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Limerick Footballer John Ryan plays a huge role in Republic of Ireland U19s against Iceland

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Limerick footballer John Ryan pictured above has done Limerick proud!

The two friendlies showed the strength of John Ryan, who played for the full 90 minutes

By I Love Limerick correspondent Ava O’Donoghue

Limerick footballer John Ryan
John pictured in 2019 with the SSE Airtricity Under 19 League trophy following Shamrock Rovers final day win against Sligo Rovers at Tallaght Stadium.

Limerick footballer John Ryan played a huge role in the Republic of Ireland U19s against Iceland in Pinatar, Spain.


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The two friendlies took place on Wednesday, June 1 at 5:30 pm and saw former Aisling Annacotty player John breeze through his opponents in the 3-0 match.

A second match took place on Sunday, June 4 at 3 pm but unfortunately lost to Iceland with a score of 1-0.

The competitions are the final part of an international window for Republic of Ireland’s U19 coach Tom Mohan before the teams return to competitive matches at the European Championship U19s in Wales this September.

The 24-man squad has been drawn in the Group 4 category against Wales, Hungary and Gibraltar and will determine the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts in Slovakia for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament.

John is a former St. Kevin’s Boys and Shamrock Rovers player who now plays for UCD in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. He previously played GAA with Ballybricken and Monaleen clubs.

Playing with Shamrock Rovers for U17 and U19 John is an upcoming player to watch out for, playing the full 90 minutes of the match with unmissable skills.

“Congrats to Limerick footballer John Ryan who has been called up to the FAI Ireland U19 squad for this week’s friendlies against Iceland in Spain!” UCD AFC commented on John’s achievement.

Republic of Ireland: Maguire (Mason 60), Curtis, ( Brooks 77), Nevin (Ferizaj 60), Abankwah (O’Reilly,60), Grehan (Coleman 77 mins), Murphy (Okagbue 87), Fraser (Mullins 70), Vaughan (Golding 77), O’Mahony ( Zefi 70), Hakiki (Arubi 70), Ryan.

Best of luck to the Republic of Ireland and John Ryan in the upcoming European Championship U19s in Wales!

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