Ryan Wintle

Ryan Wintle
Wintle in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ryan Frank Wintle[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997[2]
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons
Number 24
Youth career
Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Alsager Town 25 (8)
2015–2021 Crewe Alexandra 163 (9)
2021–2026 Cardiff City 150 (5)
2021–2022 → Blackpool (loan) 18 (0)
2024–2025 → Millwall (loan) 22 (1)
2026– Milton Keynes Dons 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026 (UTC)

Ryan Frank Wintle (born 13 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons.

He has previously played for Alsager Town and Crewe Alexandra; in August 2021, he was loaned by Cardiff to Blackpool for a four-month spell, and he spent the 2024–25 season on loan at Millwall.

Career

Crewe Alexandra

Wintle began his career with North West Counties Football League side Alsager Town, following time in the academy at Stoke City,[3] and then joined Crewe Alexandra in January 2015, making his professional debut on 14 November 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 League One defeat at Bradford City.[4][5] He scored his first league goal on 22 April 2017, at Gresty Road against Leyton Orient.[6]

After playing in the opening 10 games of the 2017–18 season, Wintle was injured in the 11th, a home defeat by Carlisle United on 23 September 2017, sustaining a stress fracture of his tibia that ruled him out "for months".[7] He returned to first team action in January 2018, and scored his second league goal at Swindon Town on 27 January.[8]

After a difficult first half of the 2018–19 season that saw Crewe hover around the relegation zone, manager David Artell switched to a 4-3-3 formation which coincided with an upturn in both the team and Wintle's form. Crewe's post-Christmas run included victories over high-flying Lincoln City, Milton Keynes Dons, Carlisle United, Colchester United and Mansfield Town. This pulled Crewe Alexandra away from the relegation scrap, and gave the club an outside chance of a play-off push. Wintle was considered one of the club's best performers during this run.[9]

With four goals in 46 appearances, Wintle then helped Crewe to promotion in the COVID-19-affected 2019–20 season, and he added two further goals in 48 appearances as Crewe ended the following season in 12th place in League One. On 13 May 2021, Crewe announced that it had offered Wintle a new contract,[10] but as Wintle had previously shunned new contract offers, Artell expected him to move to another club.[11]

Cardiff City

On 23 June 2021, Wintle signed a three-year contract with Cardiff City.[12] He made his Cardiff debut on 7 August 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Joe Ralls in a 1–1 draw against Barnsley.[13] He scored his first Cardiff goal in the club's 3–1 win at Wigan Athletic on 8 October 2022.[14] On 4 August 2023, it was announced that Wintle had signed a new three-year deal to keep him at Cardiff until the summer of 2026.[15]

Blackpool (loan)

Wintle joined Blackpool on loan on 28 August 2021 for the remainder of the 2021–22 season,[16] making his debut in a 1–0 win over Fulham at Bloomfield Road on 11 September 2021.[17] However, the loan deal had a January 2022 recall option[18] and Wintle returned to Cardiff on 3 January 2022 after playing 18 games for the Seasiders.[19]

Millwall (loan)

On 28 August 2024, Wintle joined Cardiff's fellow Championship side Millwall on loan until the end of the season,[20] making his club debut three days later coming on as a second-half substitute in the side's 3–0 league defeat of Sheffield Wednesday at The Den.[21] He scored one Millwall goal, in a 2–2 draw at Sheffield Wednesday on 4 January 2025.[22]

Return to Cardiff City

Wintle returned to Cardiff City following the club's 2025 relegation to League One. He joined a squad with many players considerably younger than him (aged 28); he started the side's first home game, against Peterborough United, as the oldest player by five years.[23] He scored the opening goal in Cardiff's 4–0 win over Plymouth Argyle on 30 August 2025, extending the side's unbeaten run at the start of the season to seven games.[24] Wintle was named Cardiff City Player of the Season for the 2025–26 season as the Bluebirds achieved an immediate promotion back to the Championship.[25] Despite this, on 20 May 2026, Cardiff announced the player would be leaving in the summer when his contract expired.[26] Wintle said this was "a decision that was completely out of my control".[27]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 13 July 2026, Wintle joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a free transfer.[28] He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 EFL Cup first round defeat away to Norwich City on 8 August 2026.[29]

Career statistics

As of 8 August 2026
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra2015–16League One3000000030
2016–17League Two17110101[a]0191
2017–18[30]League Two18200101[a]0202
2018–19[31]League Two46100113[a]0502
2019–20[32]League Two37340213[a]0464
2020–21[33]League One43220102[a]0482
Crewe total 1639706210018611
Cardiff City 2021–22[34]Championship2301020—260
2022–23[35]Championship4522100—472
2023–24[36]Championship4221011—443
2024–25[37]Championship000000—00
2025–26[38]League One40110401[a]0461
Cardiff total 15055171101636
Blackpool (loan) 2021–22[34]Championship1800000—180
Millwall (loan) 2024–25[37]Championship2211000—231
Milton Keynes Dons 2026–27[39]League One0000110011
Career total 3531513114411039119
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Cardiff City

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Ryan Wintle". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Crewe Alex: Ryan Wintle appearances trigger payment to Alsager Town". Cheshire Live. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Morse, Peter (16 November 2016). "Crewe Alex youngster Ryan Wintle on his first-team debut". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Sharpe, Rich (16 November 2015). "Crewe Alexandra: Ryan Wintle thanks Alsager FC chairman after making professional debut". The Sentinel. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ryan Wintle: Crewe Alexandra midfielder out with stress fracture of tibia". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Swindon Town 4–3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Boss Praise For Outstanding Wintle". Crewealex.net. Crewealex.net. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "20/21 Retained List". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  11. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (13 May 2021). "Crewe Alex boss resigned to losing key man amid Championship interest". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Ryan Wintle: Out of contract Crewe Alexandra midfielder joins Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Cardiff City 1-1 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Wigan Athletic 1-3 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "Ryan Wintle pens a new three-year deal | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "Seasiders Sign Wintle On Loan" – Blackpool F.C., 28 August 2021
  17. ↑ "Blackpool 1-1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  18. ↑ Mcginley, Sean (3 January 2022). "Ryan Wintle Cardiff recall update as Blackpool hope they can hold on to important midfielder". LancsLive. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "Cardiff City headlines as Ryan Wintle's Blackpool loan cut short and Wolves chief explains Ryan Giles recall". WalesOnline. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "Millwall confirm Ryan Wintle loan signing". Millwall F.C. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  21. ↑ "Millwall 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  22. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Millwall". BBC Sport. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  23. ↑ "'Old' Wintle enjoying senior role with youthful Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  24. ↑ Pritchard, Dafydd (30 August 2025). "Cardiff City 4-0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  25. 1 2 3 "End of Season Awards 2026". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 25 April 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  26. ↑ "2025/26 Retained List | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "Ryan Wintle: Midfielder says Cardiff City departure 'out of my control'". BBC Sport. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "Ryan Wintle is MK Dons' Fourth Summer Signing". Milton Keynes Dons. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  29. ↑ "Norwich City 4-1 Milton Keynes Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  34. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  37. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  39. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Wintle in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  40. ↑ "Reading 1–3 Cardiff City: Bluebirds seal dramatic promotion". BBC Sport. 18 April 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  41. 1 2 "Ryan Wintle Takes Two End Of Season Awards". Crewe Alexandra FC. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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