Ryan Manning

Ryan Manning
Manning with the Republic of Ireland in 2025
Personal information
Full name Ryan Phelim Manning
Date of birth (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996
Place of birth Galway, Ireland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Southampton
Number 3
Youth career
Cregmore/Claregalway F.C.
Mervue United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Mervue United 26 (9)
2014 Galway United 21 (4)
2015–2020 Queens Park Rangers 87 (7)
2018–2019Rotherham United (loan) 18 (4)
2020–2023 Swansea City 98 (7)
2023– Southampton 95 (6)
International career
2012–2013 Republic of Ireland U17
2014–2015 Republic of Ireland U19 10 (5)
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U21 8 (2)
2020– Republic of Ireland 22 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:49, 14 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:22, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

Ryan Phelim Manning (born 14 June 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder for EFL Championship club Southampton and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Manning began his career with Mervue United and Galway United in Ireland before joining Queens Park Rangers in 2015. He spent the first part of the 2018–19 season on loan at Rotherham United before being recalled in January 2019. Manning moved to Swansea City in 2020. After leaving Swansea in 2023, he signed for Southampton. Manning has represented his country at youth and full international level.