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Ryan Bertrand

English association football player

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2006: → AFC Bournemouth (loan)
2007: → AFC Bournemouth (loan)
2008: → Norwich City (loan)
2009: England U20
2012: Great Britain Olympic
2014: → Aston Villa (loan)
Full name: Ryan Dominic Bertrand
Date of birth: ( 1989-08-05 ) 5 August 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth: Southwark , England
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)
Position: Left-back
1998 2005: Gillingham
2005 2006: Chelsea

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Ryan Dominic Bertrand (born 5 August 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Bertrand began his youth career at Gillingham, before signing for Chelsea in July 2005. He graduated from Chelsea's youth system and was sent on loan to various clubs between 2006 and 2010. He made his full debut for Chelsea on in April 2011, six years after joining them, in a fixture against Birmingham City. In the 2011–12 season, Bertrand signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea and was made understudy to Ashley Cole. In May 2012, Bertrand became the first player to make his Champions League debut in the final, starting in an unfamiliar left wing role in front of Cole; Chelsea beat Bayern Munich 4–3 on penalties.