# Ryan Blair (footballer)

Ryan Dominic Blair (born 23 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One club Dumbarton.

## Career
### Falkirk

Born in Glasgow, Blair began his career at Falkirk, and made his professional debut for the club on 6 September 2014 against Stranraer in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
In the 2015–16 season he made seven appearances for the side in the Scottish Championship, one appearance in the Scottish League Cup, and one appearance in the Scottish Cup.

### Swansea City

Blair moved to Swansea City in January 2016 for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract and joining up with their under-21 squad.
Blair returned to Falkirk on loan in January 2018, where he played eight times and scored once. In January 2019, he signed for Falkirk's derby rivals Dunfermline Athletic on a short-term loan deal until the end of the 2018–19 season.
He was released by the club in July 2019.

### Stenhousemuir

Blair returned to Scotland on a permanent basis, joining Stenhousemuir on 29 November 2019. Blair was among 18 players released by the club in May 2021.

### East Kilbride

Blair joined Lowland League side East Kilbride in October 2021 and left for League One side East Fife three months later in 2022.

### East Fife

After leaving East Kilbride after only four months, Blair joined Methil side East Fife on 2 January 2022.

### Dumbarton

Having left East Fife, Blair joined Scottish League Two side Dumbarton in June 2022. He scored his first goal for the club with a superb free-kick against Elgin City in February 2023. In April 2023 Blair agreed a new two-year deal with the Sons. He netted his first career brace in a 6–2 win against The Spartans in March 2024 - both from free-kicks.

## Career statistics

As of 22:19 March 8, 2025.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Falkirk | 2014–15 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Falkirk | 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Falkirk | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Swansea City U23s | 2016–17 | Premier League 2 - Div 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Swansea City U23s | 2017–18 | Premier League 2 - Div 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Swansea City U23s | 2018–19 | Premier League 2 - Div 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Swansea City U23s | Total | Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Falkirk (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Stenhousemuir | 2019–20 | Scottish League Two | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Stenhousemuir | 2020–21 | Scottish League Two | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Stenhousemuir | Total | Total | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| East Fife | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dumbarton | 2022–23 | Scottish League Two | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Dumbarton | 2023–24 | Scottish League Two | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Dumbarton | 2024–25 | Scottish League One | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 157 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 300 | 8 |
* ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearances in the EFL Trophy