Ryan Noble
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Noble | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009– | Sunderland | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Watford (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Derby County (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Derby County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012- | → Hartlepool United (loan) | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | England U19 | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 August 2010 | |||
Ryan Noble (11 June 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Sunderland as a striker.
Club career
Sunderland
A product of the club's youth academy, Noble made his first professional appearance for Sunderland on 2 January 2010, coming on as a substitute for Darren Bent in a 3–0 FA Cup victory against Barrow at the Stadium of Light.[2] On his return from a six month lay off, he returned to goalscoring ways by scoring seven goals in his first five games back for Sunderland Reserves. He was rewarded for his fine form with his league debut for the first team, coming from the bench as Sunderland lost against Everton on 26 February 2011. Noble's next appearance also came as a substitute, in Sunderland's 2–0 defeat at Birmingham City on 16 April.[3] An injury crisis meant that Noble was in line to make his first start for Sunderland against Fulham. However, Noble himself picked up an injury during a youth team game, ruling him out of the game and leaving the team with no fit strikers.[4]
On 16 November 2011, Noble bagged a reserve team hat-trick during a 3-0 win against local rivals Newcastle United at the Stadium of Light. This prompted a return to first-team action as a substitute in the 0-0 draw with Fulham the following Saturday, however he was subsequently omitted from the squad altogether for the next match versus Wigan Athletic despite Sunderland continuing to struggle for goals. On 29 November, Noble returned to reserve team action, scoring a six-minute hat-trick as Sunderland thrashed Scunthorpe 7-1. Sunderland manager Steve Bruce was sacked two days later, and replaced by Martin O'Neill. He then scored 4 goals against Manchester United in a reserve match on 8 December 2011.
Watford (loan)
On 25 March 2010, Noble joined Watford on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season.[5] He failed to make a single first-team appearance for the club.[6]
Derby County (loan)
Noble was expected to crack the first team in the coming season, but wasn't assigned a first team squad number, leading to speculation he may be loaned out during the season. He eventually joined Championship side Derby County on an emergency loan deal.[7] He made one appearance, as substitute, before a back injury ruled him out of contention and he returned to Sunderland on 25 October 2010.[8]
On 18 January 2012, Noble returned to Derby County for another month-long loan spell.[9] Noble made two appearances during his second loan spell at the club, returning to Sunderland on 14 February 2012.[10]
Hartlepool United (loan)
On 20 March 2012, Noble went on loan to Hartlepool United till the end of the season.[11]
International career
Noble plays for the England U19 football team following a successful season in Sunderland's reserves. He scored his first U-19 goal versus Bosnia in 2010.[12]
References
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.safc.com/page/AcademySquadProfiles/0,,10281~1692231,00.html
- ^ McVay, David (16 April 2011). "Birmingham City 2 Sunderland 0: match report". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2011/04/28/2462510/ryan-noble-injury-leaves-sunderland-with-no-recognised
- ^ "Watford sign teenage Sunderland striker Ryan Noble". BBC Sport. 25 March 2010.
- ^ ESPN Soccernet profile
- ^ "Rams Land Noble On Loan". dcfc.co.uk. 27 September 2010.
- ^ "Noble Returns To Sunderland". dcfc.co.uk. 26 October 2010.
- ^ "Derby Move To Loan Striker Noble". dcfc.co.uk. 18 January 2012.
- ^ "Noble heading back". Sky Sports. 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Noble heads to Pools". Sunderland A.F.C. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ http://www.safc.com/news/20100528/noble-on-target-for-young-lions-_2256213_2061319
External links
- Ryan Noble at Soccerbase
- Ryan Noble's Premier League profile
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