As Subway Socceroos captain Maty Ryan reaches 100 'A' internationals for Australia, we crunch the numbers behind his journey to that magnificent milestone.
Ryan made his senior international debut in December 2012 against North Korea and has since forged an impressive Socceroos career, becoming a mainstay in between the sticks for more than a decade.
At 33 years of age, Ryan is the third Socceroo and youngest ever to join the '100 club' for 'A' internationals after Mark Schwarzer (109) and Tim Cahill (108). Ryan is six years younger than Schwarzer, and four years younger than Cahill, when they each made their 100th A appearance.
The shot-stopper, still relatively young in goalkeeping years, is showing no signs of slowing down and could very well break the all-time record and surpass his fellow gloveman in Schwarzer.
However, Ryan is not one to get ahead of himself and recently stated in a press conference he does not take anything for granted and affirmed that no one is entitled to their spot - it must be earned.
Take a look at some of the facts and figures from his Socceroos career.
3
Ryan has the third most 'A' appearances of any Socceroos player, behind Mark Schwarzer (109 A internationals) and Tim Cahill (108). Including non-A international games, Ryan becomes the 9th player to reach 100 games for the Socceroos, with 1974 World Cup captain Peter Wilson (117) playing the most times including non-A internationals.
45
Ryan holds the record for most FIFA World Cup Qualifiers with the Socceroos with 45 appearances, ahead of Jackson Irvine (40) and Schwarzer (35). His 28 wins in World Cup Qualifiers is also the highest, ahead of Irvine (25) and Cahill (23).
89
In almost 149 hours of football, Ryan has conceded just 89 goals in his 100 Socceroos appearances to date, an average of one goal conceded every 100 minutes (less than one goal a game).
39
He has completed 39 full games without conceding a goal, and not conceded in a further five appearances, including in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Intercontinental play-off against Peru (D0-0, won on penalties) when he came off in the last minute of extra time, substituted by Andrew Redmayne.
Moreover, Ryan conceded one goal 31 times, two goals 19 times, three goals four times and four goals twice (v Norway in 2018, v France in 2022).
9 hours, 21 minutes
Ryan's longest streak of not conceding with the Socceroos was 9 hours 21 minutes, from 13 October 2023 (v England) to 23 January 2024 (v Uzbekistan), which included a run of 5 full games without conceding.
He has an all-time winning ratio over 50%, his W-D-L record with the Socceroos being 53 wins, 22 draws and 25 losses. In his last 50 appearances, Ryan has been on the winning side 30 times.
110
Ryan has played alongside 110 teammates during his 100 Socceroos appearances. His most common teammates have been Jackson Irvine and Aziz Behich, who have played with Ryan in 64 games, then Mathew Leckie (61). In terms of game time played with Ryan, Aziz Behich has been on the field with Ryan the longest, playing 88 hours 14 minutes together, followed by Leckie (75 hours 34 minutes) then Irvine (74 hours 51 minutes).
42
Ryan has captained the Socceroos in 42 games, behind Peter Wilson and Lucas Neill (61 games) and Paul Wade (46).
10
Alongside Mathew Leckie, Ryan holds the joint record for most FIFA World Cup™ appearances across three tournaments (2014, 2018, 2022).
