Playing for Aberdeen in Europe was a dream come true but I was too naive in my stint at PittodrieRyan Edmondson spent six months in the Granite City on loan from Leeds United in 2020View 2 Images (Image: SNS Group)Former Aberdeen striker Ryan Edmondson has described getting a brief taste of European football in his loan spell at Pittodrie as a "dream come true". I was in and around academy football as a youth, and then went back to lower league level. Article continues below"I was playing with York City at the age of 15, was bought by Leeds United and my career at Leeds at that age excelled quite quickly. I had my Championship debut at 16, so it was a bit of a dream come true, really. "Then going on loan to places like Aberdeen and playing in Europe against Sporting Lisbon, and things like that, it was all a bit of a dream come true.

Source: Express April 03, 2026 00:34 UTC