Blackburn Rovers

Ryan Nelsen

Defender#6

Bio

Born in New Zealand in 1977, Ryan Nelsen debuted for Christchurch United in 1995 and now plays for Blackburn Rovers F.C.. He has also played for D.C. United, Queens Park Rangers F.C. and Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. He plays as a defender. His honours include Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Key facts

Age: 49
Height: 1.85 m
Weight: 77 kg
Number: #6
Born: 18/10/1977
Birthplace: New Zealand
Debut: 1995
Position: Defender
Nationality: New Zealand

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

1995–now

1995–1998Christchurch United
1999–2012New Zealand men's national football teamNational team
2001–2005D.C. United
2005–2012Blackburn Rovers F.C.
2012–2013Queens Park Rangers F.C.
2012Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Stanford Cardinal men's soccer

Career stats

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2010-11 Barclays Premier League BLK	28	18	14	3	1	3	3	16	5	0
2009-10 Barclays Premier League BLK	25	32	16	3	0	4	1	17	8	2
2008-09 Barclays Premier League BLK	35	27	22	7	0	1	0	13	1	1
2007-08 Barclays Premier League BLK	22	32	24	4	2	0	0	7	2	0
2006-07 Barclays Premier League BLK	12	12	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2005-06 Barclays Premier League BLK	31	40	20	4	0	0	0	8	4	0
2004-05 Barclays Premier League BLK	15	19	14	2	0	0	0	1	0	0

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2012-13 Premier LeagueQueens Park Rangers	21	1	0	9	4	1,884	0	0	4	21	0	13	7	0	29
2011-12 Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers / Tottenham Hotspur	6	0	0	0	0	198	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	0
2010-11 Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers	28	3	3	16	5	2,415	3	1	0	28	0	18	14	0	46
2010 FIFA World CupNew Zealand	3	0	0	0	0	270	2	0	0	3	0	2	4	0	2
2009-10 Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers	28	4	1	17	8	2,270	3	0	2	28	3	32	16	0	38
2008-09 Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers	35	1	0	13	1	3,104	7	0	1	35	0	27	22	0	53
2007-08 Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers	22	0	0	7	2	1,936	4	2	0	22	0	32	24	1	20
2006-07 Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers	12	0	0	1	1	1,080	0	0	0	12	0	12	4	0	19
2005-06 Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers	31	0	0	8	4	2,705	4	0	0	31	0	40	20	0	30
2004-05 Premier LeagueBlackburn Rovers	15	0	0	1	0	1,350	2	0	0	15	0	19	14	0	9
Career10 seasons	201	9	4	72	25	17,212	25	3	7	198	6	196	125	1	246

Game log, 2012-13 Premier League

Game
30 Jan v Manchester CityD 0-0 30 Jan	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	0
20 Jan @ West Ham UnitedD 1-1 20 Jan	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	1
12 Jan v Tottenham HotspurD 0-0 12 Jan	0	0	0	90	0	1	1	0	0
3 Jan @ ChelseaW 1-0 3 Jan	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	0
31 Dec v LiverpoolL 0-3 31 Dec	0	0	0	90	0	1	1	0	3
23 Dec @ Newcastle UnitedL 0-1 23 Dec	0	0	0	90	1	1	2	0	1
16 Dec v FulhamW 2-1 16 Dec	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	1
9 Dec @ Wigan AthleticD 2-2 9 Dec	1	1	1	90	0	1	1	1	2
2 Dec v Aston VillaD 1-1 2 Dec	0	1	1	90	0	1	0	0	1
28 Nov @ SunderlandD 0-0 28 Nov	0	1	1	90	1	1	1	0	0
25 Nov @ Manchester UnitedL 1-3 25 Nov	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	3
18 Nov v SouthamptonL 1-3 18 Nov	0	2	1	90	0	1	1	0	3
11 Nov @ Stoke CityL 0-1 11 Nov	0	0	0	90	0	1	3	0	1
5 Nov v ReadingD 1-1 5 Nov	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	1
28 Oct @ ArsenalL 0-1 28 Oct	0	0	0	90	1	1	0	1	1
22 Oct v EvertonD 1-1 22 Oct	0	1	0	84	0	1	0	0	1
7 Oct @ West Bromwich AlbionL 2-3 7 Oct	0	0	0	90	1	1	0	0	3
2 Oct v West Ham UnitedL 1-2 2 Oct	0	0	0	90	0	1	2	1	2
24 Sept @ Tottenham HotspurL 1-2 24 Sept	0	2	0	90	0	1	0	0	2
16 Sept v ChelseaD 0-0 16 Sept	0	0	0	90	0	1	1	0	0
2 Sept @ Manchester CityL 1-3 2 Sept	0	1	0	90	0	1	0	0	3

