Ronan Curtis
Personal information
Full name Ronan Curtis[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996[2]
Place of birth London, England[3][4]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s) Left-winger
Youth career
Kildrum Tigers
Swilly Rovers
2014–2015 Derry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Derry City 91 (18)
2018–2023 Portsmouth 184 (42)
International career‡
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U21 8 (1)
2018– Republic of Ireland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:34, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:27, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Ronan Curtis (born 29 March 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left-winger for the Republic of Ireland national team.

Curtis started his career with Derry City in 2015, spending four seasons there and amassing 100 appearances and 24 goals. He agreed a deal with Portsmouth in May 2018 and joined the South Coast club for a fee believed to be approximately £100,000. In March 2019, he won his first senior honour, the EFL Trophy.

He represented Ireland at under-21 level before making his senior debut in November 2018 in a 0–0 draw against Northern Ireland.

Club career

Derry City

Curtis moved to Derry City's academy in 2014, after playing for Kildrum Tigers and Swilly Rovers.[4][5] He made his senior debut for the club on 8 May 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 home loss against Galway United.[6]

Curtis scored his first goal for Derry on 30 October 2015, netting his team's first in a 4–2 away loss against Longford Town.[7] On 25 November, he signed a two-year contract extension,[8] and scored a brace in a 2–2 home draw against Shamrock Rovers on 27 September of the following year.[9]

On 19 February 2017, Curtis signed a new contract extension with the Candystripes.[10] He finished the campaign with eight goals in 32 appearances, and had a move to Swedish side Östersunds FK cancelled in August after failing to agree personal terms.[11]

On 7 May 2018, amid high interest from Portsmouth,[12] Curtis scored a hat-trick in a 7–3 home routing of Shelbourne, taking his side to the semi-finals of the League of Ireland Cup.[13]

Portsmouth

On 22 May 2018, League One side Portsmouth agreed a deal to sign Curtis from Derry City, for a transfer fee in the region of £100,000 on a two-year contract.[14] Curtis made his English Football League debut at Fratton Park on 4 August, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 victory over Luton Town.[15] A week later, he scored his first two goals in a 2–1 win at Blackpool.[16] On 31 March 2019, he won his first piece of silverware when Portsmouth won the 2018–19 EFL Trophy, defeating Sunderland 5–4 on penalties following a 2–2 draw after extra time.[17]

On 20 August 2019, Curtis scored his first goal of the new season in a 3–3 home draw against Coventry City with a header in the tenth minute.[18]

On 12 January 2021, Portsmouth announced that Curtis had tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of his club's FA Cup Third round proper game against Bristol City.[19] The striker later spoke of the effect the illness had on his breathing, as well as his sleep pattern and dreaming.[20]

International career

Although born in England, Curtis grew up in St Johnston, County Donegal and has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 and senior level.[3][21] On 7 September 2018, Curtis scored his first international goal in a 1–1 draw against Kosovo in the UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifying stage.[22]

Received the ROI under 21's player of the year 2018 Shane Duffy and Ronan Curtis pick up FAI Player of the Year Awards

On 9 September 2018, Curtis was called up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad for the friendly match against Poland two days later,[23] in which he was an unused substitute.[24] He was again added to the Ireland squad on 14 October for a UEFA Nations League encounter against Wales.[25] He made his full Ireland debut on 15 November 2018, coming on as a half-time substitute for Callum O'Dowda in a goalless friendly against Northern Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.[26]

Personal life

Curtis was born in London but moved to County Donegal when he was ten. He is the godson of Chris Coleman, who played for and managed Wales.[27] Curtis supported Arsenal while growing up, but also watched Crystal Palace games.[28] Curtis's mother is from Derry and his grandfather is from Cork,[28] meaning Curtis was eligible to play for England, the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland[28] until making his competitive Ireland debut against Denmark in Aarhus in November 2018.[29] Curtis is the youngest of 11 siblings.[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derry City 2015[31] League of Ireland Premier Division 1310000——131
2016[32] League of Ireland Premier Division 2443220——296
2017[33] League of Ireland Premier Division 32800002[lower-alpha 3]1—349
2018[34] League of Ireland Premier Division 225002300—248
Total 9118324321—10024
Portsmouth 2018–19[34] League One 41114010—3[lower-alpha 4]14912
2019–20[35] League One 33115230—3[lower-alpha 4]14414
2020–21[36] League One 42102121—3[lower-alpha 4]24914
2021–22[37] League One 4382010—2[lower-alpha 4]24810
2022–23[38] League One 2523023—6[lower-alpha 4]2367
Total 1844216394—17822657
Career total 275581951372117832681

