Ryan Wintle
Ryan Frank Wintle (born 13 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Cardiff City. He has previously played for Alsager Town and Crewe Alexandra; in August 2021, he was loaned by Cardiff to Blackpool for a four-month loan spell.
| Wintle playing for Crewe Alexandra at Crawley Town, August 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Frank Wintle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stoke City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Alsager Town | 25 | (8) |
| 2015–2021 | Crewe Alexandra | 163 | (9) |
| 2021– | Cardiff City | 107 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | → Blackpool (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Crewe Alexandra edit
Wintle began his career with North West Counties Football League side Alsager Town, following time in the academy at Stoke City,[3] and then joined Crewe Alexandra in January 2015, making his professional debut on 14 November 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 League One defeat at Bradford City.[4][5] He scored his first league goal on 22 April 2017, at Gresty Road against Leyton Orient.[6]
After playing in the opening 10 games of the 2017–18 season, Wintle was injured in the 11th, a home defeat by Carlisle United on 23 September 2017, sustaining a stress fracture of his tibia that ruled him out "for months".[7] He returned to first team action in January 2018, and scored his second league goal at Swindon Town on 27 January.[8]
After a difficult first half of the 2018–19 season that saw Crewe hover around the relegation zone, manager David Artell switched to a 4-3-3 formation which coincided with an upturn in both the team and Wintle's form. Crewe's post-Christmas run included victories over high-flying Lincoln City, Milton Keynes Dons, Carlisle United, Colchester United and Mansfield Town. This pulled Crewe Alexandra away from the relegation scrap, and gave the club an outside chance of a play-off push. Wintle was considered one of the club's best performers during this run.[9]
With four goals in 46 appearances, Wintle then helped Crewe to promotion in the COVID-19-affected 2019–20 season, and he added two further goals in 48 appearances as Crewe ended the following season in 12th place in League One. On 13 May 2021, Crewe announced that it had offered Wintle a new contract,[10] but as Wintle had previously shunned new contract offers, Artell expected him to move to another club.[11]
Cardiff City edit
On 23 June 2021, Wintle signed a three-year contract with Cardiff City.[12] He made his Cardiff debut on 7 August 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Joe Ralls in a 1–1 draw against Barnsley.[13] He scored his first Cardiff goal in the club's 3–1 win at Wigan Athletic on 8 October 2022.[14]
On 4 August 2023, it was announced that Wintle had signed a new three-year deal to keep him at Cardiff until the summer of 2026.[15]
Blackpool (loan) edit
Wintle joined Blackpool on loan on 28 August 2021 for the remainder of the 2021–22 season,[16] making his debut in a 1–0 win over Fulham at Bloomfield Road on 11 September 2021.[17] However, the loan deal had a January 2022 recall option[18] and Wintle returned to Cardiff on 3 January 2022 after playing 18 games for the Seasiders.[19]
Career statistics edit
- As of 17 March 2024
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2015–16 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | League Two | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2017–18[20] | League Two | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| 2018–19[21] | League Two | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 50 | 2 | |
| 2019–20[22] | League Two | 37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 46 | 4 | |
| 2020–21[23] | League One | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
| Crewe total | 163 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 186 | 11 | ||
| Cardiff City | 2021–22[24] | Championship | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[25] | Championship | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 47 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24[26] | Championship | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 39 | 3 | ||
| Cardiff total | 105 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 5 | ||
| Blackpool (loan) | 2021–22[24] | Championship | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 286 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 317 | 16 | ||
Honours edit
Individual
- Crewe Alexandra Player of the Year: 2019–20[27]
References edit
- ^ (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Ryan Wintle". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Crewe Alex: Ryan Wintle appearances trigger payment to Alsager Town". Cheshire Live. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Morse, Peter (16 November 2016). "Crewe Alex youngster Ryan Wintle on his first-team debut". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Sharpe, Rich (16 November 2015). "Crewe Alexandra: Ryan Wintle thanks Alsager FC chairman after making professional debut". The Sentinel. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Ryan Wintle: Crewe Alexandra midfielder out with stress fracture of tibia". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Swindon Town 4–3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Boss Praise For Outstanding Wintle". Crewealex.net. Crewealex.net. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "20/21 Retained List". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (13 May 2021). "Crewe Alex boss resigned to losing key man amid Championship interest". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Ryan Wintle: Out of contract Crewe Alexandra midfielder joins Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Cardiff City 1-1 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Wigan Athletic 1-3 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Ryan Wintle pens a new three-year deal | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Seasiders Sign Wintle On Loan" – Blackpool F.C., 28 August 2021
- ^ "Blackpool 1-1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Mcginley, Sean (3 January 2022). "Ryan Wintle Cardiff recall update as Blackpool hope they can hold on to important midfielder". LancsLive. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Cardiff City headlines as Ryan Wintle's Blackpool loan cut short and Wolves chief explains Ryan Giles recall". WalesOnline. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Ryan Wintle Takes Two End Of Season Awards". Crewe Alexandra FC. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
External links edit
- Ryan Wintle at Soccerbase
- Alsager profile at Football Mitoo