Ryan Sears

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Ryan Sears
Personal information
Full name Ryan Joseph Sears[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Newtown, Wales
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
 Caernarfon Town
Number 27
Youth career
Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Shrewsbury Town 7 (0)
2017–2018 → Newtown (loan) 31 (2)
2018 → AFC Telford United (loan) 6 (0)
2020 → AFC Telford United (loan) 1 (1)
2021–2022 Grimsby Town 6 (0)
2022–2024 Newtown 75 (6)
2024– Caernarfon Town 14 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:27, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

Ryan Joseph Sears (born 30 December 1998) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a right back for Cymru Premier club Newtown.

Sears came through the youth academy at Shrewsbury Town playing seven times for the club in EFL League One. He also spent time on loan with Welsh side Newtown as well as two separate spells with AFC Telford United before signing for Grimsby Town in June 2021 ahead of the 2021–22 season. Sears was called up to the Wales under-21 side in 2019 but failed to win a cap.

Career

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Shrewsbury Town

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Born in Newtown, Powys, Wales, Sears was a youth player at Shrewsbury Town and scored twice to help them to the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup in 2016–17, while also being an unused substitute for the senior team in EFL League One three times around the turn of the year.[2]

He was loaned to his hometown team Newtown A.F.C. in the Welsh Premier League for the 2017–18 season. He played 35 total games and scored three goals across all competitions, including one in a 4–2 win at reigning champions The New Saints on 30 December.[3] He was voted the club's Players' Player of the Season.[2]

On 2 August 2018, Sears was loaned for a month to Shrewsbury's neighbours A.F.C. Telford United in the National League North.[4] After six games for the Bucks, he was recalled slightly ahead of schedule by Shrews manager John Askey, due to injury to starting right back James Bolton.[5]

Sears made his professional debut on 1 September, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 home draw with Bristol Rovers. After the game, Askey praised his performance as "perfect".[6] He scored his first professional goal on 8 January 2019, opening a 1–1 draw at Port Vale in the EFL Trophy third round, which Shrewsbury lost on penalties.[7]

In late April 2019, Sears signed a two-year contract extension with the option of a third year. However, he also suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in training, ruling him out for nine months.[8] The following 14 March, he was loaned back to Telford for a month.[9]

On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Shrewsbury at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[10]

Grimsby Town

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On 9 June 2021, Sears joined Grimsby Town on a one-year contract, reuniting him with former Shrews boss Paul Hurst.[11] On 9 January 2022, Sears left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[12]

Newtown

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On 9 January 2022, Sears rejoined Cymru Premier side Newtown on an 18-month contract.[13]

Caernarfon Town

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On 16 June 2024, following the expiry of his contract at Newtown, Sears joined fellow Cymru Premier side Caernarfon Town.[14] He made his competitive debut for the club on 11 July 2024 in a 2–0 victory over Crusaders at Nantporth, in the first leg of Caernarfon's first qualifying round tie in the UEFA Conference League.[15]

International

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In March 2019, Sears was called up for the first time to a Wales under-21 training camp in Monmouthshire.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played 22 September 2020
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shrewsbury Town 2016–17[17] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[18] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[19] 5 0 1 0 0 0 4[a] 1 10 1
2019–20[20] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2020–21[21] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 7 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 13 1
Newtown (loan) 2017–18[22] Welsh Premier League 31 2 4 0 3 1 0 0 38 3
AFC Telford United (loans) 2018–19[22] National League North 6 0 — — — 6 0
2019–20[22] 1 1 — — — 1 1
Total 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Career total 45 3 5 0 3 1 5 1 58 5
  1. ^ a b Appearances and goals in the EFL Trophy

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