Ryan Ledson

Everton

Ledson joined Everton's academy at the age of five. After progressing through the ranks at the Everton Academy, he made his debut for the club's under-21 team under Alan Stubbs, in a 0–0 draw against Chelsea on 25 April 2013. At the end of the 2012–13 season, he signed a scholarship with the club. The following season, 2013–14, Ledson continued to play for the under-21 side and scored once against Liverpool U21 on 14 April 2014. He appeared in the first-team squad as an unused substitute on two occasions, against Southampton and Manchester City, later in the season. At the end of the 2013–14 season, he was awarded Academy Player of the Season and the prestigious Keith Tamlin Award at the club's Academy ceremony. On his 17th birthday, Ledson signed his first professional deal with the club, for three years, keeping him until 2017. After being an unused substitute against West Ham United on 22 November 2014, he made his first-team debut on 11 December 2014, starting in a UEFA Europa League game against FC Krasnodar at Goodison Park. Everton, who had already advanced into the next round, lost 0–1. This turned out to be his only appearance in the Everton first team. He scored for the U21 side on 9 March 2015, in a 2–1 win over against rivals Liverpool U21. During his time at Everton, Ledson was compared to Frank Lampard by local newspaper the Liverpool Echo, which described him as "an aggressive, ball-playing central midfielder" who "lists tackling and passing as…

Ledson has been capped by England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels. Ledson made his debut for the under-16 side on 29 November 2012, playing 67 minutes before being substituted, in a 1–0 against Scotland U16. Ledson captained on two occasions, as he went on to make 7 appearances for the U16 side. On joining the under-17 side, Ledson scored on his debut, in a 2–1 defeat to Italy U17 on 1 September 2013. He captained the under–17 side on several occasions and subsequently helped them qualify for the UEFA European Under-17 tournament. In May 2014, he was part of the squad that won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, captaining the team in the process and also being named in UEFA's team of the tournament. After the tournament, Ledson described it as 'unbeatable'. In August 2014, Ledson was called up to the under-18 side. He appeared twice as captain against Netherlands U18, both matches ending in victory. He scored his first England U18 goal in 4–1 win over Poland U18 on 17 November 2014, having played against them two days earlier. He went on to make five appearances for the U18 side. In November 2015, Ledson was called up by the under-19 side for the first time. He scored on his England U19 debut on 12 November 2015, in a 2–2 draw against Netherlands U19 and continued to impress in a follow-up against Japan U19. He featured in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship squad. Ledson made 7 appearances in total, scoring once, for the U19…

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Ledson has been in a relationship with Coronation Street actress Lucy Fallon since 2020. Having suffered a miscarriage in March 2022, Fallon fell pregnant again later that year, giving birth to their son on 30 January 2023. The couple welcomed a second child, a daughter, on 11 January 2025.