Ryan Meara (born November 15, 1990) is a retired American professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.

In 2010, he joined Jersey Express and was voted the league's goalkeeper of the year as he recorded 8 clean sheets in 12 appearances during the 2010 PDL season.

It was his first Major League Soccer appearance after a hip injury ended his rookie season on July 8, 2012, a span of 1,020 days.

[11] After helping lead New York to the USL regular season title, Meara helped the club advance to the 2016 USL Cup Final by making two saves in a penalty shootout as top-seeded NYRBII defeated second-seeded Louisville City FC 4–3 in the shootout of the Eastern Conference Final.

[15] On May 10, 2022, Meara recorded a shutout for New York in a 3–0 victory over DC United, helping the club advance to Round of 16 in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup.

[16] Almost a year to the date, on May 9, 2023, Meara recorded another shutout for New York in 1–0 victory over rival DC United, helping his side advance to the Round of 16 of the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.

[21] In June 2014, Ireland's senior team used Red Bulls' training facilities before a friendly match against Portugal, and Meara joined the Irish for a practice session.