Ronan Curtis
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronan Curtis[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 29 March 1996||
Place of birth | London, England[3][4] | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kildrum Tigers | |||
Swilly Rovers | |||
2014–2015 | Derry City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Derry City | 91 | (18) |
2018– | Portsmouth | 74 | (22) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (1) |
2018– | Republic of Ireland | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:50, 10 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:27, 16 September 2019 (UTC) |
Ronan Curtis (born 29 March 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as either a left winger or striker for League One club Portsmouth and the Republic of Ireland national team.
Curtis started his career with Derry City in 2015, spending four seasons there and amassing 100 appearances and 24 goals. He agreed a deal with Portsmouth in May 2018 and joined the South Coast club for a fee believed to be approximately £100,000. In March 2019, he won his first senior honour, the EFL Trophy.
He represented Ireland at under-21 level before making his senior debut in November 2018 in a 0–0 draw against Northern Ireland.
Club career
Derry City
Curtis moved to Derry City's academy in 2014, after playing for Kildrum Tigers and Swilly Rovers.[4][5] He made his senior debut for the club on 8 May 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 home loss against Galway United.[6]
Curtis scored his first goal for Derry on 30 October 2015, netting his team's first in a 4–2 away loss against Longford Town.[7] On 25 November, he signed a two-year contract extension,[8] and scored a brace in a 2–2 home draw against Shamrock Rovers on 27 September of the following year.[9]
On 19 February 2017, Curtis signed a new contract extension with the Candystripes.[10] He finished the campaign with eight goals in 32 appearances, and had a move to Swedish side Östersunds FK cancelled in August after failing to agree personal terms.[11]
On 7 May 2018, amid high interest from Portsmouth,[12] Curtis scored a hat-trick in a 7–3 home routing of Shelbourne, taking his side to the semi-finals of the League of Ireland Cup.[13]
Portsmouth
On 22 May 2018, League One side Portsmouth agreed a deal to sign Curtis from Derry City, for a transfer fee in the region of £100,000 on a two-year contract.[14] Curtis made his English Football League debut at Fratton Park on 4 August, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 victory over Luton Town.[15] A week later, he scored his first two goals in a 2–1 win at Blackpool.[16] On 31 March 2019, he won his first piece of silverware when Portsmouth won the 2018–19 EFL Trophy, defeating Sunderland 5–4 on penalties following a 2–2 draw after extra time.[17]
On 20 August 2019, Curtis scored his first goal of the new season in a 3–3 home draw against Coventry City with a header in the tenth minute.[18]
International career
Although born in England, Curtis grew up in St Johnston, Donegal and has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 and senior level.[3][19] On 7 September 2018, Curtis scored his first international goal in a 1–1 draw against Kosovo in the UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifying stage.[20]
Received the ROI under 21's player of the year 2018 [1]
On 9 September 2018, Curtis was called up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad for the friendly match against Poland two days later,[21] in which he was an unused substitute.[22] He was again added to the Ireland squad on 14 October for a UEFA Nations League encounter against Wales.[23] He made his full Ireland debut on 15 November 2018, coming on as a half-time substitute for Callum O'Dowda in a goalless friendly against Northern Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.[24]
Personal life
Curtis was born in London. He is the godson of Chris Coleman, who played for and managed Wales.[25] Curtis supported Arsenal while growing up, but also watched Crystal Palace games.[26] Curtis' mother is from Derry and his grandfather is from Cork,[26] meaning Curtis was eligible to play for England, the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland[26] until making his competitive Ireland debut against Denmark in Aarhus in November 2018.[27] Curtis is the youngest of 11 siblings.[28]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 July 2020
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Derry City | 2015[29] | Premier Division | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
2016[30] | Premier Division | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||
2017[31] | Premier Division | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | — | 34 | 9 | ||
2018[32] | Premier Division | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 8 | ||
Total | 91 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 100 | 24 | |||
Portsmouth | 2018–19[32] | League One | 41 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 1 | 49 | 12 | |
2019–20[33] | League One | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 1 | 44 | 14 | ||
Total | 74 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | 93 | 26 | |||
Career total | 165 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 193 | 50 |
- ^ Includes FAI Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup, EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy and EFL Playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy and EFL Playoffs
International
- As of match played 10 September 2019[34]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Republic of Ireland | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Portsmouth
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Portsmouth" (PDF). English Football League. p. 56. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Ronan Curtis". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Ronan Curtis". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ a b O'Hehir, Paul (30 March 2018). "Ronan Curtis eyeing European adventures with Ireland and Derry City". Irish Daily Mirror. Reach plc. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (8 November 2016). "Ronan Curtis named on Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad for Spain trip". Donegal Sport Hub. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Collins, Simon (9 May 2015). "Derry ended up with one of their main strikers in goal on a nightmare night against Galway". The42. TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Divin, Calum (30 October 2015). "League Report: Longford Town 4–2 Derry City". Extratime.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (25 November 2015). "Ronan Curtis signs two-year contract at Derry City". Donegal Sport Hub. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Derry City 2–2 Shamrock Rovers". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ McLaughlin, Kevin (19 February 2017). "DERRY CITY: Curtis signs contract extension". Derry Journal. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ https://www.donegaldaily.com/2017/08/11/ronan-curtis-proposed-move-to-ostersunds-has-fallen-through-player-to-stay-at-derry/
- ^ Collins, Simon (7 May 2018). "Kenny Shiels resigned to losing Portsmouth target Ronan Curtis". Derry Journal. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44025523
- ^ "Pompey Agree Deal To Sign Curtis". Portsmouth F.C. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ Cross, Jordan (4 August 2018). "Lowe gives Pompey lift-off". The News. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Blackpool 1–2 Portsmouth: Ronan Curtis double earns win for Pompey". Sky Sports. PA Sport. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ a b Edwards, Luke (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth prevail in Checkatrade Trophy final shootout after dramatic Wembley showdown with Sunderland". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Portsmouth 3–3 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Curtis added to Republic of Ireland squad". Football Association of Ireland. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ McDermott, Shane (25 September 2018). "Ronan Curtis: Exciting times for the St Johnston man". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland: Striker Ronan Curtis is called up to the squad for Poland friendly". BBC Sport. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Poland 1–1 Republic of Ireland". BBC Sport. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ https://www.the42.ie/ronan-curtis-ireland-wales-4285961-Oct2018/
- ^ Begley, Emlyn (15 November 2018). "Republic of Ireland 0–0 Northern Ireland – as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Fisher, Ben (10 October 2018). "How Portsmouth got the buzz back after years of misery". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Rooney, Will (28 July 2018). "Pompey move is Gunner be good for Irishman Curtis". The News. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ Rooney, Will (19 November 2018). "Ronan Curtis makes Republic of Ireland competitive debut in Denmark". The News. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Rowan, Paul (23 December 2018). "Ronan Curtis hits rich vein of form to attract Mick McCarthy's attention". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Curtis, Ronan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
External links
- Ronan Curtis at Soccerbase
- Profile at the Portsmouth F.C. website
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from London
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
- Association football wingers
- Association football forwards
- League of Ireland players
- Derry City F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- English Football League players
- Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers