against Arsenal, Ryan Shawcross was sent off after his tackle left Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey with a broken leg.
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Ryan Shawcross, who apologised via text message, was defended by his teammates Danny Pugh and Rory Delap after the match.
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Ryan Shawcross therefore became the first Stoke captain to play in a FA Cup Final, losing to Manchester City.
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Ryan Shawcross had a busy season playing in 49 of the club's 56 fixtures, helping the club reach the last 32 of the Europa League and the quarter-final of the FA Cup.
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Ryan Shawcross was named as captain for a third season running, with Pulis warning Shawcross against complacency.
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On 12 April 2014 Ryan Shawcross made his 200th appearance in the Premier League becoming the first Stoke player to reach that milestone.
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Against Swansea City on 29 October 2014, Ryan Shawcross was penalised by referee Michael Oliver for holding Wilfried Bony at a corner.
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Ryan Shawcross returned from injury on 27 October 2015 playing in a League Cup victory against Chelsea.
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Ryan Shawcross signed a new four-year contract with Stoke on 31 August 2017.
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Ryan Shawcross suffered a serious injury on 27 July 2019 in a pre-season friendly against Leicester City.
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Ryan Shawcross then underwent surgery after scans revealed that had broken his fibula, ruling him out for up to four months.
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Ryan Shawcross returned to training in November 2019 making several appearances for the under-23 side.
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Ryan Shawcross made his return against Luton Town on 10 December 2019 but lasted only 14 minutes after picking up a groin injury.
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Ryan Shawcross returned on boxing day against Sheffield Wednesday but in the next match at Fulham he suffered another calf injury.
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Ryan Shawcross started the first match of the restart on 20 June 2020 at Reading but was again unable to complete the match and was later ruled out for the remainder of the campaign.
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Ryan Shawcross' contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 19 February 2021 ahead of a move to Inter Miami CF in the United States.
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In total Ryan Shawcross spent 14 years with Stoke, making 453 appearances and is eighth on the club's all time record appearance list.
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On 20 February 2021, Ryan Shawcross joined Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.
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In January 2008, Ryan Shawcross won his first call up to the England under-21 squad for a 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against the Republic of Ireland.
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Ryan Shawcross previously played for the Wales under-15 team, against Belgium and the Republic of Ireland.
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Ryan Shawcross was named in the matchday squad but was an unused substitute.
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Ryan Shawcross has been backed by his defensive partner, Robert Huth to earn an England call-up.
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In July 2011 Ryan Shawcross confirmed that he will not consider playing for Wales.
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On 11 July 2012, Wales national team manager Chris Coleman said he would consult Arsenal and Wales team ex-captain Aaron Ramsey regarding the possibility of Ryan Shawcross playing for Wales.
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However, Ryan Shawcross again stated that his only international ambition was to play for England.
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Ryan Shawcross was called up to the England team by Roy Hodgson on 4 October 2012 for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Poland and San Marino.
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Ryan Shawcross made his England debut in a friendly against Sweden on 14 November 2012 at the Friends Arena, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Steven Caulker.
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Ryan Shawcross was not called up again by Roy Hodgson and claimed in March 2016 said that Ibrahimovic had ended his England career before it had started.
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Ryan Shawcross began coaching in 2022, joining Inter Miami's MLS Next Pro affiliate Inter Miami II as an assistant coach.