{{Short description|English footballer (born 2008)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ryan McAidoo | image = | fullname = Ryan McAidoo<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce246/pdf/SquadLists-French.pdf |title=LISTE D’ÉQUIPE |publisher=FIFA |date=12 September 2025 |access-date=12 November 2025}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2008|6|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Harlow, England | height = {{convert|1.74|m|order=flip}} | position = Winger | currentclub = Manchester City | clubnumber = 56 | youthyears1 = 2016–2019 | youthclubs1 = Colchester United | youthyears2 = 2019–2024 | youthclubs2 = Chelsea | youthyears3 = 2024– | youthclubs3 = Manchester City | years1 = 2025– | clubs1 = Manchester City | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2023–2024 | nationalteam1 = England U16 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2024–2025 | nationalteam2 = England U17 | nationalcaps2 = 15 | nationalgoals2 = 3 | nationalyears3 = 2025– | nationalteam3 = England U18 | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | club-update = | nationalteam-update = 01:45, 19 November 2025 (UTC) }} '''Ryan McAidoo''' (born 24 June 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Manchester City.
==Club career== As a youth player, McAidoo joined the youth academy of Colchester United.<ref name="Colchester">{{cite news |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport/25524083.manchester-city-winger-ryan-mcaidoo-colchester-united/|title=Manchester City winger Ryan McAidoo was at Colchester United|first=Jonathan|last=Waldron|publisher=Daily Gazette|date=7 October 2025|accessdate=29 October 2025}}</ref>
Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Premier League side Chelsea.<ref name="Colchester"/> Ahead of the 2024–25 season, he joined the youth academy of Premier League side Manchester City, where he played in the UEFA Youth League.<ref name="Colchester"/><ref>{{cite web|title=I quit Chelsea for dream Man City transfer - now I'm on a mission to excite fans and score goals|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/quit-chelsea-dream-man-city-30458501|first=Joe|last=Bray|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=27 November 2024|accessdate=24 January 2026}}</ref>
On 10 January 2026, McAidoo made his senior debut for Manchester City, scoring a goal in a 10–1 victory over Exeter City in the FA Cup third round.<ref>{{cite web|title=City hit double figures in ruthless FA Cup victory|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/city-v-exeter-fa-cup-third-round-63903652|first=Jonathan|last=Smith|website=Manchester City F.C.|date=10 January 2026|accessdate=10 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c0lxgy7253zt|title=Manchester City 10-1 Exeter City|first=Shamoon|last=Hafez|work=BBC Sport|date=10 January 2026|accessdate=24 January 2026}}</ref>
==International career== McAidoo is an England youth international. He is also eligible to represent Ghana through his heritage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Ghanaian-youngster-Ryan-McAidoo-joins-Manchester-City-1943859|title=Ghanaian youngster Ryan McAidoo joins Manchester City|publisher=GhanaWeb|date=4 August 2024|access-date=20 November 2025}}</ref>
During May 2025, McAidoo played for England U17 at the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship starting in their opening game of the tournament against Belgium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c17rez4qq19t#Line-ups|title=England 1-1 Belgium|date=20 May 2025|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=24 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe1125539/|website=WorldFootball.net|title=Ryan McAidoo|access-date=29 October 2025}}</ref> Later that year he was included in the England squad for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2025/Oct/21/england-squad-named-for-fifa-u17-world-cup-2025-20252110|website=EnglandFootball.com|accessdate=10 November 2025|date=21 October 2025|title= England squad named for FIFA U17 World Cup 2025 in Qatar|first=Nicholas|last=Veevers}}</ref> McAidoo started group games against Venezuela and Haiti and came off the bench as a substitute during their round of sixteen elimination by Austria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=England 0-3 Venezuela|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/lineups/_/gameId/735988|website=ESPN|accessdate=24 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Austria 4-0 England|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/lineups/_/gameId/761294|website=ESPN|accessdate=24 January 2026}}</ref>
==Style of play== McAidoo plays as a winger. Left-footed, he is known for his dribbling ability.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ryan McAidoo Scout Report At Manchester City 2025/2026: From Chelsea Prospect To Next Pep Guardiola Star? – Player Analysis|url=https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/ryan-mcaidoo-scout-report-manchester-city-2025-2026-analysis-tactics|first=Leo|last=Rutherford|publisher=Total Football Analysis|date=8 September 2025|accessdate=29 October 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 14 February 2026}} {| 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"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Manchester City |2025–26<ref>{{Soccerbase season|199191|2025|access-date=24 January 2026}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||2||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !0!!0!!2!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!1 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{WorldFootball.net|ryan-mcaidoo}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McAidoo, Ryan}} Category:2008 births Category:Living people Category:English men's footballers Category:Manchester City F.C. players Category:Men's association football wingers Category:England men's youth international footballers Category:English people of Ghanaian descent Category:21st-century English sportsmen