Matthew Ryan Player Profile

Name: Mathew David Ryan. 

D.O.B: 08/04/1992. 

Age: 34. 

Height: 1.84m. 

Weight: 83kg. 

Preferred Foot: Right. 

Position: Goalkeeper. 

Current Club: Levante UD. 

Australian Debut: 05/12/2012. 

Cap Number: #555. 

Jersey Number: #1. 

From: Plumpton, New South Wales, Australia. 

Citizenship: Australia. 

Current Market Value: €2.00m. 

Highest Market Value: €8.00m. 

Contract Expiry: 30 June 2026 (club option for one additional year). 

Total Transfer Fees: €14.93m. 

Senior Club Appearances: 505. 

Senior Club Goals: 0. 

Australia Caps: 101. 

Australia Goals: 0.

Mathew Ryan Bio

Mathew Ryan is one of the most decorated and experienced Australian footballers of his generation; a goalkeeper whose career has spanned continents, decades and some of the most important moments in Australian soccer history.

Born on 8 April 1992 in Plumpton, New South Wales, Ryan took up football at the age of four and attended Westfields Sports High School before beginning his professional journey with the Central Coast Mariners in 2010.

At Central Coast, Ryan’s agile frame, sharp decision-making and sweeper-keeper style earned him the A-League Young Footballer of the Year award in consecutive seasons.

Inspired by childhood idol and Australian soccer legend Mark Schwarzer, Ryan has since established himself as Australia's most capped goalkeeper of the modern era.

Matty Ryan is now the Australian captain, he heads into the North America World Cup with over 100 international caps to his name, four World Cup campaigns under his belt and the respect of a nation behind him.

Mathew Ryan Club Career

Ryan came through the youth ranks at Marconi Stallions and Blacktown City before joining Central Coast Mariners, where he quickly established himself as one of the most exciting young goalkeepers in Australian football.

He won back-to-back A-League Young Footballer of the Year awards in 2011 and 2012, claimed the A-League Goalkeeper of the Year award, and played his part in the Mariners' 2013 A-League Grand Final victory over Western Sydney Wanderers.

In 2013, Ryan made the move to Club Bruges in Belgium, where he won the Belgian Pro League Goalkeeper of the Year award in both of his seasons at the club, and helped Bruges lift the Belgian Cup in 2015.

His performances attracted interest from across Europe, and in July 2015 he signed a six-year deal with La Liga side Valencia CF for a reported €7.0 million.

After mixed fortunes in Spain, including a loan spell at Racing Genk, Ryan joined newly promoted Brighton and Hove Albion in 2017 for €6.0 million, becoming a mainstay of their Premier League side across four seasons.

A brief loan to Arsenal followed in January 2021 before he joined Real Sociedad, then FC Copenhagen, then AZ Alkmaar, then AS Roma, then RC Lens in France, collecting first-team experience across half a dozen countries.

In August 2025, Ryan joined La Liga side Levante on a free transfer, signing a one-year deal with a club option for an additional year; producing consistently strong form that has helped keep the club in Spain's top flight.

Mathew Ryan International Career

Ryan made his Australian debut in a 1-1 draw with North Korea on 5 December 2012 and has barely left the national side since.

He played at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where Australia were eliminated in the group stage, before his defining international moment arrived at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup on home soil.

Ryan was outstanding throughout the tournament as Australia claimed their first ever Asian continental title, defeating South Korea 2-1 in extra time in the final; he was named Best Goalkeeper of the tournament.

He went on to represent Australia at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and captained Australia at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where he kept two clean sheets as Australia beat Denmark and Tunisia to reach the round of 16 before a brave near-upset of eventual champions Argentina.

Ryan's path to a fourth World Cup was not straightforward. Following the appointment of Tony Popovic as National Coach in late 2024, Ryan found himself dropped to the bench with young goalkeeper Joe Gauci preferred.

He fought his way back into the side, and his resilience was rewarded in spectacular fashion, making a crucial penalty save in his 100th appearance for Australia to secure a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia and book Australia a place at the 2026 World Cup.

With four World Cups of experience and the mentality of someone who refuses to be written off, expect Ryan to lead from the back in what will likely be his last World Cup campaign for Australia.