Ryan Bertrand

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BERTRAND: MOURINHO MEMORIES - 25.07.2013
Still a relative newcomer to the first team setup, Ryan Bertrand is a veteran of a Jose Mourinho-led Chelsea pre-season tour back in 2006...
BERTRAND: RED KNOWLEDGE - 20.04.2013
Ryan Bertrand talks about two of Sunday's opponents he has worked with closely - Brendan Rodgers and Daniel Sturridge…
CHELSEA TV EXCLUSIVE: BERTRAND'S HALF CENTURY - 09.04.2013
With four games in eight days, Ryan Bertrand moved rapidly onto 50 appearances for Chelsea at the weekend. He spoke to Chelsea TV after reaching the milestone...
BERTRAND: KEEP PUSHING - 03.04.2013
Ryan Bertrand is hoping he can use the chance presented by Ashley Cole's injury to continue his own development during another busy period.
TRIO FLY IN TO DELTA'S CANARY WHARF SHOWCASE - 21.03.2013
Chelsea players Ryan Bertrand, Paulo Ferreira and Ross Turnbull were the guests of honour as part of a week of football and flying fun at Canary Wharf on Wednesday, hosted by our global airline partner Delta Air Lines.
BERTRAND: SHOULDER TO SHOULDER - 31.01.2013
Ryan Bertrand, a starter in the last two matches, has spoken about the togetherness in the squad and the determination to improve on the results recorded in the past eight days...
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS SIGNING AT THE BRIDGE TODAY - 25.10.2012
Three England internationals and stars of our heroic win in Munich will be at the Stamford Bridge Megastore today today (Thursday) to sign copies of the new Kings of Europe book...
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS SIGNING AT THE BRIDGE TODAY - 23.10.2012
Three England internationals and stars of our heroic win in Munich will be at the Stamford Bridge Megastore today on Thursday to sign copies of the new Kings of Europe book...
LAMPARD AND BERTRAND TO MISS POLAND MATCH - 14.10.2012
The FA has released an update of the fitness of Frank Lampard and Ryan Bertrand ahead of this week's international fixture...
UPDATE ON COLE AND BERTRAND - 11.10.2012
The FA has issued a statement on Ashley Cole and a misconduct charge, plus there is further news on Ryan Bertrand's illness...
EURO HEROES SIGNING AT THE BRIDGE - 02.10.2012
Three England internationals and stars of our heroic win in Munich will be at the Stamford Bridge Megastore on Thursday, October 25 to sign copies of the new Kings of Europe book.
THE TWEET SPOT: RYAN BERTRAND - 27.09.2012
Next up in our new social media feature, Ryan Bertrand discusses pre-match, unexpected pronunciation and what went through his head in Munich...
BERTRAND: FOOT TO THE FLOOR - 26.09.2012
There was a touch of irony to the fact that after three starts in midfield this season, it was on his return to his more familiar left-back role against Wolves that Ryan Bertrand found the net...
BERTRAND: LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD - 14.09.2012
As the team prepare to return to action at Loftus Road, Ryan Bertrand with two league starts and new contract to his name this season, speaks to the official Chelsea website…
BERTRAND: LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD - 14.09.2012
As the team prepare to return to action at Loftus Road, Ryan Bertrand with two league starts and new contract to his name this season, speaks to the official Chelsea website…
THE TWEET SPOT: ASHLEY COLE - 30.08.2012
Ashley Cole believes Ryan Bertrand can be a leading light in the Chelsea side for years to come...
REACTION: CONFIDENCE IS KEY - 27.08.2012
Fernando Torres and Ryan Bertrand, both involved in the win against Newcastle, spoke of their positive starts to the season...
INTERNATIONALS: BERTRAND MAKES ENGLAND BOW - 16.08.2012
Ryan Bertrand was a late England substitute in a 2-1 win over Italy while Romelu Lukaku was on-target for Belgium in the mid-August round of international fixtures...
