Liam Ridgewell

English association football player

Liam Ridgewell (born 21 July 1984) is a former English football player. He is currently a coach for the Portland Timbers.

Liam Ridgewell
Ridgewell lining up for the Portland Timbers in 2015
Personal information
Full name Liam Matthew Ridgewell[1]
Date of birth (1984-07-21) 21 July 1984 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Bexleyheath, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1999–2001 West Ham United
2001–2002 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Aston Villa 79 (7)
2002AFC Bournemouth (loan) 5 (0)
2007–2012 Birmingham City 152 (9)
2012–2014 West Bromwich Albion 76 (2)
2014–2019 Portland Timbers 97 (6)
2015Wigan Athletic (loan) 6 (0)
2016Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 5 (0)
2019 Hull City 7 (0)
2019–2020 Southend United 1 (0)
Total 431 (24)
National team
2002 England U19 1 (1)
2004–2005 England U21 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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As of match played 15 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 2002–03[3] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2003–04[4] Premier League 11 0 0 0 2 0 13 0
2004–05[5] Premier League 15 1 1 0 1 0 17 1
2005–06[6] Premier League 32 5 2 0 3 0 37 5
2006–07[7] Premier League 21 1 1 0 3 0 25 1
Total 79 7 5 0 9 0 0 0 93 7
AFC Bournemouth (loan) 2002–03[3] Third Division 5 0 5 0
Birmingham City 2007–08[8] Premier League 35 1 1 0 1 0 37 1
2008–09[9] Championship 36 1 1 0 2 0 39 1
2009–10[10] Premier League 31 3 5 1 1 0 37 4
2010–11[11] Premier League 36 4 2 0 5 1 43 5
2011–12[12] Championship 14 0 1 0 0 0 4[a] 0 19 0
Total 152 9 10 1 9 1 4 0 175 11
West Bromwich Albion 2011–12[12] Premier League 13 1 13 1
2012–13[13] Premier League 30 0 1 0 1 0 32 0
2013–14[14] Premier League 33 1 0 0 0 0 33 1
Total 76 2 1 0 1 0 78 2
Portland Timbers 2014[15][16] Major League Soccer 15 2 0 0 1[b] 0 16 2
2015[15][16] Major League Soccer 32 0 1 0 5[c] 1 38 1
Total 47 2 1 0 6 1 54 3
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2014–15[17] Championship 6 0 6 0
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2015–16[18] Championship 5 0 1 0 6 0
Hull City 2018–19[19] Championship 7 0 0 0 7 0
Southend United 2019–20[20] League One 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 378 20 18 1 19 1 10 1 425 23
  1. Appearances in Europa League
  2. Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. Appearances in 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs

Honours

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Aston Villa

Birmingham City

Portland Timbers

Individual

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Hugman, Barry, ed. (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006. Queen Anne Press. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6.
  2. "Player Profiles: Liam Ridgewell". Birmingham City F.C. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  4. "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  5. "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  6. "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  7. "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  8. "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  9. "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  10. "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  11. "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  13. "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  14. "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  15. 15.0 15.1 "Liam Ridgewell". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  16. 16.0 16.1 "L. Ridgewell". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  17. "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  18. "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  19. "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  20. "Games played by Liam Ridgewell in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  21. McCauley, Kevin (6 December 2015). "Goals, screw-ups, stats and more: Everything great from the MLS Cup Final".
  22. Carlisle, Jeff (4 December 2015). "Liam Ridgewell, Fanendo Adi fit and 'ready to go' for Portland in MLS Cup". ESPN. Retrieved 9 May 2021.