Ryan Alebiosu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 December 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2021 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Kortrijk | 25 | (0) |
| 2025 | → St Mirren (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:36, 14 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ryan Alebiosu Audio file "Ryan Alebiosu.ogg" not found (born 17 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.
Career
[edit | edit source]Born in London, Alebiosu joined Arsenal in 2010, at the age of 8, turning professional in 2020.[3]
He signed on loan for EFL League One side Crewe Alexandra in January 2022,[4] and made his full professional debut in Crewe's 1–0 league defeat at Gillingham on 1 February 2022.[5] He moved on loan to Kilmarnock in July 2022.[6]
In September 2023 he signed for Belgian Pro League club Kortrijk.[7] On 3 February 2025, Alebiosu moved on loan to St Mirren.[8]
On 11 July 2025, Alebiosu signed for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers on an initial three-year contract with the option of an extra 12 months.[9] On 25 October 2025, Alebiosu scored his first goal for Blackburn Rovers, an equaliser in a 2–1 victory over Southampton.[10]
International career
[edit | edit source]Alebiosu is eligible to represent both England and Nigeria at international level, having been born in England to Nigerian parents.[11] He obtained a Nigerian passport ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations,[12] and was named in Nigeria’s 28-man final squad for the tournament, marking his first senior call-up for the Super Eagles.[13]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of 13 December 2025
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Arsenal U21s | 2021–22[5] | – | – | – | – | 4[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal | 2021–22[5] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2021–22[5] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2022–23[14] | Scottish Premiership | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |
| KV Kortrijk | 2023–24[2] | Belgian Pro League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[2] | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| St Mirren (loan) | 2024–25[15] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2025–26[16] | Championship | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |
| Career total | 88 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup, Belgian Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c Ryan Alebiosu at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2025.Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- 2001 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football full-backs
- Black British sportsmen
- Footballers from London
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- K.V. Kortrijk players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 2000s birth stubs