Ryan Yang Leijten (Chinese: 杨瑞安·赖腾; pinyin: Yáng Ruì'ān Lài Téng; born 18 September 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Roda JC.
[4] Leijten progressed through the youth systems of RKSV Boxtel, the joint Willem II and RKC Waalwijk academy, and Brabant United, the joint academy of FC Den Bosch and RKC Waalwijk.
In September 2020, he underwent a ten-day trial with Serie A club Napoli, though it did not result in a contract.
[6] On 6 August 2021, during his starting debut in a home match against Helmond Sport, Leijten scored his first professional goal, converting a corner kick from Sebastiaan van Bakel in the 64th minute to make it 1–0.
[9] He made his debut for the club on 12 August, coming on for Joshua Schwirten in the 63rd minute of the season's opening fixture against Jong AZ, which ended in a heavy 6–1 defeat.