Ryan Jack

Ryan Jack (born 27 February 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Rangers and the Scotland national team.

He began his career at Aberdeen, spending 17 years connected with the club across youth and senior categories and serving as club captain for two years. Jack left Aberdeen in 2017, signing for Rangers as a free agent.

Club Career

Aberdeen

Jack signed professional terms with Aberdeen in the summer of 2008, having been part of his hometown club's youth academy since the age of eight. He made his first team league debut for the club against Rangers in September 2010 and soon became a regular in the first team.

In January 2011 he scored his first goal for Aberdeen against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, which was voted as the club's Goal of the Season for 2010–11. A week later, he came on as a substitute in the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden Park, a 4–1 defeat to Celtic.

Jack signed a new contract with Aberdeen in October 2011. On 13 December 2011 in a SPL fixture against St Johnstone, he scored a goal from the halfway line to put his team 2–0 up after opposing goalkeeper Peter Enckelman miskicked a clearance. The match ended 2–1 to Aberdeen, with Jack's winner helping the Dons move up to ninth in the table.

In June 2013, Jack signed a three-year deal at Aberdeen, keeping him at the club until 2016. He subsequently played a pivotal role in Aberdeen's season, helping them into the League Cup semi-final, but was injured in January in a league match at Motherwell. and was ruled out for around six weeks, missing the semi-final with St Johnstone. He had returned by the time of the final of the competition, playing all 120 minutes as his club overcame Inverness CT in a penalty shoot-out. Jack did participate in a semi-final during the campaign in the Scottish Cup, again facing St Johnstone, but was on the losing side on that occasion.

On 11 January 2015, Jack was named as SPFL Player of the Month for

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