Ryan Broom

Ryan James Broom (born 4 September 1996) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Burton Albion on loan from Peterborough United.

Ryan Broom

Personal information
Full name	Ryan James Broom[1]
Date of birth	4 September 1996[2]
Place of birth	Newport, Wales
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Burton Albion (on loan from Peterborough United)
Number	18
Youth career
2013–2015	Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Bristol Rovers	9	(0)
2015–2016	→ Taunton Town (loan)	8	(4)
2016	→ Bath City (loan)	6	(1)
2018	→ Eastleigh (loan)	13	(3)
2018–2020	Cheltenham Town	73	(10)
2020–	Peterborough United	14	(1)
2021–	→ Burton Albion (loan)	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Playing career

Bristol Rovers

Broom graduated from Bristol Rovers' youth set-up in 2015[3] and made his professional football debut in August 2015 as a second-half substitute during a League Cup defeat to Birmingham City.[4] On 19 March 2016 he made his Football League debut as a second-half substitute against his home town club and local rivals Newport County which Rovers won 4–1.[5] He scored his first goals for Bristol Rovers when he scored twice in an EFL Trophy tie against Wycombe Wanderers on 29 August 2017.[6]

On 7 October 2016, Broom joined Bath City on a one-month loan.[7] He made his debut for the club the following day where he scored in a 1–1 draw with Eastbourne Borough.[8]

He was released by Bristol Rovers at the end of the 2017–18 season.[9]

Cheltenham Town

On 18 May 2018, Broom joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on a one-year deal.[10]

Peterborough United

On 24 August 2020, Broom joined League One club Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal.[11] On 1 February 2021, Broom joined League One side Burton Albion on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 March 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bristol Rovers	2015–16[13]	League Two	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17[14]	League One	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2017–18[15]	League One	3	0	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	2	6	2
	Total		9	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	12	2
Bath City (loan)	2016–17[16]	National League South	6	1	0	0	—		0	0	6	1
Eastleigh	2017–18[15]	National League	13	3	0	0	—		0	0	13	3
Cheltenham Town	2018–19[17]	League Two	39	2	3	0	2	1	4[lower-alpha 1]	1	48	4
	2019–20[18]	League Two	34	8	3	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	38	8
	Total		73	10	6	0	2	1	5	1	86	12
Career total			102	14	6	0	2	1	7	3	117	18

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Retained List 2015–16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
2. "Ryan Broom". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
3. "Four academy scholars handed professional contracts". Bristol Post.
4. "Bristol Rovers 1–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport.
5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35791754
6. "Dom Telford double and brace from Ryan Broom seals Bristol Rovers first Checkatrade Trophy win". bristolpost.co.uk. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
7. "Bristol Rovers youngster Ryan Broom joins Bath City on loan to boost squad for Eastbourne game". www.bathchronicle.co.uk. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
8. "Matchday LIVE: Commentary as Bath City host Eastbourne Borough in National league South". www.bathchronicle.co.uk. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
9. "Bristol Rovers: Ryan Broom, Jonny Burn and Byron Moore released". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
10. "Ryan Broom: Cheltenham Town sign ex-Bristol Rovers midfielder". BBC Sport. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
11. "Ryan Broom: Peterborough sign Cheltenham midfielder on a three-year deal". BBC. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
12. "Ryan Broom signs on loan from Peterborough United". Burton Albion FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
13. "Games played by Ryan Broom in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
14. "Games played by Ryan Broom in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
15. "Games played by Ryan Broom in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
16. Ryan Broom at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
17. "Games played by Ryan Broom in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
18. "Games played by Ryan Broom in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

External links

• Ryan Broom at Soccerbase