club Östersunds FK, managed by ex English Footballer Graham Potter . Within his first season at the club had their highest ever finish in history as they won promotion to the Superettan. Upon conclusion of the season in December 2012, Ryan extended his stay at ÖFK by signing a 6-month contract extension. After spending 12 months at ÖFK and upon expiry of his contract, Ryan opted to leave the club signing for Borlänge based club IK Brage for a period of up to 2.5 years. With IK Brage going into administration, Gilligan opted to leave and signed a contract with local rivals Dalkurd FF, this proved to be a very good move. Considered the best central midfielder of the 2014 season Gilligan was crucial in the teams playing style. At the end of the season he decided to move back to the north of Sweden and sign with Umea FC a club that had been keen on Ryan for several years. It also gave him the opportunity to work with Johan Sandhal who Gilligan openly praised on several occasions. he wears the number 10 jersey On 1 April 2017, Gilligan left PS Kemi, joining TP-47 on 19 April 2017, on a one-year contract with the option of an additional year. In June 2018, he took over some of the coaching responsibilities at the club after they sacked manager Aleksey Zhukov. Career statistics References External links Ryan Gilligan player profile at ntfc.co.uk 1987 births Sportspeople from Swindon Living people English footballers Association football midfielders Watford F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Östersunds FK players IK Brage players Dalkurd FF players Umeå FC players Kemi City F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Superettan players Veikkausliiga players English expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Sweden English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Finland English expatriate sportspeople in Finland TP-47 players