Ryan Bertrand

Who is this?

Ryan Dominic Bertrand (born 5 August 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Bertrand began his youth career at Gillingham, before signing for Chelsea in July 2005. He graduated from Chelsea's youth system and was sent on loan to various clubs between 2006 and 2010. He made his full debut for Chelsea on in April 2011, six years after joining them, in a fixture against Birmingham City. In the 2011–12 season, Bertrand signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea and was made understudy to Ashley Cole. In May 2012, Bertrand became the first player to make his Champions League debut in the final, starting in an unfamiliar left wing role in front of Cole; Chelsea beat Bayern Munich 4–3 on penalties. After going on loan to Southampton in the 2014–15 season, Bertrand signed permanently for them in 2015. During seven seasons with the club, he appeared 240 times. In 2021, he moved to Leicester City where he played infrequently during his two seasons with the club. Bertrand is an England international, having also represented 'the Young Lions' at under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20, under-21 levels, as well as Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He made his debut for the England senior team in August 2012 in a friendly against Italy, in a 2–1 win.

Career

1. 1989
   Born
2. 2006
   Joined Chelsea F.C.
3. 2006
   Joined AFC Bournemouth
4. 2006
   Joined England national under-17 association football team
5. 2006
   Joined England national under-18 association football team
6. 2006
   Joined England national under-19 association football team
7. 2007
   Joined AFC Bournemouth
8. 2007
   Joined Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
9. 2008
   Joined Norwich City F.C.
10. 2008
    Joined Norwich City F.C.
11. 2008
    Joined England national under-21 association football team
12. 2009
    Joined Reading F.C.
13. 2009
    Joined England national under-20 association football team
14. 2010
    Joined Nottingham Forest F.C.
15. 2012
    Joined Great Britain olympic football team
16. 2012
    Joined England men's national association football team
17. 2014
    Joined Aston Villa F.C.
18. 2014
    Joined Southampton F.C.
19. 2015
    Joined Southampton F.C.
20. 2021
    Joined Leicester City F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Southwark
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football