Dundee Football Club are thrilled to announce the signing of midfielder Ryan Howley on a season-long loan deal from Coventry City.
19-year-old Ryan has spent his whole career at Coventry City after joining their youth set-up at the age of six. He made his professional debut for The Sky Blues in August 2021 in the English League Cup against Northampton and in that season he won the English Football League Championship Apprentice of the season.
Howley is a teammate of fellow Dee Owen Beck for the Welsh International team with the pair having played together at Under 21’s level, he has also represented Wales Under 19’s.
On moving to The Dark Blues, Ryan said, “I’m over the moon to get the deal done. It should be a good season loan deal for myself and I’m excited to be here. I spoke to the gaffer last week, we had a great chat and he convinced me that Dundee was the right place for me. He was extremely positive and spoke about how the club can develop me and how I can help the squad as well. I’ve played games for Coventry and been on the bench for them too and now is the right time for me to get more consistent game time and that’s why I have made the move.”
On the announcement of Howley, Dundee Manager Tony Docherty said, “Ryan is a player that we as a recruitment team have been monitoring very closely over the summer and he is one that has always been on the radar for us. However, we could only act when his parent club came to the decision that they were going to allow him to go out on loan and as soon as we became aware of that we acted. He is a talented young footballer with physicality and is part of the Welsh Under 21 set-up with Owen Beck. It’s another talented young hungry footballer that I’ve got in the building to complement our already hungry squad. I think he will be a great addition, he’s got physicality, he’s got ability and the mentality to do well in Scottish football and in the Premiership. He is one that extremely excites me and one I’ve really been hoping to get in the door, and I’m just delighted that he has chosen to come to Dundee Football Club.”
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