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Ryan Kent ( bear 11 November 1996 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a winger for scottish Premiership baseball club Rangers. A graduate of the Liverpool academy, Kent made his professional debut in 2015, before spending straight loanword spells with League One side Coventry City and Championship side Barnsley, winning the golf club ‘s Young Player of the Season award with the latter. After a loanword spell at Bristol City, in 2017, he departed on lend once again, joining german Bundesliga clubhouse Freiburg. Kent signed for scottish Premiership club Rangers permanently in September 2019 after playing for them on loanword in the 2018–19 season.

He is a former England youth international, having previously represented his nation at U18 and U20 levels. He is besides known for his actor token in the FIFA Ultimate Team franchise as one of the most use players in the game. [ 4 ]

Club career [edit ]

liverpool [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Kent after a Liverpool U18 match in 2015 Oldham -born Kent joined Liverpool at the age of seven and progressed through the Liverpool academy to become a even penis of the U21 police squad. [ 5 ] After an impressive conclusion to the 2014–15 campaign for the reserves his performances were rewarded with a new four and a half-year contract in March 2015. [ 3 ] This was followed by a call-up to the first-team team for their 2015 pre-season tour with the player being named in Liverpool ‘s 30-man team for their enlistment of Thailand, Australia and Malaysia. [ 6 ] On 17 July 2015 Kent made his first-team debut when he came off the bench in the 2–1 acquire over australian A-League english Brisbane Roar and was handed a first-team squad number for the Reds. [ 7 ] [ 8 ]

Loans to Coventry City and Barnsley [edit ]

Liverpool received a number of offers to take Kent on lend after the player impressed in preseason. [ 9 ] Kent finally joined Coventry City in September 2015 on a young lend cope for four months until 16 January 2016. [ 10 ] Kent made his professional debut while on youth loan at Coventry City as a alternate on 12 September 2015 in a 1–0 League One passing to Scunthorpe United. [ 11 ] On 3 November, Kent played and scored in a 4–3 winnings over Barnsley. [ 12 ] The adjacent day it was announced that he would return to Liverpool during the approaching international breakage to be assessed by new Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp. [ 13 ] On 5 January 2016, he was recalled by Liverpool and was named in the first-team to make his competitive introduction for them, starting the FA Cup third circle match away to Exeter City. The match ended 2–2 with Kent being withdrawn from the action after 57 minutes. [ 14 ] On 26 July 2016, Kent was loaned to Barnsley for the season. [ 15 ] He scored his first goal for them in a 4–0 win against Rotherham United on 27 August 2016. [ 16 ] Kent was named Barnsley ‘s Young Player of the Season at the golf club ‘s end of season awards. [ 17 ]

Loans to Freiburg and Bristol City [edit ]

On 10 August 2017, after an impressive preseason, Kent signed a modern long-run abridge with Liverpool, [ 18 ] and was loaned out to Freiburg for the temper on the survive day of the summer transfer window. [ 19 ] After making just six appearances, Kent ‘s loanword spell at Freiburg was terminated and he returned to parent club Liverpool on 8 January. [ 20 ] On 12 January 2018, Kent joined Bristol City on lend until the goal of the temper. [ 21 ] His least sandpiper with the Robins was abortive, as he played fair 10 league games, failing to find the back of the final in any. It was former reported that Bristol City would be fined £300,000 by Liverpool due to Kent ‘s lack of play time. [ 22 ]

Rangers [edit ]

2018–19 : initial lend spell

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Kent playing for Rangers in 2018 On 22 July 2018, Kent joined Rangers on season-long loanword for the 2018–19 season. [ 23 ] He made his debut on 26 July 2018 in the Europa League 0–1 victory against NK Osijek. [ 24 ] He made his SPFL debut on 5 August 2018, in a 1–1 draw against Aberdeen. [ 25 ] His first base goal for the club came on 15 September 2018, in a 4–0 victory against Dundee. [ 26 ] On 31 March 2019, Kent scored in the Old Firm derby against Celtic in a 2–1 passing. [ 26 ] During the match Kent became involved in an affray with Celtic master Scott Brown, who was shoved to the grind. [ 27 ] Kent was charged by the scots FA retrospectively, [ 28 ] He received a two match bachelor of arts in nursing after losing his attract. [ 29 ] He made 43 appearances in all competitions, scoring six goals and making nine assists for the club. [ 30 ] On 7 April, Kent won the ‘Young Player of The Year Award for the 2018–19 season for Rangers at the cabaret ‘s end of temper awards. [ 31 ] On 5 May 2019, Kent won the 2018–19 PFA Scotland Young Player of the year after his operation for Rangers. [ 32 ] He was besides voted in the PFA Scotland Team of the year for the 2018–19 season. [ 32 ] Kent returned to Liverpool for the 2019–20 pre-season with coach Jürgen Klopp wanting to assess Kent ‘s development, with Rangers director Steven Gerrard advising he wanted Kent to re-sign for Rangers on loan. [ 33 ] Kent was besides discipline of interest from Leeds United, with Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa besides personally scouting Kent for Liverpool ‘s pre-season friendly against Bradford City. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] Kent was involved in pre-season friendlies involving Bradford City, [ 36 ] Borussia Dortmund, [ 37 ] Sporting CP [ 38 ] and Sevilla. [ 39 ] Klopp singled out Kent for praise after his performance against Sevilla, saying : “ Ryan had sensational moments in the Sevilla game – one-on-one situations are his big lastingness. He is a fantastic kid, a fantastic player. ” [ 40 ]

2019–present : permanent wave transfer [edit ]

Kent signed for Rangers permanently on 3 September 2019 on a four-year shrink. [ 41 ] Rangers paid Liverpool an initial transfer fee of £6.5 million, with far payments potentially due for future performance or Kent being sold. [ 41 ] [ 42 ]

International career [edit ]

On 27 August 2015, Kent was called up to the England U20 team for a double header against the Czech Republic. [ citation needed ]

style of act [edit ]

Kent plays as a winger, comfortable on both flanks, but chiefly dally as a leave winger, he can besides play as a moment striker or an attack midfielder. [ 43 ] He is known for his dribbling ability running with the testis, particularly with ‘one-on-one situations ‘, angstrom well as his workrate and crossing ability. [ 44 ] [ 45 ]

career statistics [edit ]

As of 15 December 2021

Honours [edit ]

Rangers
Individual

References [edit ]

  • Profile at the Liverpool F.C. website
  • Ryan Kent at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata