Ryan Christie, hailing from Scotland and born on 22 February 1995, is a fully grown 30-year-old adult who operates primarily as a central defensive midfielder for Bournemouth. Standing at a reasonable 5ft 10in (1.78m), and tipping the scales at 11st 2lb (71kg), Christie carries the honour of the number 10 jersey for his club. His talent also extends on an international level, having been recognised and selected for the Scotland national team.
Christie's football journey started in earnest in July 2011 when he joined Inverness CT in the Scottish League One. His debut season of 2013 - 2014 saw him make 15 first team appearances and find the back of the net three times. The following season he improved his game appearances to 35, scoring four goals, while in the season of 2015 - 2016 he featured 13 times with three goals to his name.
September 2015 heralded a significant move for Christie, as he transferred from Inverness CT to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership for a fee being disclosed at around £500k. His Celtic years were fair, the 2015 - 2016 season saw him make five first team appearances and notch one goal, followed by the 2016 - 2017 season where he made the same number of appearances and replicated his goal tally. His influence grew the following seasons, most notably in the season of 2019 - 2020 where he made 24 appearances with an impressive 11 goals in the bag. His final season with Celtic, 2021 - 2022, saw him feature just four times in league matches.
The whirlwind nature of football bestowed upon Christie, a brief hiatus from Celtic in 2015, as he went back on loan to Inverness CT for a spell. The returns were familiar, a steady contribution to the club with appearances varying across seasons from 13 to 35 and goals normally sitting around the 3 to 4 mark.
The Celtic - Inverness CT pendulum swung back in January 2016 when Christie returned to Celtic on completion of his loan. Again, his performances for Celtic maintained a similar pattern, with seasons witnessing him making between 5 and 34 appearances and goals fluctuating between 1 and 11.
In a twist of events, January 2017 seen Christie loaned out again, this time to Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership. The next two seasons saw him complete 13 and 32 first team appearances respectively, with goal tallies of six and four.
June 2018 marked the end of his rent-a-player period, as Christie returns to Celtic. The pattern of his Celtic spell was consistent till the August of 2021 when he transferred to Bournemouth in the English Premier League for an undisclosed fee. Here, his profile remained reliable, averaging >30 appearances per season, with a modest goal contribution.
As for his involvement in Cup and international games, Christie featured in the FA Cup 2024 - 2025 for Bournemouth with two starts, made a single start for Bournemouth in the League Cup 2024 - 2025, participated in the Euro 2024 for Scotland with one start, played in the Euro Qualifiers 2022 - 2024 for Scotland, and represented Scotland in the Nations League 2024 - 2025, scoring one goal.
