Ryan Brunt signed for Exeter City in August 2017 having impressed on a pre-season trial at the club. He had previously played for Stoke City, Bristol Rovers and Plymouth Argyle as well as a number of other clubs on loan.   

The 6ft 2in forward had just been released by Argyle having spent the previous 16-months on the sidelines with a serious knee injury. Ryan made his non-competitive debut for City in a pre-season friendly away at Bath City and scored his first goal for the club in a pre-season match away at Taunton Town. He was only to feature twice in competitive games, both times as substitute and each in August 2017, against Cambridge in the league and Charlton in the League Cup. 

Ryan was released by the Grecians at the end of the 2017/18 season and signed for Bath City in July 2018 spending two seasons at Twerton Park before having a short spell at Chippenham Town. He now runs a fitness equipment wholesale business in Bath.