Ryan Rainey
Ryan Rainey is a defender/midfielder currently playing in the Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s.
| Ryan Rainey | |||||||||||||||||||
| Full Name | Ryan Gavin Rainey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | 11 October 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of Birth | Letterkenny, County Donegal | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender/midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Previous club/s | Bonagee United | ||||||||||||||||||
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Youth career
Rainey started playing for Bonagee United at six, and was usually a central midfielder, but when he began playing for the Republic of Ireland he was used as a defender. He joined Wolves at sixteen, turning down other offers including one from Fulham. He had met Stephen Ward and Stephen Hunt, both Irish internationals, and had been impressed by Mick McCarthy, and by Molineux.
International
He has represented the Republic of Ireland regularly throughout the age groups.
Career statistics
No data pre 2014-15. Wolves give no squad information for U18 apart from the FA Youth Cup. Correct up to 4 December 2015.
| Club | Season | Senior | Under-21 Lge | Under-21 PLC | B'ham Senior Cup | Under-18 Lge | FA Youth Cup | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Subs | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals | ||
| Wolves | 2014-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Career honours
All-Ireland First Year title with St Eunan’s College 2010 (defeating Cork’s Rochestown College 2-1 in the final in Athlone). Also part of the Wolves squad that won the 2015 Bitzer Cup in Germany.
Contract
Rainey received a two-year professional contract in 2014. This had been arranged as part of the deal when he first moved over from Ireland to play full time.