Honours

Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Splits, Premier League

Split
AwayHome or away, 24W	101	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	86.9	0.2	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.0	1.1	0.6	0.0	1.5
HomeHome or away, 41W	97	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.2	84.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.8	0.6	0.0	1.0
LossesResult, 0W	75	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.1	87.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.0	0.9	0.5	0.0	2.3
WinsResult, 65W	65	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.1	83.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.2	0.6	0.0	0.5
DrawsResult, 0W	58	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.1	86.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.9	0.8	0.0	0.7
Regular seasonStage, 65W	198	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	85.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.6	0.0	1.2
Manchester UnitedOpponent, 2W	12	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	87.3	0.2	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.8	0.9	0.0	2.2
Tottenham HotspurOpponent, 1W	12	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.1	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	1.3
Aston VillaOpponent, 3W	11	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.3	86.5	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.9	0.2	0.0	1.6
ChelseaOpponent, 1W	11	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	85.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.9	0.0	1.5
FulhamOpponent, 6W	11	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.1	85.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.1	1.2	1.0	0.0	1.2
Bolton WanderersOpponent, 5W	10	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.1	76.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.1	1.7	1.3	0.0	0.6
EvertonOpponent, 3W	10	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.2	84.9	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.9	0.3	0.0	1.2
LiverpoolOpponent, 1W	10	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.3
Manchester CityOpponent, 1W	10	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	85.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.1	1.3
Wigan AthleticOpponent, 4W	10	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3	90.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.4	0.8	0.0	1.8
ArsenalOpponent, 2W	9	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	89.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.6	0.0	1.4
Newcastle UnitedOpponent, 6W	9	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	81.7	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.9	0.0	1.1	0.4	0.0	0.7
Stoke CityOpponent, 1W	8	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.1	79.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.1	1.5	1.0	0.0	1.0
SunderlandOpponent, 3W	8	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	84.4	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.0	1.1	0.3	0.0	0.8
Birmingham CityOpponent, 1W	7	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.1	75.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.3	0.4	0.0	1.3
MiddlesbroughOpponent, 3W	7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	0.0	0.9
PortsmouthOpponent, 5W	7	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.3	90.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.4	0.7	0.0	1.0
West Bromwich AlbionOpponent, 2W	6	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.2	90.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.0	1.5	0.3	0.0	1.5
West Ham UnitedOpponent, 0W	6	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.3	90.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.8	0.7	0.0	1.5
Hull CityOpponent, 2W	4	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	90.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.5
ReadingOpponent, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	1.3
Wolverhampton WanderersOpponent, 2W	3	0.7	0.3	1.0	0.7	64.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.7
BlackpoolOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.5
Charlton AthleticOpponent, 2W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	70.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
Derby CountyOpponent, 2W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	0.0	0.5
Norwich CityOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	67.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
SouthamptonOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.5
BurnleyOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Crystal PalaceOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Sheffield UnitedOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
WatfordOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Ewood Park, BlackburnGround, 37W	82	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.2	86.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.9	0.7	0.0	1.0
MATRADE Loftus Road, LondonGround, 1W	10	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	89.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.6	0.3	0.0	1.2
White Hart Lane, LondonGround, 2W	10	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.1	64.5	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	1.1
Old Trafford, ManchesterGround, 1W	8	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	90.0	0.3	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.1	0.0	2.6
Toughsheet Community Stadium, BoltonGround, 4W	7	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	77.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.1	2.0	1.1	0.0	0.6
Stamford Bridge, LondonGround, 1W	6	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.2	82.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	0.0	1.8
Goodison Park, LiverpoolGround, 2W	5	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	81.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.2	1.0	0.4	0.0	1.2
Stadium of Light, SunderlandGround, 1W	5	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	81.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.0	1.4	0.2	0.0	0.8
The Hawthorns, West BromwichGround, 1W	5	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	1.8
Anfield, LiverpoolGround, 0W	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.8	0.3	0.0	1.3
bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-TrentGround, 0W	4	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.3	1.3	0.0	1.5
Craven Cottage, LondonGround, 1W	4	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.8	1.0	0.0	1.8
Fratton Park, PortsmouthGround, 2W	4	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.3	90.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.0	1.3
The Brick Community Stadium, WiganGround, 0W	4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	90.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	2.5
The Riverside StadiumGround, 2W	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.5
Villa Park, BirminghamGround, 0W	4	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	90.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.8	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	2.0
St Andrews StadiumGround, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.7	0.3	0.0	1.3
Boleyn Ground, LondonGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	2.5
City of Manchester StadiumGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.5
Emirates Stadium, LondonGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5
Etihad StadiumGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	65.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Etihad Stadium, ManchesterGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0
St James' ParkGround, 2W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0