Ryan Spaulding

Updated September 14, 2024

RYAN SPAULDING AT A GLANCE:

• In third MLS season, owns 27 appearances, including 13 starts, and 1,329 minutes played.
• Owns one additional postseason appearance, starting a match in the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs.
• Made MLS debut on March 12, 2022, becoming the third Revolution II graduate to appear in and start a match for the first team.
• Developed with Revolution II during the team’s first two seasons in 2020-21, making 43 appearances over two seasons.
• Named to the 2021 All-USL League One First Team, one of three defenders to earn the league-wide honor and the first Revolution II player to do so.
• Made professional debut with Stade Briochin in the Championnat National of the French third division on Jan. 20, 2018.
• Played two seasons at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte from 2016-17, making 32 appearances and scoring three goals.

MLS CAREER: In third MLS season…Signed to a one-year MLS contract with additional club options through the 2024 season on February 17, 2022 after featuring for Revolution II in the team’s first two seasons from 2020-21…To date in 2024, owns 11 league appearances, starting four games…Started three of four appearances in Concacaf Champions Cup play…Earned nine appearances with six starts in 2023...Made two appearances with one start in Leagues Cup 2023 play…Added one start in the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs…Made seven appearances, three of them starts, and played 260 minutes in debut MLS campaign…Made two additional appearances in the U.S. Open Cup, helping the Revolution advance to the Round of 16.

2024: Owns 11 league appearances, starting four matches…Started three of four appearances in Concacaf Champions Cup play…Loaned to Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USL Championship on August 20…Recalled from the Tampa Bay Rowdies on September 14...(2/24) at DC: Made season debut as a late substitute…(3/6) vs. LDA: Made Concacaf Champions Cup debut off the bench…(3/14) at LDA: Made first Champions Cup start…(4/20) at TOR: Collected first start of the 2024 MLS season…Posted an 85-minute performance…(4/27) vs. MIA: Collected an 18-minute performance off the bench…(5/4) at CHI: Featured in the starting lineup for the second time and played all 90 minutes in 1-0 win on the road…(7/17) at PHI: Started and played 74 minutes in road match.

2023: Sent on loan to Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2023 USL Championship season, recording two goals and four assists in nine appearances…Recalled from loan June 20…Made nine appearances with six starts in second MLS season…Made two appearances with one start in Leagues Cup 2023 play…Added one start in the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs…(6/24) vs. TOR: Logged first start of the season in a full 90-minute performance…(7/1) at CIN: Earned first consecutive starts in MLS career…(8/26) at MTL: Started and logged a 90 minutes… Postseason: (10/28) at PHI: Started and made MLS playoffs debut, registering 83 minutes of action.

2022: Became the fifth Revolution II graduate to sign a first team contract on February 17, 2022 with additional club options through the 2024 MLS season… Appeared in seven matches, making three starts...Added two additional appearances in the U.S. Open Cup, with one start...Made four appearances for Revolution II in MLS NEXT Pro...(3/12) vs. RSL: Made MLS debut, becoming the third Revs II alumnus to start a match with the first team (Jon Bell, Maciel), registering a team-high three interceptions in a 90-minute effort…(4/9) at MCF: Started for a second time, playing 57 minutes before being subbed off due to injury...(5/25) at NYC: Made return from injury in U.S. Open Cup action, starting and playing 105 minutes...(6/19) vs. MIN: Played 17 minutes off the bench in a 2-1 victory...(6/26) at VAN: Played 24 minutes off the bench…(8/20) at MTL: Made first appearance since June with a 20-minute shift off the bench in the 4-0 loss…(9/4) vs. NYC: Helped the Revolution close out a 3-0 win with a seven-minute performance off the bench…(10/1) vs. ATL: Collected third start of the season and played 45 minutes in the final home match of the year.

CLUB CAREER OUTSIDE MLS: Signed by New England Revolution II to the team’s inaugural USL League One roster on January 16, 2020…Spent two seasons developing at the USL League One level with Revolution II, setting team records in games played (43), starts (39), minutes (3,402) while totaling four goals and three assists in that span…Earned eight selections to the USL League One Team of the Week over two seasons…Signed with North Carolina FC of the USL Championship in September 2019 but did not make a first-team appearance…Signed with Stade Briochin in the Championnat National 2 of the French fourth division after a successful trial period in 2018, making nine appearances for the club in half a season…Featured for the North Carolina FC U-23 team during the 2017 Premier Development League (now USL League Two) season, scoring five goals.

