Ronan Curtis (born 29 March 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left-winger for EFL League Two club Port Vale and the Republic of Ireland national team.
He returned to fitness and signed with AFC Wimbledon in January 2024, scoring five goals in seventeen games in the second half of the 2023–24 campaign before he joined Port Vale.
Ronan Curtis was born in Croydon, London,[3] the youngest of eleven siblings,[4] but moved to County Donegal when he was ten.
[12] On 25 November, he signed a two-year contract extension,[13] and ended the 2015 season with thirteen appearances under the stewardship of Peter Hutton.
[22] On 7 May 2018, amid high interest from Portsmouth,[23] Curtis scored a hat-trick in a 7–3 home routing of Shelbourne, taking his side to the semi-finals of the League of Ireland Cup.
[16] On 22 May 2018, League One side Portsmouth agreed to sign Curtis from Derry City for a transfer fee in the region of £100,000 (with a £20,000 international cap bonus)[27] on a two-year contract.
[28] Curtis made his English Football League debut at Fratton Park on 4 August, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 victory over Luton Town.
[39] On 20 August 2019, Curtis scored his first goal of the new season with a header in the tenth minute of a 3–3 home draw against Coventry City.
[42] He also won the following month's award after scoring in four successive matches,[43] leading to speculation of a £3 million transfer to Blackburn Rovers.
[46] He was shortlisted for the EFL Trophy Player of the Round award after playing a crucial role in two of Pompey's goals in their semi-final victory over Exeter City.
[51] On 12 January 2021, Portsmouth announced that Curtis had tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of his club's FA Cup Third round proper game against Bristol City.
[62][63] It was later confirmed by manager John Mousinho that he had turned down the contract, continuing to train with the club as he stepped up his recovery process.
[65] On 19 January 2024, Curtis joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on a short-term deal until the end of the 2023–24 season after impressing on trial.
[76] Although born in England, Curtis grew up in St Johnston, County Donegal and has represented the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 and senior level.
[80][81] On 9 September 2018, Curtis was called up by Martin O'Neill to the senior Republic of Ireland squad for the friendly match against Poland two days later,[82] in which he was an unused substitute.
[84] He made his full Republic debut on 15 November 2018, coming on as a half-time substitute for Callum O'Dowda in a goalless friendly against Northern Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.
[85] He played in further friendlies under Mick McCarthy against Denmark, England, Gibraltar and Finland, before he said that it was a "proud moment" when he made his competitive debut in a 0–0 draw with Bulgaria in a UEFA Nations League match.