Ryan Curran (born 13 October 1993) is a footballer from Northern Ireland who plays for Cliftonville in the NIFL Premiership.
Club career Early career Curran began his senior career at Derry City, making eleven appearances before being sent out on loan to Finn Harps in August 2012. He only made two appearances for Harps before returning to Derry City in the same month.
Return to Derry City After returning from a loan spell at Finn Harps, Curran made 72 appearances for Derry City, netting five goals. He was part of the squad that won the 2012 FAI Cup, before returning to Finn Harps in 2015.<ref name = "Finn Harps sign former Derry City striker Ryan Curran"
Finn Harps Curran signed for then newly promoted League Of Ireland side Finn Harps in 2015. On 10 May 2016, Curran scored in a 2–2 draw against his former club, Derry City. Harps finished 10th in the table, and Curran left for then NIFL Premiership outfit Ballinamallard United in January 2017.
Ballinamallard United In his first season at Ballinamallard United, Curran made 10 appearances, scoring twice. He suffered a persistent ankle injury problem throughout his early career and it affected him at the beginning of his time at Ballinamallard. In March 2017, He played his first full 90 minutes for Ballinamallard in a match against Ards. Curran scored 16 goals for Ballinamallard in the 2017/18 season before they were relegated on the final day. He left Ballinamallard for Cliftonville in May 2018.
Cliftonville Cliftonville announced the signing of Curran on 4 May 2018. He made his debut in a Europa League qualifier against Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland in July 2018. In Curran's first season with the Reds, he won the Cliftonville Players' Player of the Year and the Cliftonville Player of the Year. In January 2020, Curran scored a last-minute winner in a dramatic County Antrim Shield final comeback against Ballymena, winning his first trophy with the club. On 13 March 2022, Curran put in a man of the match display during which Cliftonville won their sixth Irish League Cup, defeating Coleraine at Windsor Park.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDerry City2011League of Ireland Premier Division——10——1020121312120—101822013150101000201902014201001000—21120152022020——242Total68451700030835Finn Harps (loan)2012League of Ireland First Division20————20Finn Harps2016League of Ireland Premier Division307—20——327Ballinamallard United2017–18NIFL Premiership34141010——3614Cliftonville2018–19NIFL Premiership3714—1020—40142019–20315322030—3972020–21391521———41162021–2238193043——45222022–2328151030201035152023–2400————002024–2500——201030Total1736893103902020374Career total307931542039050356100
Honours Derry City FAI Cup: 2012 Cliftonville County Antrim Shield: 2019–20 Irish League Cup: 2021–22
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