Jack Ruddy

John Robert Ruddy (born 27 December 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle

For the English goalkeeper, see John Ruddy.

Jack Ruddy
Personal information
Full name John Robert Ruddy[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 26
Youth career
2004–2009 Rangers
000?–2013 Real Murcia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Real Murcia 0 (0)
2014–2016 Bury 1 (0)
2016–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2018 → Ayr United (loan) 11 (0)
2018–2019 → FC Jumilla (loan) 4 (0)
2019 → S.S. Reyes (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020 Ross County 0 (0)
2020 Leganés B 1 (0)
2020– Plymouth Argyle 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 Scotland U19 1 (0)
2017 Scotland U20 4 (0)
2017 Scotland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 March 2019

Club career

Early career

Born in Glasgow, Ruddy was on the books of hometown team Rangers from the age of seven to twelve, being coached by Andy Goram, before emigrating to Murcia in Spain in 2010. At the age of fifteen, after impressing for Torre Pacheco, he signed a contract for Real Murcia.[2] Ruddy went on trial with Villarreal, but he was unable to sign a professional contract with any Spanish club due to a regulation requiring young players to have resided in Spain for at least five years.[3]

Bury

On 30 July 2014, Ruddy returned to the United Kingdom, signing for Bury.[4] He was first featured in a matchday squad on 8 November, remaining an unused substitute for their 3–1 win over Hemel Hempstead Town at Gigg Lane in the first round of the FA Cup.[5] Ruddy was first included in a league game on 28 December, again remaining on the bench in a 2–0 League Two triumph of the same score against Mansfield Town, repeating the feat four times as the team earned promotion to League One.[6] Ruddy made his professional debut on 14 November 2015, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–1 League One loss at Gillingham[7] in what turned out to be his only first team appearance for Bury.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 29 August 2016 Ruddy signed for Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a two-year deal, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee.[8] He was named on the bench once over the season, for a 3–1 loss at Derby County on 29 April 2017.[9] In December 2017, he extended his contract until the end of the 2019–20 campaign.[10]

On 31 August 2017, Ruddy was sent on loan to League One side Oldham Athletic until 1 January.[11] He was then loaned to Scottish League One club Ayr United.[12]

Ruddy was one of nine Wolves youngsters loaned to Spanish Segunda División B team FC Jumilla in August 2018.[13] He made four appearances and was sent off at the end of his last game, a 2–2 draw at CD El Ejido, for insulting the referee.[14] On 1 February 2019, he joined S.S. Reyes of the same league until the end of the season.[15]

Ruddy was released by Wolves during the 2019 close season.[16]

Ross County / Leganés

Ruddy signed a six-month contract with Ross County in July 2019.[16] Unused, he was released in January 2020,[17] and returned to Spain to sign for CD Leganés B.[18]

Plymouth Argyle

On 6 September 2020 Ruddy signed a short-term contract with League One club Plymouth Argyle till January 2021 after successfully completing a trial.[19]

International career

Ruddy was called up for the Scottish under-19 team in September 2015 for a friendly tournament in Germany the following month; he was the only member of the squad playing outside the top two divisions of English or Scottish football.[20] He earned his only cap at that level on 9 October in a 2–2 draw with the United States in Reutlingen.[21]

After four games at under-20 level, Ruddy played his only under-21 game on 28 March 2017, a goalless draw with Estonia.[22]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 July 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Bury 2015–16[23] League One 1000000010
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2016–17[24] Championship 0000000000
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2017–18[25] League One 5000000050
Ayr United (loan) 2017–18[25] Scottish League One 110200000130
FC Jumilla (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División B – Group 4 4000000040
S.S. Reyes (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División B – Group 1 6000000060
Ross County 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 000000–00
Career total 270200000290

Honours

Ayr United

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Plymouth Argyle" (PDF). English Football League. p. 53. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. Parks, Gordon (4 September 2013). "Ex-Rangers youth keeper signs dream deal with Spanish club Real Murcia". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. Temple, Alan (27 March 2017). "How Barcelona cost Scotland Under-21 goalkeeper Jack Ruddy his chance at making it big in La Liga". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  4. Nelson, Craig (30 July 2014). "Former Rangers youth keeper Jack Ruddy signs for Bury". The Bolton News. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  5. "Bury 3-1 Hemel Hempstead". BBC Sport. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  6. "Bury 2-0 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  7. "Gillingham 3-1 Bury". BBC Sport. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  8. "Young keeper arrives". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  9. "Derby COunty 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  10. "Jack Ruddy: Wolverhampton Wanderers keeper signs new contract". BBC Sport. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  11. "Oldham Athletic sign Eoin Doyle, Johny Placide, Kean Bryan and Jack Ruddy". BBC Sport. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  12. "United net keeper Ruddy". Ayr United F.C. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  13. "Wolves send nine player on loan to FC Jumilla". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  14. "El FC Jumilla remonta en El Ejido con un Donovan Wilson estelar (2-2)" [FC Jumilla come back in El Ejido with a stellar Donovan Wilson (2-2)] (in Spanish). Siete Días Jumilla. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  15. "Wolves trio secure overseas loan moves". Shropshire Star. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  16. "Ross County sign goalkeeper Jack Ruddy on a six-month deal". BBC Sport. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  17. Cryle, Ryan (21 January 2020). "Mark Gallagher completes move from Ross County to Aberdeen as Jack Ruddy also leaves Staggies". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  18. "El Leganés B incorpora al portero Jack Ruddy" [Leganés B bring in goalkeeper Jack Ruddy] (in Spanish). 4 February 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  19. "Ryan Lowe confirms Plymouth Argyle signing of goalkeeper Jack Ruddy". Plymouth Herald. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  20. Nelson, Craig (26 September 2015). "Scotland call-up for Bury stopper Jack Ruddy gives manager David Flitcroft a selection headache". Bury Times. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  21. "USA 2–2 Scotland". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  22. "Jack Ruddy". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  23. "Games played by Jack Ruddy in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  24. "Games played by Jack Ruddy in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  25. "Games played by Jack Ruddy in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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