Ryan Loft

Ryan George Henson Loft (born 14 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bristol Rovers.

Ryan Loft
Personal information
Full name Ryan George Henson Loft[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997[2]
Place of birth Gravesend, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 18
Youth career
Dartford
Ebbsfleet United
2013–2015 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2016 → Braintree Town (loan) 0 (0)
2017 → Stevenage (loan) 9 (0)
2018 → Exeter City (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2020 Leicester City 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Carlisle United (loan) 26 (4)
2020–2022 Scunthorpe United 56 (12)
2022– Bristol Rovers 47 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:42, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Born in Gravesend, Loft attended Northfleet Technology College, where he was a high jump champion.[3]

Career

After playing for Dartford and Ebbsfleet United, Loft joined Tottenham Hotspur for the 2013–14 season.[3] He moved to Braintree Town in March 2016 on a 'work experience' deal,[3][4] He signed on loan for Stevenage in January 2017,[5] and for Exeter City in January 2018.[6] He was released by Tottenham at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7] In July 2018 Loft signed a two-year contract with Leicester City.[8] He moved on loan to Carlisle United in August 2019.[9]

He was released by Leicester at the end of the 2019–20 season.[10]

In August 2020 he signed for Scunthorpe United on a two-year contract.[11]

Bristol Rovers

On 4 January 2022, Loft joined fellow League Two side Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-and-a-half year deal with the club.[12][13] He made his debut in a 2–0 win over Hartlepool United.[14] Loft opened his account for the club on 18 April 2022, scoring the third goal in injury time to secure a vital win for Rovers over promotion rivals Port Vale, lifting the ball over the onrushing Vale goalkeeper after being played through by Sam Finley.[15] The season ended with a first career promotion for Loft, a 7–0 victory over Loft's former club Scunthorpe seeing Rovers overtake Northampton Town into the final automatic promotion place on goals scored.[16]

Loft started the 2022–23 season by scoring five goals in a six-match spell through August to September 2022.[17] Loft had impressed manager Joey Barton with his willingness to work for the team having returned to pre-season in fitter shape, becoming a permanent fixture in the starting line-up.[18]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2015–16[19] Premier League 0000000000
2016–17[20] 0000000000
2017–18[21] 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Braintree Town (loan) 2015–16[22] National League 0000—0000
Stevenage (loan) 2016–17[20] League Two 9000000090
Exeter City (loan) 2017–18[21] League Two 1000000010
Tottenham Hotspur U-23s 2017–18[21] – ––––––3[lower-alpha 1]131
Leicester City 2018–19[23] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20[24] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Leicester City U-23s 2018–19[23] – ––––––3[lower-alpha 1]333
Carlisle United (loan) 2019–20[24] League Two 26450103[lower-alpha 1]2356
Scunthorpe United 2020–21[25] League Two 418001110439
2021–22[26] League Two 154101022196
Total 56121021326215
Bristol Rovers 2021–22[26] League Two 131000000131
2022–23[17] League One 344101052416
Total 475101052547
Career total 139217041171016732
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Scunthorpe United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. "Profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. "Tottenham Hotspur: Ryan Loft joins Braintree Town on 'work experience'". BBC Sport. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. "Ryan Loft: Tottenham Hotspur forward joins Stevenage on loan". BBC Sport. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. "Ryan Loft: Tottenham Hotspur striker joins Exeter City on loan". BBC Sport. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. "Player Update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. "Ryan Loft signs two-year Leicester contract". Sky Sports. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  9. "Ryan Loft: Leicester City forward joins Carlisle United on season-long loan deal". BBC Sport. 2 August 2019.
  10. "Clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". www.premierleague.com.
  11. "Ryan Loft: Scunthorpe United sign former Leicester City forward". BBC Sport. 31 August 2020.
  12. "Ryan Loft Signs For Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 4 January 2022.
  13. "Bristol Rovers sign Scunthorpe's Loft". BBC Sport.
  14. "Bristol Rovers 2–0 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  15. "Port Vale 1–3 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  16. "Bristol Rovers go up after extraordinary 7–0 win". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  17. "Games played by Ryan Loft in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  18. "Joey Barton admits Ryan Loft surprised him as Bristol Rovers striker continues to impress". Bristol Post. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  19. "Games played by Ryan Loft in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  20. "Games played by Ryan Loft in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  21. "Games played by Ryan Loft in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  22. Ryan Loft at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  23. "Games played by Ryan Loft in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  24. "Games played by Ryan Loft in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  25. "Games played by Ryan Loft in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  26. "Games played by Ryan Loft in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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