Player Details

Name

Ryan Porteous

Height

6' 2"

Weight

165 lbs

Date of Birth

3.25.1999 (27)

Birthplace

Dalkeith, Scotland

Position

Defender

Footedness

Right

Roster Category

Senior

Player Category

International
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Career Summary

2025 (LAFC)  

  • joined LAFC in early August, played the last 11 minutes of LAFC’s draw in Dallas 8/23/25, and never left the field, making 12 straight league starts, including all 300 minutes of LAFC’s MLS Cup Playoffs run. 

  • appeared in 10 MLS regular-season matches (nine starts), logging 821 minutes

2025 (Preston North End - EFL Championship)  

  • loaned by Watford to Preston North End on 2/3/25, appeared in 11 matches (nine starts), logging 823 minutes before August transfer to LAFC 

  • scored one goal 3/15/23 vs. Portsmouth

2023-2025 (Watford - EFL Championship)  

  • appeared in 76 matches (68 starts), recording 10 goal contributions (six goals, four assists) in 6,190 minutes

2017 - 2023 (Hibernian - Scotland Premiership) 

  • started 114 of 120 matches appearances, logging 10,187 minutes, scoring 11 goals 

  • scored a single-season career high 3 goals twice, in 2018 and 2022 

  • received 3 red cards with 93 total fouls committed 

  • scored three goals in domestic cups, including two against Arborath on 7/17/25 in Betfred Cup and one against Elgin City on 8/6/19 in Tunnock Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup 

  • appeared in four UEFA Conference League qualifying matches (2021-22) and five in UEFA Europa League qualifying (2018-19)  

  • made his senior team debut with Hibernian at age 18 on 7/15/17 in a Scottish League Cup match against Montrose F.C.; debuted in the Scottish Premiership against Kilmarnock F.C. on 10/31/17

INTERNATIONAL 

  • has appeared in 13 matches with Scotland (616 minutes played), scoring one goal in the UEFA European Qualifiers against Cyprus on 9/8/23 

  • made three appearances in international friendlies against Gibraltar (6/3/24), Netherlands (3/22/24) and England (9/12/23) 

  • appeared in UEFA Euro match vs. Germany on 6/14/24, received a red card

  • appeared in UEFA Nations League matches against Ukraine (9/27/22) and Greece (3/23/25)