Ryan Lambert

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee (李).

Ryan Lambert
Personal information
Full name Ryan Edward Kit Seng Lee Lambert [1]
Date of birth (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kuala Lumpur City
(on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
Number 6
Youth career
FC Clifton Hill
Richmond SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Richmond 14 (0)
2016 Melbourne Victory NPL 9 (0)
2017 Richmond 11 (0)
2018 Achilles '29 14 (0)
2018–2021 FC Den Bosch II 22 (0)
2018–2021 FC Den Bosch 8 (0)
2021–2024 Kuala Lumpur City 45 (4)
2024– Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 (0)
2024– → Kuala Lumpur City (loan) 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryan Edward Kit Seng Lee Lambert (born 21 September 1998) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City, on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Lambert was born in Kuala Lumpur, but then moved to Thailand and Australia at a young age. He played youth football with Richmond before starting his senior career with the side. After spending some time with Melbourne Victory's youth team, Lambert moved to the Netherlands in 2017, where he played for Achilles '29 and FC Den Bosch.

Early life

Lambert was born in Kuala Lumpur to an English father and Malaysian Chinese mother. The family then moved to Thailand, where they stayed for six months before relocating again to Melbourne, Australia.[2]

Lambert has a twin brother, Declan, who is also a professional footballer. The two played together at Clifton Hill, Richmond, Achilles '29 and FC Den Bosch.[2]

Club career

After playing youth football for FC Clifton Hill and Richmond, Lambert made his senior debut for Richmond aged just 15. In 2016, he played for one season for Melbourne Victory's youth team before departing after he suffered a major injury.[3]

In 2018, the Lambert twins moved to Europe, and trialed with sides including Sparta Rotterdam and FC Dordrecht.[4] The pair eventually signed for Dutch Tweede Divisie side Achilles '29.[3] However, they left the club after it suffered relegation at the end of the 2017–18 Tweede Divisie.[2]

The twins then moved to Eerste Divisie side FC Den Bosch in 2018. Their first-team opportunities were initially limited by the arrival of several other foreign players shortly after their signing.[2] However, Lambert made his debut as a substitute in Den Bosch's opening game of the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie and by the 2020–21 Eerste Divisie season, both brothers featured regularly for the side.[5] On 5 October 2020, Lambert tested positive for COVID-19.[5] In March 2021, he was told that his contract with the club would not be extended.[6]

On 28 April 2021, it was announced that Lambert had signed with Kuala Lumpur City.[7] He was part of the team that won the 2021 Malaysia Cup.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 December 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kuala Lumpur City 2021 Malaysia Super League 7 0 0 0 11 0 – 0 0 18 0
2022 Malaysia Super League 16 4 2 0 2 0 7 0 1 0 25 4
2023 Malaysia Super League 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
Total 45 4 2 0 13 0 7 0 1 0 65 4
Career total 45 4 2 0 13 0 7 0 1 0 65 4
  1. ^ Malaysia FA Cup
  2. ^ Malaysia Cup
  3. ^ Piala Sumbangsih

Honours

KL City

References

  1. ^ "Team detail - Kuala Lumpur City FC". CMS-FAM. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Smeur, Joris (20 December 2018). "Australische tweeling blijft bij Jong FC Den Bosch knokken voor een plekje" [Aussie twins continue to fite for a spot at Jong FC Den Bosch]. BD.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b Davidson, John (15 March 2018). "Meet the young Aussie twins battling to break through in Europe". The World Game. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. ^ Interview with Ryan Lambert - Part 1 of 2 - 29 June 2019. YouTube. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b Martens, Jan (14 November 2020). "Bossche 'Aussies' Declan en Ryan Lambert: broers van de lange adem" [Bosch 'Aussies' Declan and Ryan Lambert: Brothers take a deep breath]. BD.nl. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. ^ "FC Den Bosch biedt zeven spelers geen nieuw contract aan". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 15 March 2021. Lambert, Voets en Bolsius hebben meer duidelijkheid gekregen: zij zijn volgend seizoen niet meer in De Vliert te bewonderen.
  7. ^ Stiphout, Teun (28 April 2021). "FC Den Bosch ziet 'Aussie' Ryan Lambert vertrekken naar zijn geboorteplaats in Maleisië". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  8. ^ "TEN THINGS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED FROM KUALA LUMPUR CITY'S NIGHT OF GLORY". kualulumpurfootball.cm. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Ryan Lambert". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2021.