Ryan Casey (born 3 January 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as left-back.
Casey began his career with Swansea City having signed as a 17-year-old from Galway Hibernians A.F.C.
Casey was part of the so-called "golden generation" of Republic of Ireland youth football of the late 1990s.
Under the guidance of Brian Kerr, the unfancied Republic won the UEFA U-16 and U-18 European championships in 1998, and Ryan was part of the victorious U-18 side in Cyprus.
[2] In 1999, he played at the World Youth Cup in Nigeria, where the Republic reached the last 16 before going out on penalties to the hosts.