BERTRAND BRIMMING WITH CONFIDENCE - 14.08.2012
Ryan Bertrand is delighted with his first England call, and is hoping to make a good impression on Roy Hodgson if he is given a debut on Wednesday night.
BERTRAND EARNS ENGLAND CALL-UP - 10.08.2012
Ryan Bertrand has earned his first call-up to the senior England squad for the friendly against Italy in Berne next week...
BERTRAND GLAD TO BE BACK - 08.08.2012
Olympian Ryan Bertrand returned to his day job on Tuesday and was quickly back to work with the rest of the squad.
HODGSON PRAISE FOR CHELSEA DUO - 06.08.2012
Daniel Sturridge and Ryan Bertrand should take great heart from their Olympic performances...
OSCAR THROUGH AS GB SUFFER - 05.08.2012
Oscar is now the last remaining Chelsea player at the Olympics after Daniel Sturridge and Ryan Bertrand were eliminated with Great Britain on Saturday night.
STURRIDGE AND OSCAR SHINE AT OLYMPICS - 29.07.2012
Daniel Sturridge came off the bench to inspire Team GB to victory over UAE, while elsewhere there were mixed results for the Chelsea contingent at the Olympics...
STURRIDGE PLAYS 45 IN OLYMPIC REHEARSAL - 20.07.2012
Daniel Sturridge and Ryan Bertrand were given starts in Team GB men's Olympic warm-up match against Brazil in Middlesbrough, but were on the end of a defeat...
LOOKING BACK: NO 27 AND 34 - 08.07.2012
Ryan Bertrand began the 2011/12 campaign as a first team squad member on the periphery, and ended it as a Champions League winner...
MY FIRST DAY: PART FIVE - 06.07.2012
The first day in any new workplace can often be a daunting one, but how does it feel when you join a top, Premier League football club?
DI MATTEO: OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLYMPIANS - 05.07.2012
Roberto Di Matteo has been discussing the involvement of Chelsea players at this summer's London Olympics...
STURRIDGE AND BERTRAND MAKE OLYMPIC CUT - 02.07.2012
Stuart Pearce has named both Daniel Sturridge and Ryan Bertrand in his 18-man Team GB squad for the London Olympics...
BERTRAND: FROM BERMONDSEY TO BAVARIA - 21.05.2012
One game and one winner's medal into his Champions League career, Ryan Bertrand has thanked Roberto Di Matteo for showing the trust in him to start in Munich.
BERTRAND: DIGGING IN - 17.03.2012
With the Blues taking on Leicester City in the FA Cup on Sunday, left-back Ryan Bertrand believes we are hitting form at exactly the right moment....
BERTRAND: FOND MEMORIES - 08.01.2012
Our FA Cup campaign gets underway today and Ryan Bertrand has been sharing his memories of the oldest club competition in the world...
LUKAKU CAUTIONED - 02.12.2011
The FA has announced Ryan Bertrand's yellow card received against Liverpool on Tuesday has been transferred to Romelu Lukaku after referee Phil Dowd booked the wrong player.
WORDS WITH: RYAN BERTRAND - 26.10.2011
With Ashley Cole suspended, his understudy is hoping to make the right impression at Goodison Park tonight...
MY FAVOURITE GAMES: RYAN BERTRAND - 19.06.2011
This evening in Denmark Ryan Bertrand will play a part in trying to win England Under 21s a place in the European Championship semi-finals. It's a good time for the young left-back to feature in this series...
BERTRAND KEEN TO IMPRESS - 17.02.2011
It is almost four years since Ryan Bertrand spent an extended period at Chelsea, having been out on loan at four Football League clubs in that time.
BERTRAND LOAN SWITCH - 04.07.2008
Reserve team left-back Ryan Bertrand will rejoin Norwich City on loan from July 20 until December 31 after the European under-19 Championship.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS - 26.05.2008
Euro 2008 warm-up preparations begin this week for the countries involved and there has already been match action for Chelsea players at various age levels.

