Ryan Bertrand Wife? Mari Burch and Life After Football

Mari Burch was named as the girlfriend of Ryan Bertrand, the former Chelsea, Southampton and Leicester City left-back, in a February 2019 news report. We found no report of an engagement or a wedding, and nothing public on whether they are still together, so as of November 2026 we do not call her his wife. Bertrand himself is no longer a Leicester player: he left when his contract ended in 2023 and announced his retirement from football on 18 June 2024, according to English Wikipedia.

This page has been updated because the old version of this article described Bertrand as a Leicester player, repeated an engagement story we could not source, and listed details about Mari Burch (a birth date, a sister's name, height and weight) that no reliable outlet had published. Those have been removed. What follows is what can be checked.

Is Mari Burch Ryan Bertrand's wife?

Not as far as we can verify. The only news report we found that names her, published by the Indonesian outlet Liputan6 in February 2019, called her Bertrand's girlfriend, and we found no announcement of a wedding. Earlier versions of this article said Bertrand proposed in July 2019 at Carnaby in London. We could not find that in any reliable outlet, so we no longer state it. If a marriage or engagement was announced and we missed it, it is not in the sources we could open.

Bertrand has a son, Marcell Washington, a full-back who came through Chelsea's academy and signed his first professional contract with Arsenal in July 2025, aged 17, according to Metro. In that report Marcell said his father takes him through clips of his games. Metro did not name his mother.

Who is Mari Burch?

Mari Burch is a private person. In our searches we did not find an interview with her, a verified biography, or a reliable outlet stating her age, birth date or family. For that reason this article does not give an age, a zodiac sign, a net worth, a height or weight, or the names of relatives. Older WAG blogs list all of these, but they copy each other and none cites a source.

What can be said is limited: she is known publicly only through her link to Ryan Bertrand, and we found no English-language news report about her. Her Instagram posts that were embedded in the old version of this article could no longer be confirmed as live, so we have removed them.

Who is Ryan Bertrand?

Ryan Dominic Bertrand was born in Southwark, London, on 5 August 1989, which makes him 37 in November 2026. He is English, of Dominican (from Dominica) and Irish descent, and played as a left-back.

Ryan Bertrand career timeline

1998 to 2005: Gillingham youth player from the age of nine.
July 2005: Joins Chelsea for an initial £125,000, a fee set by a tribunal.
2006 to 2011: Loan spells at AFC Bournemouth, Oldham Athletic, Norwich City, Reading and Nottingham Forest. A ruptured spleen ended his 2006/07 season early.
20 April 2011: Premier League debut for Chelsea as a substitute against Birmingham City (3-1).
2011/12: Makes his Champions League debut by starting the final against Bayern Munich in Munich, the first player in the Champions League era to debut in a final, and is substituted after 70 minutes. Chelsea win 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. The club also win the FA Cup that season, though Bertrand did not play in the final.
12 August 2012: Scores in the Community Shield, a 3-2 loss to Manchester City. Three days later he makes his England debut as a substitute in a 2-1 win over Italy.
2012/13: Wins the Europa League with Chelsea.
January 2014: Loaned to Aston Villa for the rest of the season.
30 July 2014: Loaned to Southampton, and signs permanently on 2 February 2015, reportedly for £10 million.
2014/15: Named in the PFA Team of the Year.
2016: Included in England's squad for Euro 2016.
1 September 2017: Scores his only England goal in a 4-0 win over Malta in World Cup qualifying. He finished with 19 caps.
12 May 2021: Announces he will leave Southampton at the end of his contract after 240 appearances.
15 July 2021: Joins Leicester City on a free transfer. He plays in the 2021 Community Shield win over Manchester City.
5 June 2023: After the club's relegation, Leicester announce he will leave when his contract expires at the end of the month.
18 June 2024: Announces his retirement, per English Wikipedia.

Source for the dates and appearances: English Wikipedia's article on Ryan Bertrand, checked in November 2026.

Honours

Chelsea: FA Cup (2011/12), Champions League (2011/12), Europa League (2012/13).
Leicester City: Community Shield (2021).
Southampton: EFL Cup runner-up (2016/17).
Individual: PFA Team of the Year (2014/15).

What does Ryan Bertrand do now?

As of November 2026 we found no report of Bertrand playing or coaching at any club. English Wikipedia lists him as a founder of Silicon Markets, a fintech brokerage, but gives no date for it, so we cannot say when he started or what role he has today.

Quick facts

Name: Ryan Dominic Bertrand
Born: 5 August 1989, Southwark, London
Position: left-back
Last club: Leicester City (2021 to 2023)
Retired: announced 18 June 2024
England: 19 caps, 1 goal
Partner: Mari Burch named as his girlfriend (2019 report), no wedding reported
Son: Marcell Washington, Arsenal (pro contract July 2025)

Frequently asked questions

Is Ryan Bertrand married?

We could not find a reliable report that he is. Mari Burch was named as his girlfriend in 2019, and no wedding has been reported.

Who is Ryan Bertrand's wife?

Searches for his "wife" lead to Mari Burch, who was named as his girlfriend in a 2019 report. We found no marriage, and we use "wife" only for a confirmed one.