MATY RYAN'S 100 SOCCEROOS APPEARANCES – BREAKDOWN BY MATCH TYPE, OPPONENT, LOCATION
Match types
45 appearances in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (across 3 campaigns)
24 appearances in Friendlies/Friendly Tournaments
16 AFC Asian Cup appearances (3 tournaments)
10 FIFA World Cup appearances (3 tournaments)
3 FIFA Confederations Cup appearances (1 tournament)
2 appearances in EAFF East Asian Cup Qualifiers (1 tournament)
Maty Ryan's opponents (48)
6 appearances against Japan, United Arab Emirates
5 Jordan, Saudi Arabia
4 China, Korea Republic, Oman, Syria
3 Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon
2 Argentina, Bahrain, Chile, Taiwan, Denmark, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Honduras, New Zealand, Palestine, Peru, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
1 Bangladesh, Belgium, Cameroon, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, India, Iraq, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Tajikistan, Tunisia
Countries played in (27)
32 appearances in Australia
14 Qatar
9 United Arab Emirates
6 Russia
5 England
4 Brazil, Kuwait
3 Japan
2 China, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia
1 Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Chinese Taipei, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Norway, Oman, Thailand, United States, Vietnam
Cities played in (47)
15 appearances in Sydney
14 Doha (Qatar)
5 Melbourne
4 Al Ain City (UAE), Brisbane, Kuwait City (Kuwait), London (England), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
2 Abu Dhabi (UAE), Adelaide, Canberra, Dubai (UAE), Hong Kong, Perth, Saitama (Japan), Sochi (Russia)
1 Amman (Jordan), Arlington (United States), Bangkok (Thailand), Beijing (China), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Budapest (Hungary), Cuiaba (Brazil), Curitiba (Brazil), Gold Coast, Hangzhou (China), Hanoi (Vietnam), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kaiserslautern (Germany), Kaohsiung (Chinese Taipei), Kazan (Russia), Liege (Belgium), Malacca (Malaysia), Moscow (Russia), Muscat (Oman), Newcastle (Aus), Osaka (Japan), Oslo (Norway), Porto Alegre (Brazil), Riffa (Bahrain), Salvador (Brazil), Samara (Russia), San Pedro Sula (Honduras), Sharjah (UAE), St Petersburg (Russia), St Polten (Austria), Sunderland (England)
Venues played in (60) - non-commercial venue names
8 appearances at Stadium Australia (Sydney)
6 Al Janoub Stadium (Doha)
4 Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium (Doha), Lang Park (Brisbane), Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne), Sydney Football Stadium (Sydney)
3 Jaber Al-Ahmad Stadium (Kuwait City), Western Sydney Stadium (Sydney), King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah)
2 Adelaide Oval (Adelaide), Canberra Stadium (Canberra), Fisht Olympic Stadium (Sochi), Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium (Al Ain City), Hong Kong Stadium (Hong Kong), Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (Doha), Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium (Al Ain City), Khalifa International Stadium (Doha), Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium (Abu Dhabi), Saitama Stadium (Saitama)
1 Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium (Kuwait City), Arena Da Baixada (Curitiba), Arena Pantanal (Cuiaba), Bahrain National Stadium (Riffa), Brentford Community Stadium (London), Cowboys Stadium (Arlington), Craven Cottage (London), Docklands Stadium (Melbourne), Dolen Omurzakov Stadium (Bishkek), Estadio Beira-Rio (Porto Alegre), Estadio De Pituacu (Salvador), Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano (San Pedro Sula), Ferencvaros Stadion (Budapest), Fritz-Walter-Stadion (Kaiserslautern), Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (Jakarta), Hang Jebat Stadium (Malacca), Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre (Hangzhou), Hunter Stadium (Newcastle), Kazan Arena (Kazan), King Abdullah Ii Stadium (Amman), Krestovsky Stadium (St Petersburg), Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium (Dubai), My Dinh National Stadium (Hanoi), Nagai Stadium (Osaka), National Stadium (Kaohsiung), Nv Arena (St Polten), Perth Oval (Perth), Perth Stadium (Perth), Rajamangala National Stadium (Bangkok), Rashid Stadium (Dubai), Robina Stadium (Gold Coast), Sharjah Stadium (Sharjah), Solidarnost Samara Arena (Samara), Spartak Stadium (Moscow), Stade Maurice Dufrasne (Liege), Stadium Of Light (Sunderland), Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex (Muscat), The Den (London), Ullevaal Stadion (Oslo), Wembly Stadium (London), Workers Stadium (Beijing)
Coaches played under (6)
48 games under Graham Arnold
38 Ange Postecoglou
6 Bert van Marwijk
5 Tony Popovic
2 Holger Osieck
1 Aurelio Vidmar