Ryan Yates

Ryan James Yates (born 21 November 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest as a midfielder.

Club Career

Yates was named as part of the Nottingham Forest first-team squad at the start of the 2016–17 season, before heading north to National League side Barrow for an initial period of one-month on 26 August 2016. On 21 September Barrow opted to extend the loan deal, and again on 2 November until 9 January 2017. After this final extension to the deal, Barrow manager Paul Cox said of Yates: "He's a diamond in terms of wanting to learn, wanting to get better, wanting to get stronger. That's what makes Ryan so potent in this squad. He rubs off on other people with his hunger and desire."

Yates was recalled by Forest on 13 January, having made nineteen appearances and scoring twice in all competitions for Barrow.

On 31 January, shortly after his recall from Barrow, Yates was loaned out to League One's Shrewsbury Town for the remainder of the season.