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{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1983)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name          = Ryan Pore
| image         = Ryan pore tulsa soccer 2004.jpg
| image_size    = 
| fullname      = Ryan Pore
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1983|9|23}}
| birth_place   = [[Mansfield, Ohio]], [[United States]] 
| height        = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| position      = [[Midfielder]] / [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub   = 
| collegeyears1 = 2002–2004
| college1      = [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer|Tulsa Golden Hurricane]]
| collegecaps1  = 63
| collegegoals1 = 51
| years1        = 2005–2008
| clubs1        = [[Kansas City Wizards]]
| caps1         = 58
| goals1        = 3
| years2        = 2009–2010
| clubs2        = [[Portland Timbers (2001–2010)|Portland Timbers]] 
| caps2         = 52
| goals2        = 25
| years3        = 2011
| clubs3        = [[Portland Timbers]]
| caps3         = 8
| goals3        = 0
| years4        = 2011
| clubs4        = → [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]] (loan)
| caps4         = 11
| goals4        = 7
| totalcaps     = 129
| totalgoals    = 35
| manageryears1 = 2013–2019
| managerclubs1 = [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer|Tulsa Golden Hurricane]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2020– 
| managerclubs2 = [[Kansas City Roos men's soccer|Kansas City Roos]]  
}}
'''Ryan Pore''' (born September 23, 1983) is an American former professional [[association football|soccer]] player and the current head men's soccer coach of [[Kansas City Roos men's soccer]] at the [[University of Missouri–Kansas City]].

==Career==

===Youth and college===
Pore attended [[Madison Comprehensive High School (Mansfield, Ohio)|Madison Comprehensive High School]] in [[Mansfield, Ohio]] and holds the [[Ohio High School Athletic Association]] record for most goals scored in a season (62) and school record in basketball for career scoring. He then went on to play [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at the [[University of Tulsa]], where in 2004 he was a finalist for the [[Hermann Trophy]] and was awarded Soccer America Player of the Year.

===Professional===
Pore went on to forgo his senior season at Tulsa and signed a Generation Adidas contract. He was drafted in the second round (16th overall) of the [[2005 MLS SuperDraft]] by [[Kansas City Wizards]],<ref>[http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/mls/events/superdraft/2005/search.jsp?sort=Pick&order=asc Round-by-round 2005 MLSSuperDraft picks]</ref> and spent the next four years with the MLS side, playing in 58 league games and tallying three goals.

After the 2008 season, he was out of contract and signed with [[Portland Timbers (2001–10)|Portland Timbers]] of the [[USL First Division]] on March 12, 2009.<ref>[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3788811 Timbers Sign Midfielder Ryan Pore]</ref> During his first year with Portland, Pore appeared in 23 league matches scoring 10 goals. During the 2010 season Pore appeared in 29 league matches for Portland and led the [[USSF D2 Pro League]] in scoring with 15 goals and won both the golden boot and MVP.

On October 19, 2010, Pore was named as one of the first four players to be signed by the [[Portland Timbers]] ahead of their expansion into [[Major League Soccer]] in 2011, along with [[Steve Cronin]], [[Bright Dike]] and [[Eddie Johnson (English footballer)|Eddie Johnson]].<ref>[http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/10/timbers_announce_first_signed.html Timbers announce first signed players for MLS]</ref>

On July 22, 2011, Pore joined [[North American Soccer League (2011)|NASL]] club [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]] on loan until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.impactmontreal.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1693| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110929113917/http://www.impactmontreal.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1693| archive-date = 2011-09-29| title = News}}</ref>

Following the 2011 season, the Timbers announced that they had declined a second year option on Pore's contract and he would not be brought back for the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Timbers re-sign goalkeeper Troy Perkins, defender David Horst|url=http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2011/11/timbers-re-sign-goalkeeper-troy-perkins-defender-david-horst|publisher=Portland Timbers|access-date=November 28, 2011|date=November 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130230230/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2011/11/timbers-re-sign-goalkeeper-troy-perkins-defender-david-horst|archive-date=November 30, 2011}}</ref> Pore entered the [[2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft]] but was not selected, making him a free agent.

Pore retired after the 2011 season and then moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma with his family and went back to school at the University of Tulsa.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} While at the University of Tulsa, Pore was the men's soccer team associate head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tulsa Men's Soccer |url=https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/ryan-pore/1462 |website=Tulsa Hurricane}}</ref>

On January 14, 2020, Pore was named as the new head coach of the [[Kansas City Roos]] men's soccer team.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://kcroos.com/news/2020/1/14/ryan-pore-to-lead-kansas-city-mens-soccer-program.aspx |title= Ryan Pore to Lead Kansas City Men's Soccer Program |publisher=University of Missouri Kansas City & CBS Sports Digital |date=January 14, 2020 |access-date=14 January 2020 }}</ref>

==Personal==
He is married to the former Ashley Glenn, with whom he went to high school at Madison Comprehensive High School. In 2007, they were married in Mansfield, Ohio at St. Johns United Church Of Christ.  Ryan and Ashley have two children, Luca and Stella.  In his spare time, Ryan enjoys watching [[Cleveland]] sports teams and playing [[golf]].

He coached his TSC 2000 boys team to being 2014 Oklahoma State Cup Champions and Quarter-Finalists in the 2014 USYS Southern Regional Championships.

==Honors==

===Portland Timbers===
*'''[[USL First Division]] Commissioner's Cup (1):''' [[2009 United Soccer Leagues|2009]]

===Individual===
*'''[[USL First Division]] All-League First Team (1):''' [[2009 United Soccer Leagues|2009]]
*'''[[USSF Division 2 Professional League|USSF D-2 Pro League]] Goal Scoring Champion (1):''' [[USSF Division 2 Professional League#2010 season|2010]]
*'''[[USSF Division 2 Professional League|USSF D-2 Pro League]] Most Valuable Player (1):''' [[USSF Division 2 Professional League#2010 season|2010]]
*'''[[USSF Division 2 Professional League|USSF D-2 Pro League]] Best XI (1):''' [[USSF Division 2 Professional League#2010 season|2010]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://portlandtimbers.com/player/ryan-pore Portland Timbers bio]
* {{MLS player|ryan-pore}}

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