International

As of match played 3 June 2021[39]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 201820
201910
202030
202110
Total70

Honours

Portsmouth

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Portsmouth" (PDF). English Football League. p. 56. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Ronan Curtis". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Ronan Curtis". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 O'Hehir, Paul (30 March 2018). "Ronan Curtis eyeing European adventures with Ireland and Derry City". Irish Daily Mirror. Reach plc. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. ↑ McNulty, Chris (8 November 2016). "Ronan Curtis named on Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad for Spain trip". Donegal Sport Hub. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Collins, Simon (9 May 2015). "Derry ended up with one of their main strikers in goal on a nightmare night against Galway". The42. TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Divin, Calum (30 October 2015). "League Report: Longford Town 4–2 Derry City". Extratime.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  8. ↑ McNulty, Chris (25 November 2015). "Ronan Curtis signs two-year contract at Derry City". Donegal Sport Hub. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Derry City 2–2 Shamrock Rovers". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  10. ↑ McLaughlin, Kevin (19 February 2017). "DERRY CITY: Curtis signs contract extension". Derry Journal. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  11. ↑ McNulty, Chris. "Ronan Curtis' proposed move to Ostersunds has fallen through – player to stay at Derry – Donegal Daily". www.donegaldaily.com.
  12. ↑ Collins, Simon (7 May 2018). "Kenny Shiels resigned to losing Portsmouth target Ronan Curtis". Derry Journal. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Derry City 7-3 Shelbourne" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Pompey Agree Deal To Sign Curtis". Portsmouth F.C. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  15. ↑ Cross, Jordan (4 August 2018). "Lowe gives Pompey lift-off". The News. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Blackpool 1–2 Portsmouth: Ronan Curtis double earns win for Pompey". Sky Sports. PA Sport. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  17. ↑ Edwards, Luke (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth prevail in Checkatrade Trophy final shootout after dramatic Wembley showdown with Sunderland". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  18. ↑ "Portsmouth 3–3 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  19. ↑ Kelly, Niall (13 January 2021). "Ireland striker Ronan Curtis recovering following Covid-19 diagnosis". The42.ie. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  20. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Aidan (15 February 2021). "'Covid virus really knocked me for six' — Ronan Curtis". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 February 2021. 'I'm still getting over it now really... It really knocked me for six, after a few days my sleep pattern was out of the window and I was having crazy dreams – my head was gone. It was difficult because I was getting out of breath easily, too, and my chest was sore'.
  21. ↑ "Curtis added to Republic of Ireland squad". Football Association of Ireland. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  22. ↑ McDermott, Shane (25 September 2018). "Ronan Curtis: Exciting times for the St Johnston man". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  23. ↑ "Republic of Ireland: Striker Ronan Curtis is called up to the squad for Poland friendly". BBC Sport. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  24. ↑ "Poland 1–1 Republic of Ireland". BBC Sport. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  25. ↑ Fennessy, Paul. "Portsmouth youngster recalled to Ireland senior squad ahead of Wales clash". The42.
  26. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (15 November 2018). "Republic of Ireland 0–0 Northern Ireland – as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  27. ↑ Fisher, Ben (10 October 2018). "How Portsmouth got the buzz back after years of misery". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  28. 1 2 3 Rooney, Will (28 July 2018). "Pompey move is Gunner be good for Irishman Curtis". The News. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  29. ↑ Rooney, Will (19 November 2018). "Ronan Curtis makes Republic of Ireland competitive debut in Denmark". The News. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  30. ↑ Rowan, Paul (23 December 2018). "Ronan Curtis hits rich vein of form to attract Mick McCarthy's attention". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  34. 1 2 "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Ronan Curtis in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  39. ↑ "Curtis, Ronan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  40. ↑ Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  41. ↑ Williams, Adam (13 March 2021). "Portsmouth 0–0 Salford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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