Ryan Anstey
Personal information
Full name	Ryan Anstey
Date of birth	May 13, 1983 (1983-05-13) (age 26)
Place of birth	Charlottetown, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
2001-2006	UPEI Panthers
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006	Toronto Lynx	9 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 12, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Ryan Anstey (born May 13, 1983 in Charlottetown) is a Canadian former professional soccer player. He played in 2006 for Toronto Lynx.

Before turning pro Anstey played 5 years for the UPEI Panthers. Ryan's five years with the Panthers, he scored 43 career regular season goals, ranking him 3rd all-time in the conference behind Jeff Hibberts and Ross Webb,but first in his school's history.

In 2005 Anstey led the Atlantic Conference and the Nation in scoring with 15 goals in only 8 games played, winning by a 4 goal margin. He was named a First Team Conference All-Star for the third consecutive year. As well Anstey was named Atlantic conference MVP and was awarded the Joe Johnson Memorial Trophy as the CIS Player of the Year, making Anstey only the second Panther to receive the award after Glenn Miller in 1998.

In 2006 Anstey signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Lynx of the USL First Division, he made his debut on Tuesday, July 11 against the Montreal Impact in 2-0 loss. He missed most of the season with injuries forcing him only to play 9 games. He also helped the Lynx to a team-record undefeated streak at home to 10 games. And reached the final of the Open Canada Cup which the Lynx lost 2-0 against Ottawa St. Anthony Italia.

Anstey is currently enrolled as a law student at the University of New Brunswick. His hobbies include skeet shooting, dancing to the Macarena, Jenga, and Camel racing. He aspires to be the inhouse counsel for the TV series Judge Judy. Ryan is expected to appear alongside Cal Ripken Jr, Mike Ricci, and Dennis Rodman in the upcoming season of Pros vs Joes. He currently is the President of the New Brunswick chapter of the AMC Pacer fan club. An aspiring actor, Ryan was offered the role to appear in the Shamwow commercials, however contract negotiations fell through and he instead took a job as a Drew Brees stunt double. As of 2009, his agent Joshua Egan has been in negotiations for Anstey to star in the remake of the hit movie Top Gun.

A true humanitarian, Anstey currently sponsors fifty-seven World Vision children. He also has started a colony for stray cats in his basement called Ryan's Pussy Palace.

On September 26, 2009 UPEI will retire Anstey's number 10. This is the result of not only his soccer achievements, but for also the fact that he financed their new stadium personally through the donation of blood.

[edit] External links

• Lynx sign Ryan Anstey

[edit] Sources

• www.unb.ca
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