{{short description|Malaysian professional footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ryan Lambert | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | fullname = Ryan Edward Kit Seng Lee Lambert<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/teamdetail/czo5OiJjbXMua2x1ZmMiOw%3D%3D/F2021FLS|title=Team detail - Kuala Lumpur City FC|website=CMS-FAM|accessdate=1 September 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|9|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | death_date = | height = 1.78 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Kuala Lumpur City<br />(on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim) | clubnumber = 6 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = FC Clifton Hill | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Richmond SC | years1 = 2014–2015 | clubs1 = Richmond | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2016 | clubs2 = Melbourne Victory NPL | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = Richmond | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2018 | clubs4 = Achilles '29 | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2018–2021 | clubs5 = FC Den Bosch II | caps5 = 22 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2018–2021 | clubs6 = FC Den Bosch | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2021–2023 | clubs7 = Kuala Lumpur City | caps7 = 45 | goals7 = 4 | years8 = 2024– | clubs8 = Johor Darul Ta'zim | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = → Kuala Lumpur City (loan) | caps9 = 27 | goals9 = 1 | club-update = 27 September 2025 }}
'''Ryan Edward Kit Seng Lee Lambert''' (born 21 September 1998) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City, on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Lambert was born in Kuala Lumpur, but then moved to Thailand and Australia at a young age. He played youth football with Richmond before starting his senior career with the side. After spending some time with Melbourne Victory's youth team, Lambert moved to the Netherlands in 2017, where he played for Achilles '29 and FC Den Bosch.
==Early life== Lambert was born in Kuala Lumpur to an English father and Malaysian Chinese mother. The family then moved to Thailand, where they stayed for six months before relocating again to Melbourne, Australia.<ref name=bd>{{cite news|url=https://www.bd.nl/amateurvoetbal/australische-tweeling-blijft-bij-jong-fc-den-bosch-knokken-voor-een-plekje~a0846ce9|title=Australische tweeling blijft bij Jong FC Den Bosch knokken voor een plekje|trans-title=Aussie twins continue to fite for a spot at Jong FC Den Bosch|date=20 December 2018|accessdate=15 October 2019|author=Smeur, Joris|language=Dutch|website=BD.nl}}</ref>
Lambert has a twin brother, Declan, who is also a professional footballer. The two played together at Clifton Hill, Richmond, Achilles '29 and FC Den Bosch.<ref name=bd/>
==Club career== After playing youth football for FC Clifton Hill and Richmond, Lambert made his senior debut for Richmond aged just 15. In 2016, he played for one season for Melbourne Victory's youth team before departing after he suffered a major injury.<ref name=twg>{{cite news|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/meet-the-young-aussie-twins-battling-to-break-through-in-europe|title=Meet the young Aussie twins battling to break through in Europe|website=The World Game|date=15 March 2018|accessdate=15 October 2019|author=Davidson, John}}</ref>
In 2018, the Lambert twins moved to Europe, and trialed with sides including Sparta Rotterdam and FC Dordrecht.<ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lDs8mjbILg|title=Interview with Ryan Lambert - Part 1 of 2 - 29 June 2019|website=YouTube|accessdate=15 October 2019|date=2 October 2019}}</ref> The pair eventually signed for Dutch Tweede Divisie side Achilles '29.<ref name=twg/> However, they left the club after it suffered relegation at the end of the 2017–18 Tweede Divisie.<ref name=bd/>
The twins then moved to Eerste Divisie side FC Den Bosch in 2018. Their first-team opportunities were initially limited by the arrival of several other foreign players shortly after their signing.<ref name=bd/> However, Lambert made his debut as a substitute in Den Bosch's opening game of the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie and by the 2020–21 Eerste Divisie season, both brothers featured regularly for the side.<ref name=BDnl>{{cite news|url=https://www.bd.nl/fc-den-bosch/bossche-aussies-declan-en-ryan-lambert-broers-van-de-lange-adem~adc1443e/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F|title=Bossche 'Aussies' Declan en Ryan Lambert: broers van de lange adem|trans-title=Bosch 'Aussies' Declan and Ryan Lambert: Brothers take a deep breath|website=BD.nl|date=14 November 2020|accessdate=11 December 2020|first=Jan|last=Martens}}</ref> On 5 October 2020, Lambert tested positive for COVID-19.<ref name=BDnl/> In March 2021, he was told that his contract with the club would not be extended.<ref>{{cite news |title=FC Den Bosch biedt zeven spelers geen nieuw contract aan |url=https://www.fcupdate.nl/voetbalnieuws/381617/fc-den-bosch-biedt-zeven-spelers-geen-nieuw-contract-aan/ |work=FCUpdate.nl |date=15 March 2021 |language=nl |quote=Lambert, Voets en Bolsius hebben meer duidelijkheid gekregen: zij zijn volgend seizoen niet meer in De Vliert te bewonderen.}}</ref>
On 28 April 2021, it was announced that Lambert had signed with Kuala Lumpur City.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stiphout |first1=Teun |title=FC Den Bosch ziet 'Aussie' Ryan Lambert vertrekken naar zijn geboorteplaats in Maleisië |url=https://www.bd.nl/fc-den-bosch/fc-den-bosch-ziet-aussie-ryan-lambert-vertrekken-naar-zijn-geboorteplaats-in-maleisie~a207b526/ |work=Brabants Dagblad |date=28 April 2021 |language=nl}}</ref> He was part of the team that won the 2021 Malaysia Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kualalumpurfootball.com/2021/12/04/ten-things-you-might-have-missed-from-kuala-lumpur-citys-night-of-glory/|title=TEN THINGS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED FROM KUALA LUMPUR CITY'S NIGHT OF GLORY|website=kualulumpurfootball.cm|date=4 December 2021|accessdate=5 June 2022}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|match played 29 August}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://my.soccerway.com/players/ryan-lambert/532322| title=Ryan Lambert |work=Soccerway | accessdate=15 September 2021}}</ref> {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup{{efn|Malaysia FA Cup}} !colspan=2|League Cup{{efn|Malaysia Cup}} !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other{{efn|Piala Sumbangsih}} !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=6|Kuala Lumpur City |2021 |Malaysia Super League |7||0||0||0||11||1||colspan=2|–||0||0||18||1 |- |2022 |Malaysia Super League |16||4||2||0||2||0||7||0||1||0||28||4 |- |2023 |Malaysia Super League |22||0||4||0||4||0||0||0||0||0||30||0 |- |2024-25 |Malaysia Super League |21||1||1||0||3||2||5||0||0||0||30||3 |- |2025-26 |Malaysia Super League |4||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||70||5||8||0||20||3||12||0||1||0||111||8 |- !colspan="3"|Career total||70||5||8||0||20||3||12||0||1||0||111||8 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours==
'''KL City''' * Malaysia Cup: 2021 * AFC Cup runner-up: 2022 * Malaysian FA Cup runner-up: 2023
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{soccerway|532322}}
{{Kuala Lumpur City F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lambert, Ryan}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Kuala Lumpur Category:Malaysian men's footballers Category:Malaysian people of English descent Category:Malaysian people of Chinese descent Category:Sportspeople of Chinese descent Category:Malaysian people of Australian descent Category:Malaysian emigrants to Australia Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Greater Dandenong FC players Category:Achilles '29 players Category:FC Den Bosch players Category:Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players Category:National Premier Leagues players Category:Tweede Divisie players Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:Malaysian expatriate men's footballers Category:Australian expatriate men's soccer players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen Category:Naturalised association football players