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Ryen Jiba
Personal information
Date of birth	April 29, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	South Sudan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Full-back; Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Union Omaha
Number	27
Youth career
0000–2019	Sparta United
College career
Years	Team
2019–2021	SLCC Bruins
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021	Park City Red Wolves
2022	Union Omaha
2023	Minnesota United
2024–	Union Omaha
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:27, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Ryen Jiba (born 29 April 2001) is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays as an full-back for Union Omaha.

Career

Early career

Jiba was born in South Sudan, but grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, attending East High School.^[1]^[2] He played club soccer with Sparta United, and was the Tosh Athlete of the Year in 2019.^[3]

In 2019, Jiba attended Salt Lake Community College to play college soccer. Between 2019 and 2021, Jiba made 48 appearances for the Bruins, scoring 25 goals and tallying 20 assists.^[4] Jiba earned regional first team honors three times and was the 2019 NJCAA Region 18 Player of the Year.^[5]

In 2021, Jiba also played in the USL League Two with Park City Red Wolves, making a single appearance and scoring a single goal.^[6]

Professional

On 18 February 2022, Jiba signed with USL League One side Union Omaha.^[2] He made his professional league debut for Omaha on 9 April 2022, starting in a 2–2 draw with Forward Madison FC.^[7]

In December 2022, it was announced Jiba was eligible for selection in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft.^[8] On 21 December 2022, Jiba was selected 19th overall by Minnesota United FC.^[9] On 12 January 2023, it was announced that Jiba had officially signed with Minnesota United for a USL League One record transfer fee received.^[10]^[11]