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Ryan Shawcross

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Born
1987 (36 years old)

Birth Place

Chester, England

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Defender

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1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)

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73.92

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Retired

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Ryan James Shawcross (born 4 October 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is currently an asssistant coach with Fort Lauderdale CF in MLS Next Pro.

Shawcross began his career with Manchester United and made his debut for the club against Crewe Alexandra in the League Cup; he then spent time on loan at Belgian feeder club Royal Antwerp. He joined Championship club Stoke City on loan in August 2007 and made an instant impact scoring on his debut against Cardiff City. His good form prompted Stoke to pay Manchester United £1 million in January 2008 to keep him at the Britannia Stadium. He formed a good defensive partnership with Leon Cort as Stoke gained promotion to the Premier League for the first time, ending 23 years away from the top flight.

Despite making a bad start to Premier League football, Shawcross established himself as first-choice centre-back along with Abdoulaye Faye. Stoke comfortably stayed up, and after another mid-table finish in 2009–10, Shawcross was handed the captaincy by manager Tony Pulis ahead of the 2010–11 season. With Faye drifting out of the team, Robert Huth became Shawcross's defensive partner and the team reached the 2011 FA Cup Final, finishing runners-up to Manchester City. The run to the final also meant that Stoke entered the UEFA Europa League in 2011–12, and they reached the round of 32 losing to Spanish team Valencia. Shawcross continued to be a regular under Pulis in 2012–13 and then under Mark Hughes in 2013–14 which saw him win the player of the year award. Shawcross remained at Stoke until February 2021, after making 453 appearances over a 14-year period with the club.

Having gained his Pro licence with the Welsh FA, Shawcross started his coaching career as Fort Lauderdale Assistant Manager at the start of 2022.

He had coached most ages in the Stoke City Academy whilst still playing as a player at Stoke.