Sebastian Ryall
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sebastian John Henry Ryall | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back / Right Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney FC | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Northern Spirit | |||
| 2005–2006 | NSWIS | ||
| 2006–2007 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2009 | Melbourne Victory | 24 | (0) |
| 2009– | Sydney FC | 75 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2009 | Australia U-20 | 18 | (3) |
| 2007– | Australia U-23 | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2013. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sebastian Ryall (born 18 July 1989) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a defender for Sydney FC.
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Club career [edit]
Melbourne Victory [edit]
Ryall played junior football for West Pymble Soccer Club in Sydney. Ryall later played for the AIS in the Victorian Premier League before signing for Melbourne Victory on a 2 year contract in August 2007.[1]
He made his first appearance for the club in their round 3 match against Adelaide United and played in their Grand Final win over Adelaide in March 2009. In April 2009 he signed with Sydney FC for the 2009/2010 A-League campaign.[2]
Sydney FC [edit]
He made his first start for Sydney FC after coming back from his suspension in their Round 5, 2-1 loss to Gold Coast United.
He re-signed with Sydney FC for a further 2 seasons, on 24 August 2010.[3]
Ryall scored his first goal for Sydney FC with a dramatic equaliser in the 90th minute, against his former team Melbourne Victory. Ryall's strike came less than a minute after being brought on as a substitute.
International career [edit]
Throughout 2007 and 2008 Ryall was the captain of the Australian U-20 side. Due to a suspension, Sebastian missed out on selection for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup due to his criminal charges, where which he would have been assured a spot in the team. After a lengthy absence from Australia's national teams, in September 2010 he was called up to the Australian under-23 side by coach Aurelio Vidmar for a Four Nations Tournament held in Vietnam.
Criminal charge [edit]
Ryall was charged, on 15 May 2009, with engaging in a sexual act with a 13 year old girl. The alleged incident happened in January 2008, while he was playing with Melbourne Victory.[4] He was suspended from participation in football matches in Australia, until 3 September as well as being stood down from the national youth team by Football Federation Australia Chief Executive Officer Ben Buckley for bringing the game into disrepute.[5][6][7][8][9] On Monday 25 January 2010, he was committed to stand trial on the case after his committal hearing at Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court [10] On 15 May 2010, the Director of Public Prosecutions dropped the charges against Ryall [11] After a submission by Ryall's legal team that at the time of the alleged incident, he believed the girl to be over the legal age of 16 [12] and that they were "just kissing" [13]
Honours [edit]
With Australia:
- AFF U19 Youth Championship: 2008
- Weifang Cup (U-18): 2007
With Sydney FC:
With Melbourne Victory:
References [edit]
- ^ "Victory sign young Socceroos captain". Sportal.com.au. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- ^ "Sebastian Ryall moves to Sydney FC". The Australian. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ "Young gun Ryall re-signs with Sky Blues". Sydney FC. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "A-League star Sebastian Ryall 'had sex with 13-year-old'". Adelaide Now. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-15.[dead link]
- ^ "Young Socceroo stood down over sex act with girl charge". smh.com.au. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Sydney FC recruit Sebastian Ryall stood down while he fights sex charge". The Australian. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-15.[dead link]
- ^ "BREAKING NEWS: Sydney FC Player Sebastian Ryall In Child Sex Scandal". goal.com. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "A-League player faces child sex charges". abc.net.au. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Player suspended following under-age sex charge". USA Today. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Young Socceroo accused of sex with girl, 13". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ "Sex charges dropped against Ryall". ABC. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ Kennedy, Les (16 May 2010). "Soccer star in the clear on under-age sex charge". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ "Player alleges 'the girl said she was 16'". AAP. 22 October 2009.
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