Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 August 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Watford, England | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
Number | 45 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012– | Watford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Watford | 46 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2023- | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:46, 24 November 2023 (UTC) |
Ryan Andrews (born 26 August 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Watford.
Born in Watford, Andrews was with the Watford academy from 2012 onwards. [1] He signed his first professional contract with Watford in May 2022, with the deal lasting two years with the option of a third. [2]
He made his first senior appearance on 7 January, 2023 in the FA Cup away against Reading [3] He described his debut as “an absolute joy!...it's a dream come true for me, my family and everyone that's helped me in my career so far.” [4]
Andrews made his league debut in the EFL Championship playing at right-back against Coventry on April 10, 2023 with Watford manager Chris Wilder saying “ “I thought he was great...he can be pleased he played a part in the real good things we did. His performance was another good thing that happened today.” [5] After playing the next week against Bristol City and starting consecutive games Andrews was named in the Championship team of the week. [6] Chris Wilder again praised his performance saying he “didn't do a lot wrong for me, he had energy, he had power, he had pace, he was positive, he took the ball up the pitch, he picked out some good passes and he defended really well.” [7] [8] He finished the season with six consecutive starts in the Championship at full-back ahead of recognised international players with Wilder saying he had the place on merit and was a “natural footballer”. [9]
In October 2023, he was called up to the England U-20 side for matches against Portugal U-20 and Romania U-20. [10] He made his debut on 12 October 2023 during a 2-0 away defeat to Romania. [11]
He is the son of former Watford footballer Wayne Andrews. [12] He is of Barbadian descent through his father. [13]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Watford | 2022–23 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2023–24 | Championship | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | |
Career total | 46 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 |
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