Having broken through the youth ranks at Hearts, Ryan first made his way in senior football with Airdrie before signing for East Fife and establishing himself as an excellent goalscorer.

That attracted the attentions of Dunfermline Athletic, and he spent four seasons at East End Park before turning out for Albion Rovers.

His next stop was Stranraer, where under Stevie Farrell’s management he scored 10 goals in only half a season.

Arbroath then swooped to sign him, before he returned to East Fife in 2019.

Ryan has two champion’s medals in his collection already, having won what is now cinch League One with Dunfermline in 2016 and Arbroath in 2019.