Zach Ryan Season 2021

Career Accolades

• NCAA champion (2017)
• Three-time Pac-12 champion (2017-18, 2020)
• MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist (2020)
• United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team (2020)
• Pac-12 Player of the Year (2020)
• Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Third Team (2020)
• College Soccer News All-America First Team (2020)
• Two-time United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region (2020, 2021)
• Four-time All-Pac-12 (2018-21)
• Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (April 20, 2021)
• Two-time College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Sept. 16, 2019; March 14, 2021)
• Two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb. 23, 2021; April 20, 2021)
• College Soccer News All-Freshman First Team (2018)
• Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Freshman Second Team (2018)
• United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team (2020)
• Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team (2020, 2021)
• Two-time United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region (2020, 2021)
• Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2019-21)
• Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2019-21)
• Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team (2018)

As a Redshirt Senior (2021)

• United Soccer Coaches All-Far-West Region Second Team
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region 
• CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
• CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared in 17 games starting all but one
• Held the joint-lead on the team in goals (5)
• Tied for second on the team in assists (5)
• Second on the team in total shots (38)
• Recorded a season-high 11 shots against California (11/11) four of which were on target
• Notched a season-high two goals in a 4-0 victory against San Diego State (10/21)
• Dished two assists against UC Irvine (9/23)
• Played a season-high 110 minutes in the 0-0 draw with Washington (10/31)
• Part of a Stanford offense that ranked 19th nationally in assists per game (2.17)

As a Redshirt Junior (2020-21) • Pac-12 Champions

• MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
• United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team
• Pac-12 Player of the Year
• Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Third Team
• College Soccer News All-America First Team
• United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region First Team
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (April 20, 2021)
• College Soccer News National Team of the Week (March 14, 2021)
• Two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb. 23, 2021; April 20, 2021)
• United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team
• CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
• United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region
• CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared in all 14 matches, making 13 starts
• Led the team and ranked second in the conference in both goals (10) and points (23)
  • Added three assists, tied for fourth on the team
• Ranked third nationally with four game-winning goals
  • Had the decider in wins over California (2/20), at UCLA (3/28), San Diego State (4/3) and the championship clincher over No. 6 Washington (4/17)
  • Ranked sixth nationally in total goals and points
• Scored twice in Stanford's win at Cal
• Featured one goal and one assist in three games: vs. San Francisco (2/15), UCLA (3/6) and No. 5 Oregon State (3/13)
• Scored in each of the season's first three games, and featured a four-game goal streak to end the regular season
• Totaled 34 shots, including 14 on goal
• Made one penalty kick on the year, in the season-opener vs. Pacific (2/12)
• Played every minute in five games
  • Played at least 60 minutes in every game but one
• Part of a Stanford offense that ranked top-10 nationally in total goals (30), total assists (32) and total points (92)

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2019)

• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Sept. 16)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared in all 22 matches, making 21 starts
• Led the team with six goals, ranking third with 14 points
  • Three-game winning goals was tied for the team lead
• Scored in three straight games, finding the back of the net vs. No. 3 Akron (9/2), UC Irvine (9/9) and Denver (9/13)
• Also featured goals against No. 7 Washington (10/3), San Francisco (10/23) and San Diego State (10/31)
• Added two assists, one each against UC Santa Barbara (9/28) and No. 23 Virginia Tech (12/1)
• Finished the season with 43 shots, including 17 on goal
• Played a season-high 96 minutes at UC Santa Barbara

As a Redshirt Freshman (2018) • Pac-12 Champions

• College Soccer News All-Freshman First Team
• Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Freshman Second Team
• All-Pac-12 Second Team
• Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
• Appeared in 20 games and started 17
• Led the team and was second in the conference in both goals (10) and points (23)
• Scored more goals than any Cardinal freshman since Jorge Titinger in 1980 (12)
• Tied for the Pac-12 lead with four game winners against No. 15 UMass Lowell (9/14), Washington (10/21), No. 11 Denver (10/26) and UCLA (11/4)
• Other goals came against Delaware (9/16), San Diego State (9/27), Cal (10/17), Washington (10/14), UCLA (11/4), UC Irvine (11/18) and No. 16 Akron (11/30)
• Also had one assist each in wins over No. 16 San Francisco (9/7), Delaware (9/16) and UCLA (9/30)

As a Freshman (2017) • NCAA Champions • Pac-12 Champions

• Redshirted

U.S. Soccer

• Participated in a U.S. U-14 National Team training camp in Pasadena, Calif. in Aug. 2013

Prior to Stanford

• A 2017 graduate of Chatham High School in Chatham, N.J.
• A member of New York Red Bulls Academy from 2013-17
• National runners-up in 2014-15
• Three-time Northeast Division Champions (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16)
• Played 15 games and scored seven goals for Red Bulls U-18 in 2016-17
• Played 23 games for Red Bulls U-16 in 2015-16 season, totaling 13 goals

Personal

• Full name is Zachary Thomas Ryan
• Son of Melissa and Frank Ryan
• Has two younger brothers, Sean and Will
• Father was a wrestler for Syracuse and a freshman All-American
  • Ranked in the top 25 nationally for respective weight classes in all four years of his career
  • 1988 Syracuse wrestling MVP
  • Three-time captain
• Uncle, Tom Ryan, is the head wrestling coach at Ohio State and led them to a national title in 2015
  • 2015 Big Ten, NWCA and InterMat Coach of the Year
  • Coach of world champion and Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder and world champion Logan Stieber
  • Was the 1989 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion as an undergraduate for Syracuse
  • Also a two-time Big Ten champion for Iowa (1991-92)
  • Two-time All-American and two-time national team champion with the Hawkeyes (1991-92)
  • 1991 NCAA runner-up  (158 pounds)
  • Also coached at Hofstra from 1995-2006 and was a seven-time conference coach of the year
• Cousin, Jake, was a wrestler at Ohio State and was an NCAA qualifier in 2016
• Great grandfater, Tony Passaro, was a professional boxer and the No. 1 flyweight contender of the world in late 1930's
• Four-year honor roll member
• Co-founder of a local soccer equipment drive which collects and ships cleats, balls and gear for Ethiopian children