Name: Ryan Bertrand
Nationality: English
Date of Birth: 05/08/1989
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 85.0 kg
Previous Clubs: Nottm Forest, Reading, England U21, Norwich, Oldham, Bournemouth, Bournemouth
Position: Defender

Chelsea career
In his eighth year at Chelsea, Ryan is a fast, attacking left-back, converted from a winger, who was signed in July 2005 from Gillingham. A tribunal set the fee at £125,000 initially with additional amounts to be paid depending on progress.

He signed professional in August 2006 and was taken on the first team pre-season visit to America in that summer.

Loans have dominated his career prior to his Chelsea debut with important first team experience gained.

League One Bournemouth was first in 2006/07 although Ryan missed the final two months of that season having suffered a ruptured spleen in a Chelsea reserve match.

He recovered to spend the rest of 2007 at League One Oldham and in January 2008 he moved up a division to Norwich where he spent 18 months, racking up 60 appearances, although the story ended on a down note with relegation.

Ryan spent the entirety of the 2009/10 season on loan at Reading, missing just two league games and then featured in Chelsea's pre-season fixtures for the first time since 2006. In early August 2010 he signed on loan at Nottingham Forest until the new year. He was a regular for the promotion-chasing Championship side, making 19 league starts. taking his Championship experience to over 150 matches.

From January 2011 onwards, and with Patrick van Aanholt going out on loan, Ryan remained at Chelsea to take over as Ashley Cole's understudy and made his debut as a sub in league game at home to Birmingham in April.

Andre Villas-Boas decided not to loan him out for the 2011/12 season, and he provided reliable backup to Ashley Cole over the course of the campaign, featuring heavily in the domestic cup competitions with displays of energy and pace.

As a gruelling schedule began to take its toll towards the end of the season, Bertrand was chosen to start crucial league games against Wigan Athletic, Fulham, Arsenal, Newcastle and Liverpool.

However, the highlight of his campaign, and arguably his career to date, came when he was selected for the Champions League Final against Bayern Munich on 19 May. Playing in an unfamiliar role further forward, the youngster impressed before being withdrawn midway through the second half due to a calf injury, but ended the biggest night of his life with a Champions League winners' medal.

He started the 2012/13 season in the same manner that he finished the previous one, with Roberto Di Matteo giving him the nod to start our first league game against Wigan, playing in a more advanced role, much like the Champions League final, and completing the full 90 minutes.

He scored his first Chelsea goal in the 3-2 FA Community Shield defeat against Manchester City at Villa Park, before signing a new, five-year contract a month later.

While Bertrand has, at times, filled in at left-back during the current campaign, he has been used more often on the left-hand side of the attacking trio tucked in behind the striker.

Used predominantly as a squad player during the current campaign, Bertrand was handed a sustained run in the side at left-back when Ashley Cole suffered a hamstring injury in an FA Cup replay against Manchester United.

The youngster had his first taste of Wembley action for the Blues when he played the full 90 minutes in the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City, although he was unable to prevent us from suffering a 2-1 defeat.

International career
Ryan made an England Under 19 debut in late 2006, and has since stepped up to be an England Under 21 regular, playing in last summer's European Championships in Denmark.

He made history in the summer of 2012 when he was chosen by Stuart Pearce to compete for Team GB at the London Olympics, playing in three of the four matches, and impressing to such an extent that he was called into the senior England squad by Roy Hodgson for a friendly against Italy in Switzerland.

Bertrand came on midway through the second half, replacing Leighton Baines, to make his England debut. With almost his first touch, he cleared an Italian header off the line, from which England launched a move which ended with Jermain Defoe scoring the decisive goal in a 2-1 win.

He made his competitive debut shortly after, coming on as a second half substitute in the 1-1 draw with Ukraine at Wembley.

Bertrand was a late call-up to the squad for the qualifiers against San Marino and Poland in October 2012, owing to an injury sustained by Kieran Gibbs, but the Blues left-back was struck down with illness and also had to withdraw from Roy Hodgson's squad ahead of the matches.

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