Ryan Loft, a loanee from Spurs, had the briefest of Exeter City careers playing in a single match in 2018. He was later to win promotion with Bristol Rovers.  

After playing locally for Dartford and Ebbsfleet, Ryan joined Tottenham Hotspur in summer 2013. He never played a first-team game for Spurs but did play for the under-21s in the EFL Trophy in addition to having loan spells at Braintree and Stevenage before coming to St James Park on a similar basis in January 2018. 

At Exeter, Ryan was only to play the first-half of the match against Mansfield Town on 17 February 2018 before returning to Tottenham from where he was released at the end of the season.

Ryan then joined Leicester to play for the under-23s and, after a loan to Carlisle, signed for Scunthorpe in the summer of  2020. With Scunny heading towards relegation Ryan moved to Bristol Rovers in January 2022 and, in May 2022,  was an unused substitute when Rovers beat Scunthorpe 7-0 to win promotion.  Ryan subsequently scored a late equaliser for Rovers in a 2-2 draw at Exeter in October 2022 and, after making nearly sixty appearances, moved on to Port Vale for an 'undisclosed fee' in September 2023 where he was part of the team relegated to League Two in May 2024. Making relatively few starts for Vale, but often coming as a substitute, Ryan moved on to Cambridge United on a three-year deal in July 2024.