 Jack playing forRangers in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan James Jack | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-02-27)27 February 1992 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Esenler Erokspor | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2010 | Aberdeen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2017 | Aberdeen | 199 | (11) |
| 2017–2024 | Rangers | 131 | (12) |
| 2024– | Esenler Erokspor | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Scotland U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Scotland U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Scotland U21 | 19 | (1) |
| 2017– | Scotland | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:47, 16 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ryan James Jack (born 27 February 1992) is a Scottish professionalfootballer who plays as acentral midfielder forTFF First League clubEsenler Erokspor and theScotland national team.
Jack began his career atAberdeen, spending 17 years connected with the club across youth and senior categories; he was in the team that won the2013–14 Scottish League Cup, their first trophy since 1995, and served as captain for two years. He left Aberdeen in 2017 and signed forRangers as a free agent. In seven years atIbrox he won oneScottish Premiership title and oneScottish Cup and played in the2022 UEFA Europa League final, before departing in 2024 upon the expiry of his contract.
Jack made his full international debut in November 2017.
Ryan James Jack was born on 27 February 1992 inAberdeen.[2]
Jack signed professional terms withAberdeen in the summer of 2008,[3] having been part of his hometown club'syouth academy since the age of eight.[4] He made his first team league debut for the club againstRangers in September 2010[5] and soon became a regular in the first team.
In January 2011 he scored his first goal for Aberdeen againstInverness Caledonian Thistle, which was voted as the club's Goal of the Season for 2010–11.[6] A week later, he came on as a substitute in theScottish Cup semi-final atHampden Park, a 4–1 defeat toCeltic.[7]
Jack signed a new contract with Aberdeen in October 2011.[4] On 13 December 2011 in aScottish Premier League fixture againstSt Johnstone, he scored a goal from the halfway line to put his team 2–0 up after opposing goalkeeperPeter Enckelman miskicked a clearance. The match ended 2–1 to Aberdeen, with Jack's winner helping the Dons move up to ninth in the table.[8]
In June 2013, Jack signed a three-year deal at Aberdeen, keeping him at the club until 2016.[9] He subsequently played a pivotal role in Aberdeen's season, helping them into theLeague Cup semi-final, but was injured in January in a league match atMotherwell. and was ruled out for around six weeks, missing the semi-final with St Johnstone.[10] He had returned by the time ofthe final of the competition, playing all 120 minutes as his club overcame Inverness CT in a penalty shoot-out.[11] Jack did participate in a semi-final duringthe campaign in theScottish Cup, again facing St Johnstone, but was on the losing side on that occasion.[12]
On 11 January 2015, Jack was named asSPFL Player of the Month for December 2014.[13] Two weeks later, he missed out on another League Cup final appearance as his team were beaten inthe semis byDundee United.[14] On 20 May 2015, he signed a one-year extension to his contract, keeping him at Aberdeen until the end of the 2016–17 season.[15] On 24 June 2015, Jack was named captain for the2015–16 season.[16]
After much speculation that he would move on, Jack left Aberdeen in May 2017 when his contract expired, having played 250 times for theDons. His last game was the2017 Scottish Cup Final;[17] earlier in the season he had also led out the team in theLeague Cup final,[18] with both showpiece matches lost to Celtic.
_(cropped.jpg)
Jack signed a three-year contract withRangers on 1 June 2017.[19] Upon signing, the former Aberdeen captain said that he was a huge Rangers fan growing up and that it was an "honour and a privilege" to join the club he supported.[20] He made his debut againstLuxembourgish sideProgrès Niederkorn in the first qualifying round of the2017–18 UEFA Europa League on 29 June 2017, a tie which Rangers lost 2–1 on aggregate afterlosing 2–0 away from home.[21]
On Rangers' first visit to Aberdeen since his move, Jack started the game but was sent off in the second half for a bad tackle, although his team won the match 2–1.[22] It was his fourthred card in the2017–18 season (two were rescinded after reviews).[23][24][25] In January 2018, Rangers confirmed that Jack required surgery on a knee injury sustained in a match the previous month, ruling him out of action for some time.[26]
Jack signed a new contract with Rangers in December 2018, due to run until the end of the 2020–21 season.[27] On 29 December, he scored his first Rangers goal in theOld Firm derby against Celtic, a match which Rangers won 1–0.[28] In October 2019 he signed a new four-year contract with the club.[29]
Jack helped Rangers win the2020–21 Scottish Premiership, their first league championship since2011. In the later part of the season he was troubled by a calf injury that required surgery,[30] he eventually returning to the team in early November 2021.[31] He scored the opening goal in the2022 Scottish Cup final as Rangers overcameHearts 2–0 after extra time,[32] three days after losing the2022 UEFA Europa League final toEintracht Frankfurt in a penalty shootout.[33]
Jack signed a one-year contract extension with Rangers in May 2023,[34] but missed much ofthe subsequent season through injury and was allowed to depart on a free transfer in June 2024.[35]
In September 2024, Jack signed for Turkish sideEsenler Erokspor.
Jack has represented Scotland atunder-16,under-17,under-19 andunder-21 level.[36] He captained the Under-21 side and is on the top ten list for appearances at this level. In May 2013, he received a call-up to the full Scotland squad for the game againstCroatia.[37]
Jack eventually made his full Scotland debut in a friendly againstthe Netherlands in November 2017, by which time he had moved from formative club Aberdeen to Rangers. The match happened to take place in Aberdeen, and in the opening stages he was booed whenever he touched the ball by some of the crowd, due to therivalry between those clubs and the ill-feeling his transfer had stirred; other fans responded to this by cheering and applauding him.[38]
Jack made his first competitive start for Scotland in November 2019, forming a midfield partnership withCallum McGregor.[39] He helped Scotland qualify forUEFA Euro 2020, but missed the finals due to a calf injury that required surgery.[30] In contrast, he was selected for the Scotland squad forUEFA Euro 2024 despite taking part in few matches at club level in the months leading up to the tournament;[40] he did not make an appearance in Germany as the team were eliminated at the group stage.
In August 2024 he was left off the Scotland side for Nations League matches with Portugal and Poland.[41]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 2010–11[43] | Scottish Premier League | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |
| 2011–12[44] | Scottish Premier League | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13[45] | Scottish Premier League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[46] | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15[47] | Scottish Premiership | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
| 2015–16[48] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[49] | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| Total | 199 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 250 | 11 | ||
| Rangers | 2017–18[50] | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2018–19[51] | Scottish Premiership | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 46 | 4 | |
| 2019–20[52] | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15[a] | 1 | 39 | 5 | |
| 2020–21[53] | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| 2021–22[54] | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9[a] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[55] | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5[b] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2023–24[56] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7[c] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Total | 131 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 210 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 330 | 23 | 30 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 71 | 1 | 460 | 27 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
Aberdeen
Rangers
Individual
Media related toRyan Jack at Wikimedia Commons