Ryan De Vries

Ryan Keith De Vries (born 14 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Northern League club Auckland City. Born in South Africa, he represents the New Zealand national team.

Ryan De Vries

Personal information
Full name	Ryan Keith De Vries[1]
Date of birth	(1991-09-14) 14 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Auckland City
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Waitakere United	51	(25)
2013–2018	Auckland City	70	(36)
2014	→ Bentleigh Greens (loan)	9	(2)
2015	→ Bentleigh Greens (loan)	12	(2)
2018–2019	FC Gifu	53	(8)
2020–2021	Sligo Rovers	40	(6)
2022–	Auckland City	75	(30)
International career‡
2015–	New Zealand	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 January 2018

Club career

Born in Cape Town, South Africa, De Vries made his debut for Waitakere United in the 2009–10 New Zealand Football Championship and transferred to Auckland City in 2013. He won the New Zealand Football Championship in each of his first six seasons.^[3]

On 18 May 2014, in the OFC Champions League Final second leg, De Vries equalised as Auckland came from behind to defeat Amicale of Vanuatu 2–1, 3–2 on aggregate.^[4] In December of that year, he helped his team become the first Oceanian side to come third at the FIFA Club World Cup, putting the team in front in an eventual 1–1 draw with Mexico's Cruz Azul before a penalty shootout victory.^[5]

On 17 January 2018, De Vries signed a one-year deal to play for FC Gifu in Japan.^[6]

On 25 February 2020, De Vries signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers.^[7]

De Vries scored three goals during his debut season in Ireland helping Sligo Rovers secure a top four finish. In December 2020 he signed a new contract for the 2021 season.^[8]

In 2022 De Vries returned to New Zealand Football with Auckland City making his comeback in a 4–0 friendly win over West Coast Rangers scoring two goals in the first half.^[9]

International career

New Zealand Football initially approached FIFA in 2011 to establish whether De Vries was eligible to play for New Zealand, which he was not at the time.^[10] On 8 March 2015, he was called into the New Zealand national football team to play a friendly against South Korea by coach Anthony Hudson.^[11] He made his debut in the match in Seoul on 31 March, being substituted at half time for Tyler Boyd in a 0–1 defeat.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played on 20 June 2025^[13]

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Waitakere United	2009–10	NZ Premiership	8	1	–		–		5[c]	1	3[d]	1	16	3
	2010–11		11	6	–		–		5[c]	1	3[d]	2	19	9
	2011–12		15	9	–		–		6[c]	3	0[e]	0	21	12
	2012–13		17	9	–		–		9[c]	1	4[f]	1	30	11
	Total		51	25	–		–		25	6	10	4	86	35
Auckland City	2013–14	NZ Premiership	13	2	–		–		6[c]	1	4[g]	0	23	3
	2014–15		16	5	–		–		5[c]	0	9[h]	6	30	11
	2015–16		16	15	–		–		5[c]	1	4[i]	2	25	18
	2016–17		19	4	–		–		4[c]	6	3[j]	0	26	10
	2017–18		6	10	–		–		0[c]	0	1[k]	0	7	10
	Total		70	36	–		–		20	8	21	8	111	52
Bentleigh Greens (loan)	2014	NPL Victoria	9	2	2	1	0	0	–		–		11	3
Bentleigh Greens (loan)	2015	NPL Victoria	12	2	0	0	0	0	–		–		12	2
FC Gifu	2018	J2 League	26	4	1	0	0	0	–		–		27	4
	2019		27	4	0	0	0	0	–		–		27	4
	Total		74	12	3	1	0	0	–		–		86	13
Sligo Rovers	2020	LOI Premier Division	14	3	3	0	–		–		–		17	3
	2021		26	3	1	0	–		2[l]	0	–		29	3
	Total		40	6	4	0	–		2	0	–		46	6
Auckland City	2022	NZ National League	25	8	6	6	–		4[c]	0	1[k]	0	36	14
	2023		21	16	3	5	–		5[c]	5	1[k]	0	30	26
	2024		24	9	6	2	–		7[c]	2	1[m]	0	38	13
	2025		5	0	1	1	–		3	0	2[k]	0	11	1
	Total		75	30	16	14	–		19	7	5	0	115	51
Career Total			331	113	23	15	0	0	66	21	36	12	456	161

1. Includes Chatham Cup, FFA Cup, Emperor's Cup, FAI Cup
2. Includes White Ribbon Cup, Dockerty Cup & J.League Cup
3. Appearances in OFC Champions League
4. Appearances in New Zealand Football Championship Playoffs
5. Appearance in Charity Cup
6. 1 appearance in Charity Cup & 3 appearances, 1 goal in New Zealand Football Championship Playoffs
7. 1 appearance in Charity Cup & 3 appearances in New Zealand Football Championship Playoffs
8. 4 appearances, 1 goal in FIFA Club World Cup & 3 appearances, 3 goals in OFC President's Cup & 2 appearances, 2 goals in New Zealand Football Championship Playoffs
9. 1 appearance in FIFA Club World Cup & 2 appearances, 2 goals in New Zealand Football Championship Playoffs & 1 appearance in Charity Cup
10. 1 appearance in FIFA Club World Cup & 2 appearances in New Zealand Football Championship Playoffs
11. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
12. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
13. Appearances in FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Honours

Waitakere United^[3]

• New Zealand Football Championship: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
• Charity Cup: 2012

Auckland City^[3]

• New Zealand Football Championship: 2013–14, 2014–15
• New Zealand National League: 2022, 2024
• Northern League: 2022, 2023, 2024
• Chatham Cup: 2022, 2024
• OFC Champions League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2024
• FIFA Club World Cup bronze medal: 2014
• Charity Cup: 2013, 2015, 2016