Ryan was born in and raised in the Northern Virginia area. He grew up playing for Fairfax police youth soccer, Arlington soccer, and Virginia Development Academy. He was also on the district, state, and regional Olympic development program (ODP). Ryan was able to travel with the Virginia and East coast top 18 ODP teams all over Europe. After his high school graduation from James Madison Ryan received a division 1 scholarship to play soccer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He became captain of the team his junior year and is still representing their well-respected Division 1 program going into the fall. Ryan has great deal of coaching experience and has been working with athletes since 2019. He is also the head coach of the UMass women's soccer club.
“I was lucky enough to work with some amazing coaches through my youth career and have learned many invaluable lessons. I have a passion to give back to the game that has given me so much and look forward to inspiring the next generation of athletes.“