“I’m very happy to be here, very content,” Ryan said of his latest move. “You only have to look at the club and its history to see that I’m at a really good club with a lot of ambition and a lot to play for. 

 

“It’s really exciting and I can’t wait to get started. Being ambitious you dream of achieving the highest of the highs.”

Ryan joins after featuring for Australia at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in November and December, helping his nation to the Round of 16 for only the second time in their history.

 After wins in the group stage over Tunisia and Denmark, Australia were eliminated by eventual champions Argentina.

 “He has shown at various levels that he is good and was our top candidate from the start," AZ director of football Max Huiberts said of Ryan. "We were looking for someone who is there immediately when he is fit. That's him. Everything fits into the picture in that regard.”