Ryan Ledson

Ryan Graham Ledson (born 19 August 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Preston North End.

Club Career

Everton

Ledson joined Everton's academy at the age of five. After progressing through the ranks at the Everton Academy, he made his debut for the club's under-21 team under Alan Stubbs, in a 0–0 draw against Chelsea on 25 April 2013. At the end of the 2012–13 season, he signed a scholarship with the club.

The following season, 2013–14, Ledson continued to play for the under-21 side and scored once against Liverpool U21 on 14 April 2014. He appeared in the first-team squad as an unused substitute on two occasions, against Southampton and Manchester City, later in the season. At the end of the 2013–14 season, he was awarded Academy Player of the Season and the prestigious Keith Tamlin Award at the club's Academy ceremony.

On his 17th birthday, Ledson signed his first professional deal with the club, for three years, keeping him until 2017. After being an unused substitute against West Ham United on 22 November 2014, he made his first-team debut on 11 December 2014, starting in a UEFA Europa League game against FC Krasnodar at Goodison Park. Everton, who had already advanced into the next round, lost 0–1. This turned out to be his only appearance in the Everton first team. He scored for the U21 side on 9 March 2015, in a 2–1 win over against rivals Liverpool U21. During his time at Everton, Ledson was compared to Frank Lampard by local newspaper the Liverpool Echo, which described him as "an aggressive, ball-playing central midfielder" who "lists tackling and passing as his key strengths".

Loan spell at Cambridge United

Despite playing for the reserves in the first half of the season, Ledson expressed his desire to leave the club on loan for first-team experience. On 20 November 2015 he signed on loan for Cambridge United, initially until 3 January 2016 and later extended until April 2016. This page also has a version in other languages :  Райан Ледсон (russian)