Patrick McEleney

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Patrick McEleney
Personal information
Full name Patrick McEleney
Date of birth (1992-09-26) 26 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Dundalk
Number 11
Youth career
2008–2009 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Derry City 175 (26)
2016– Dundalk 0 (0)
International career‡
2008 Northern Ireland U16 ? (?)
2009 Republic of Ireland U17 ? (?)
2010 Republic of Ireland U19 ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2012

Patrick McEleney (born 26 September 1992) is an Irish footballer who plays for Dundalk in the League of Ireland.[1]

Club Career

Sunderland

McEleney joined Sunderland from Foyle Harps on a scholarship in the summer of 2009 where he featured for the club's Under-18 and reserve teams.[2] However, his time at the Stadium of Light was brief as the player struggled with homesickness and the club agreed to release him from his contract.[3]

Derry City

Patrick signed for Stephen Kenny at Derry City on a two-year deal in December 2009.[4] He was a key member of the Derry side that won the 2010 First Division title, scoring 12 league goals in 31 appearances.

His eligibility for a match against Shelbourne in which he scored two goals was questioned because of an international call-up, however the Football Association of Ireland ruled that he was eligible to play.[5][6]

In 2011 Patrick made a further 34 league appearances as the Candystripes made their return to the Premier Division.

McEleney has featured in the UEFA Europa League with Derry City on a number of occasions, playing against Trabzonspor in 2013. In 2014 he scored in Derry's 4-0 win over Aberystwyth Town in the first qualifying round and also played against Shakhtyor Soligorsk.[7][8] McEleney made his 200th appearance in all competitions for Derry in a 4–2 loss against Bohemians on 24 July 2015.

McEleney's older brother Shane is a centre back for League of Ireland club St Patrick's Athletic, having previously spent the rest of his career alongside Patrick at Derry City. Like Patrick, Shane has featured at youth level for the Republic of Ireland and recently switched allegiance to Northern Ireland, playing and scoring for the Under-21 team in August 2012 against Hungary.[9][10]

International career

McEleney played for the Northern Ireland Under-16 team[11] before later representing the Republic of Ireland at youth level. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at Under-17 and Under-19 level.[12][13] He has since indicated that he has agreed to make himself available for Northern Ireland again after consulting with Michael O'Neill.[14]

Honours

Derry City

References

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