Ryan Jarvis

Ryan Jarvis

Personal information
Full name	Ryan Robert Jarvis
Date of birth	11 July 1986 (1986-07-11)
Place of birth	Fakenham, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Walsall
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2008	Norwich City	29	(3)
2005	→ Colchester United (loan)	6	(0)
2007	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	14	(6)
2007–2008	→ Kilmarnock (loan)	9	(1)
2008	→ Notts County (loan)	17	(2)
2008–2011	Leyton Orient	84	(10)
2010–2011	→ Northampton Town (loan)	3	(0)
2011–	Walsall	19	(2)
National team
2001–2002	England U16	7	(0)
2002–2003	England U17	10	(0)
2004–2005	England U19	15	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:54, 28 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Ryan Robert Jarvis, (born 11 July 1986 in Fakenham, England), is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Walsall. His younger brother, Rossi Jarvis, played alongside him at Norwich City, while his cousin, Adam Tann, is currently unattached. Jarvis has represented England at all junior levels.

Career

Norwich City

A striker, Jarvis became Norwich City's youngest ever first team player with a substitute appearance in a 0–0 draw at Walsall on 19 April 2003 in the English First Division, aged just 16 years and 282 days.^{[citation needed]}He also became the club's youngest goalscorer the following season with a late strike in a 2–1 home defeat by Watford on 15 November 2003.^{[citation needed]} Jarvis ended the 2003/04 season with a Division One championship medal as Norwich won promotion to the premiership.

Jarvis scored his first Premiership goal against Liverpool during a 2–1 defeat on 3 January 2005 with a spectacular 20-yard effort. He spent the latter part of that season on loan at Colchester United from March–May 2005. He played two games for them without scoring.

His 2005/06 season was wrecked by injuries limiting him to a solitary goal against Luton Town, however in April 2006 he signed a new contract with Norwich City to last until June 2008. His brother Rossi was also on Norwich's books at this time, and the two brothers played together in the same Norwich team on 19 September 2006 in a Football League Cup match against Rotherham United, in which Ryan scored twice.^{[citation needed]}

On 15 February 2007, Jarvis went on loan to Leyton Orient after the club were left with only one fit striker, James Walker, himself a loanee from Charlton. He scored a hat trick in the game against Millwall on 20 February 2007, and then two more against Tranmere four days later and remained with Orient for the rest of the season.

On 24 August 2007, Jarvis went on loan to Kilmarnock until January 2008. On his return he immediately began a loan spell at Notts County until the end of the season.

Leyton Orient

At the end of the 2007/08 season Norwich City decided not to renew Jarvis' contract, and he signed for Leyton Orient on 25 June. He featured in 31 league games and one cup game without netting a single goal for the O's. Three games into the 2009/10 season Jarvis finally scored his first goal for the club in his 35th appearance for them, their only goal in a 2–1 defeat against Oldham. One week later he scored the last goal in a 3–3 draw against Yeovil. After two goals in his first five games of the new season, Jarvis didn't score again until the 3–1 defeat of Gillingham in early December. Goals against Walsall, Carlisle, Bristol Rovers and Stockport County followed. He helped seal Orient's status in League One for another season with a 78th minute strike in a 2–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 1 May, relegating Wycombe to League Two.^{[citation needed]}

In November 2010 Jarvis signed on-loan for Northampton Town until 5 January 2011. After returning to Orient, he spent much of the time playing in the reserves or on the first team bench, but after coming on as a substitute for Harry Kane in a home game against Peterborough United, he scored the winner in the 96th minute to keep Orient's play-off hopes alive.

Following the 2010/11 season, Jarvis was released by Leyton Orient.

Walsall

Jarvis signed for Walsall on a one year deal on the 30th June 2011. He scored both his first and second goals for Walsall with a brace in a 2 - 0 victory over Bournemouth.

External links

• Ryan Jarvis player profile at canaries.co.uk
• Ryan Jarvis career stats at Soccerbase
• Career information

Awards
Preceded by Dorryl Profitt	Milk Cup Junior Player of the tournament 2001	Succeeded by Kento Tsurumaki