Ryan Gauld

Ryan Gauld
Personal information
Full name Ryan Stewart Gauld[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vancouver Whitecaps
Number 25
Youth career
2003–2006 Brechin City Boys Club
2006–2012 Dundee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Dundee United 42 (7)
2014–2019 Sporting CP B 73 (8)
2014–2019 Sporting CP 2 (0)
2016–2017Vitória de Setúbal (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2018Aves (loan) 18 (1)
2018–2019Farense (loan) 12 (2)
2019Hibernian (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2021 Farense 54 (18)
2021– Vancouver Whitecaps 108 (33)
International career
2012–2014 Scotland U19 10 (2)
2013–2016 Scotland U21 11 (2)
2024– Scotland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2024

Ryan Stewart Gauld (born 16 December 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps, whom he captains, and the Scotland national team.

Gauld began his professional career at Dundee United, where he helped them reach the 2014 Scottish Cup final, and his abilities on the ball earned comparisons to Lionel Messi from the Scottish media.[3] In July 2014, he transferred to Portuguese club Sporting CP for a fee of around £3 million. Gauld mainly appeared for the club's B team, and was also loaned to Vitória de Setúbal, Aves, Farense and Hibernian. In July 2019, Gauld moved to Farense on a permanent basis, winning promotion in his first season and scoring nine goals in each of his two years. In July 2021, he signed for MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps, where he won the Canadian Championship in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Gauld represented Scotland at under-19 and under-21 levels. He made his debut for the senior team in September 2024, a decade after first being called up.

  1. ^ "Comunicado Oficial N. 371" [Official Announcement No. 371] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 8 May 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Ryan Gauld". Dundee United F.C. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference bbc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).