2021 (Revolution II): One of two Revolution II players to appear in all 28 matches for the team, setting a single-season record of 2,333 minutes while tallying three goals and one assist…Named to the 2021 All-USL League One First Team, one of three defenders to earn the league-wide honor and the first Revolution II player to do so…Named to the USL League One Team of the Week on six occasions…(4/10) at FTL: Played 90 minutes, registering one shot with four interceptions, three tackles, three recoveries, and two clearances…(4/17) vs. RIC: Made a substitute appearance, logging 13 minutes and recording two tackles and one chance created… (5/12) vs. OMA: Won four tackles and blocked two shots in 90 minutes… (5/16) vs. CHA: Won seven of nine duels and a team-high three tackles in 90 minutes… (6/12) at OMA: Recorded team highs in recoveries (9) and interceptions (4) in a 90-minute effort… (6/19) at MAD: Led the team with 75 touches to go along with six recoveries, four clearances, three interceptions, and two tackles to earn first Team of the Week selection for 2021… (6/26) vs. NTX: Scored first goal of the season, recording team highs in shots (3) and recoveries (9) to earn Team of the Week honors for a consecutive match… (6/30) at MAD: Had a team high seven recoveries and had two chances created in a 90-minute performance… (7/4) vs. GVL: Set a career high with four shots, adding two key passes and team highs in interceptions (3) and clearances (2)… (7/9) vs. TOR: Had a team high three tackles and three clearances and earned a third selection to Team of the Week… (7/17) at TUC: Recorded two shots and three key passes offensively and a team-high three interceptions defensively… (7/23) vs. TOR: Scored second goal of the season, his first career game-winner, recording 88 touches and a key pass to earn his fourth Team of the Week selection of the year…(9/25) vs. TRM: Scored third goal of the season, adding a team-high nine recoveries and a blocked shot to earn a sixth selection to League One Team of the Week…(9/11) at NC: Set new career highs with seven shots and three on target in a 90-minute effort…(10/1) vs. MAD: Matched a career high four fouls in a 1-0 victory…(10/23) at NTX: Registered his first assist of the season.

2020 (Revolution II): Appeared in 15 of the club’s 16 matches this season, starting 13 times, tallying 1,159 minutes played, and adding a goal and two assists with a pair of selections to the USL League One Team of the Week… (7/25) vs. OMA: Started and played a full 90 minutes in 0-0 draw in club’s inaugural match… (8/7) vs. ORL: Made his second consecutive start, recording game-highs in interceptions (4) and tackles (3) in 78 minutes in 2-0 defeat… (8/15) at NTX: Started and played 89 minutes... (8/21) vs. RIC: Started and played 90 minutes, recording first career assist... (8/26) vs. GVL: Played six minutes as substitute... (8/29) at CHA: Made first start at forward, playing 65 minutes... (9/16) at TUC: Played 45 minutes as a substitute, tying his season high with two shots… (9/19) at OMA: Played 90 minutes, recording second assist of the season and earning League One Team of the Week honors for the first time... (9/26) at ORL: Played 90 minutes, blocking two shots with two interceptions and a defensive clearance... (10/3) at RIC: Recorded nine interceptions, nine possessions gained, and three tackles to earn a League One Team of the Week selection... (10/9) vs. FTL: Scored first-career goal in 90-minute effort, adding eight recoveries and three interceptions... (10/24) at MAD: Saw first yellow card of the season and took two shots in a 90-minute effort.

COLLEGE (UNC-CHARLOTTE): Played two seasons at UNC-Charlotte, making 32 appearances and scoring three goals…Started 12 of 15 games played as a sophomore in 2017, finishing the season with two goals and an assist…Scored lone goal in the 49ers 1-1 tie against South Carolina on Oct. 20, 2017…Also scored in a 3-1 victory over Florida Atlantic on Oct. 14, 2017…Set a career high with eight shots, including four on target, in a 1-0 win over Winthrop on Aug. 29, 2016, also recording an assist.

PERSONAL: Born in Hartford, Conn. …Attended Panther Creek High School in Cary, N.C. …Learned French upon signing with Stade Briochin…Played for the North Carolina FC Youth Academy, then known as the Carolina RailHawks…Helped the CASL RailHawks U-18 Team to the 2015 Academy Playoffs, earning an invite to train with the first team…Named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Academy Team of the Week in 2014.