Ryan Telfer

Ryan Telfer (born March 4, 1994) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.

Ryan Telfer
Telfer with York9 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ryan Telfer
Date of birth (1994-03-04) March 4, 1994
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Skhy FC
Brantford City SC
Erin Mills Eagles
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 York Lions 24 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Mississauga Eagles
2016 Vaughan Azzurri 5 (1)
2017–2018 Toronto FC II 38 (1)
2018–2019 Toronto FC 16 (1)
2019 → York9 (loan) 26 (8)
2020 Nea Salamis 3 (0)
2020 York9 7 (0)
National team‡
2019– Trinidad and Tobago 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 5, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 22, 2019

Club career

Early career

Telfer began his career at the youth level with Erin Mills Eagles, and was eventually signed in 2012 to their senior team the Mississauga Eagles FC in the Canadian Soccer League.[1] In 2014, he played in the Ontario Soccer League with Erin Mills Eagles, where he finished as the top goalscorer in the Provincial U21 West division.[2] In 2015, he played at the college level with the York Lions where he won the OUA and CIS championship.[3] Further achievements included receiving OUA West second-team all-star honours and the OUA silver medal. Telfer played with League1 Ontario club Vaughan Azzurri during the 2016 season.[4]

Toronto FC II

On March 24, 2017 he signed with Toronto FC II of the United Soccer League.[5] He made his debut on March 25, 2017 against Phoenix Rising FC, where he scored the lone goal in a 1–0 victory.[6]

Toronto FC

On April 13, 2018, Telfer signed with Major League Soccer side Toronto FC.[7] On April 14, 2018, Telfer made his debut for the first team, in a Major League Soccer game against the Colorado Rapids. On May 18, 2018 Telfer scored his first MLS goal against Orlando which was the game winner for TFC. Telfer would have his option for the 2020 season declined by Toronto, ending his time with the club after nine seasons.[8] The decision to have the club not pick up his option was a mutual decision between Telfer and the club to provide him with better playing opportunities.[9]

Loan to York

On March 6, 2019, Telfer was sent on a season-long loan to Canadian Premier League side York9 FC.[10] Telfer scored the first goal in Canadian Premier League history against Forge FC in the league's inaugural match on April 27, 2019, which eventually ended in a 1–1 away draw.[11]

Nea Salamis

On January 29, 2020, Telfer signed with Cypriot First Division side Nea Salamis.[12]

Return to York

After leaving Nea Salamis in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Telfer returned to Canada and re-joined York9 on June 3.[13] The contract has various "triggers and incentives" that could extend its length.[14]

Career statistics
As of 6 September 2020
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vaughan Azzurri 2016 League1 Ontario 5 1 — 0 0 0 0 5 1
Toronto FC II 2017 USL Championship 29 1 — — 0 0 29 1
2018 9 0 — — 0 0 9 0
Total 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 1
Toronto FC 2018 Major League Soccer 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
2019 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 1
Total 16 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
York9 (Loan) 2019 Canadian Premier League 26 8 6 2 — 0 0 32 10
Nea Salamis 2020 Cypriot First Division 3 0 — — 0 0 3 0
York9 2020 Canadian Premier League 7 0 — — 0 0 7 0
Career total 95 11 10 2 0 0 0 0 105 13

International career

Born in Canada, and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, Telfer was eligible for both countries. In August 2019, Canada coach John Herdman mentioned Telfer was a player he was monitoring.[15] However, on September 3, 2019 he was called up to Trinidad and Tobago for two CONCACAF Nations League matches against Martinique.[16] Telfer made his debut for Trinidad and Tobago in the first match against Martinique three days later on September 6.[17] In the second match on September 9, he scored his first international goal.[18]

International goals
Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Telfer goal.[19]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.September 9, 2019Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Martinique2–02–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
2.November 10, 2019Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Anguilla1–015–0Friendly
3.5–0

References
  1. "Canadian Soccer League". January 16, 2013. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Ontario Soccer League: About". osl.e2esoccer.com. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  3. "Ryan Telfer – 2015". Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. "Ryan Telfer profile". League1 Ontario. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. "Toronto FC II sign Ryan Telfer". Toronto FC. March 24, 2017.
  6. Platt, Olivier (March 26, 2017). "VIDEO: Telfer scores first TFC II goal to win opener". Waking The Red. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  7. "Toronto FC Sign Two Homegrown Players and Another Local Product". Toronto FC. April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  8. "Toronto FC announces roster decisions to conclude 2019 season". Toronto FC. November 21, 2019.
  9. Molinaro, John (June 3, 2020). "COVID-19 pandemic helped Ryan Telfer find his way back to York9 and CPL".
  10. "York9 FC acquires Ryan Telfer on loan from Toronto FC". York 9 FC. March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  11. "Canadian Premier League kicks off, marking new era for soccer in Canada". sportsnet.ca. April 27, 2019.
  12. "Καλοσωρίζουμε τον Ryan Telfer!" [Welcome to Ryan Telfer!] (in Greek). Nea Salamis Famagusta FC. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  13. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 3, 2020). "Ryan Telfer returns to York9 FC for 2020 Canadian Premier League season". Canadian Premier League.
  14. Thompson, Marty (June 3, 2020). "York9's Angus McNab: Emilio Estevez sale final piece of Ryan Telfer puzzle". Canadian Premier League.
  15. Molinaro, John (August 28, 2019). "Cavalry's Carducci becomes 1st CPL player to earn Canada call-up". Canadian Premier League.
  16. "Lawrence Announces Three New Additions to Squad for Nations League Qualifier". Trinidad & Tobago Football Association. September 3, 2019.
  17. "Y9's Ryan Telfer makes international debut for Trinidad & Tobago". September 6, 2019.
  18. Jacques, John (September 10, 2019). "Ryan Telfer Scores For Trinidad And Tobago".
  19. "Ryan Telfer". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
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