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DROGHEDA UNITED F.C.
Former Clubs : Ardee Celtic
Joined Club : 2020
Appearances : 0
Clean Sheets : 0
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Andrew joined the club from Ardee Celtic at U15 level in 2020. Wogan played for both our U17 and U19 sides in both 2021 and 2022.
2023 has also seen Andrew as part of Kevin Doherty’s senior side, with the teenager featuring in the pre-season Jim Malone Cup, where he made the winning penalty save in the shootout.
Date of Birth : April 16, 2002
Former Clubs : UCD, Maynooth University Town
Joined Club : December 2021
Appearances : 30
Goals : 4
Sponsored By : Mother Hughes | Specsavers
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Weir played with UCD’s underage sides in 2018 and 2019 before making the step up to the first team in 2020.
He also netted four goals in 2020, including a brace in a 2-2 draw against Galway United in October.
2021 saw Evan remain a regular for UCD, involved in the Ireland U-21 set up, with a call-up to the provisional squad for the game against Montenegro before he finished the season with Maynooth University Town.
Weir was a regular for Drogheda in 2022, making 29 appearances, scoring four goals and picked up the Fans’ Young Player of the Year Award for 2022.
Date of Birth : January 6, 1997
Former Clubs : Celtic, Stenhousemuir, Bohemians, Shelbourne
Joined Club : January 2021
Appearances : 28
Clean Sheets : 5
Sponsored By : The Mariner
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The goalkeeper previously played for Celtic between 2012 and 2017, with his spell in Scotland including two loan spells to Stenhousemuir in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons.
McCabe returned to Ireland in 2017 and signed for Bohemians in August, before re-signing for Keith Long’s side ahead of the 2018 season.
He then made the move to Shelbourne ahead of the 2019 season and kept 12 clean sheets in 21 appearances as Shelbourne were promoted to the Premier Division.
Colin re-signed with Shelbourne in 2020 for the shortened Premier Division season before making the move to Drogheda for the 2021 season. McCabe made six appearances in his first season for the club, and a further 22 appearances in 2022.
Date of Birth : February 16, 2004
On Loan From: Forest Green Rovers
Appearances : 1
Clean Sheets : 1
Sponsored By : Jim MacArdle
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Fiachra joined the club at U19 level during the 2021 season and was part of the squad that lifted the U19 Shield with a 3-1 over Waterford in the final at the Carlisle Grounds.
He continued to feature for the U19s in 2022, while also being named in matchday squads for the first team. His senior debut came against Finn Harps on the final day of the 2022 season.
Pagel completed a move to League One side Forest Green Rovers in January but has rejoined the club on loan for the first half of the 2023 season.
Date of Birth : December 28, 2003
Former Clubs : Nottingham Forest, Gainsborough Trinity
Appearances : 1
Goals : 0
Sponsored By : Pennypop
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Ahui, who can play both in defence and in midfield, joined Lincoln on their Shadow Scholar programme, after previously playing for Nottingham Forest.
The 18-year-old had a spell on loan at Gainsborough Trinity during the 2021/22 season and signed his first professional contract with Lincoln in March 2022.
Ahui made his senior debut for Lincoln City in a Papa John’s Trophy win over Newcastle United in October, picking up the Man of the Match award for his performance against the Magpies.
Date of Birth : 18 Jan 1999
Former Clubs : Sligo Rovers, UCD
Joined Club : December 2023
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Ben previously played for Shamrock Rovers, joining at U15 level in 2019. He progressed to Rovers U17 team in 2020 and made his senior debut, as a substitute for Shamrock Rovers II in a First Division game against UCD.
The Navan made the switch to St. Patrick’s Athletic midway through the 2021 season.
Curtis featured for the Saints U19 side through the remainder of the 2021 season and played in both legs of their UEFA Youth League tie against Red Star Belgrade.
An Irish underage international, Ben signed a professional contract with St. Patrick’s Athletic ahead of the 2022 season and would be part of the Saints first team matchday squad throughout the season.
The 2022 season saw the 18-year-old feature for St. Pat’s U19 side that won the U19 league title and finished as runners-up in the U19 Enda McGuill Cup.
Date of Birth : 5 Nov 1998
Former Clubs : St. Patrick’s Athletic, Shelbourne
Joined Club : 2017-2021, July 2023 – Present
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Keeley had played for Shelbourne at underage level and was handed his senior debut by Kevin Doherty in the final game of the 2015 season, before making a further ten appearances in 2016.
The centre-half then spent four seasons at Cabinteely, where he made over 75 appearances for the club, before joining Ballymena in January 2021.
The 25-year-old scored the equaliser on his final appearance for David Jeffrey’s side against Carrick Rangers in the Irish Cup, finding the top corner to send the game to extra-time, with Ballymena winning on penalties.
Date of Birth : February 6, 1999
Former Club : St Patrick’s Athletic
Joined Club : 2019
Appearances : 87
Goals : 2
Sponsored By : Hurley Brothers | Noel Heeney
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Adegboyega previously played for Drogheda in 2021 at U19 level and was part of Gavin Fleming’s squad that won the U19 Shield, beating Waterford 3-1 in the final in the Carlisle Grounds.
The 19-year-old spent the 2022 season at Dundalk, featuring for the Lilywhites U19 side throughout the season.
The defender was also part of Dundalk’s first team matchday squad for their last five games of the 2022 season.
Date of Birth : 1 Oct 2003
Former Clubs : Gainsborough Trinity, Peterborough Sports
Joined Club : January 2024 (loan from Lincoln City)
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The defender, from Monasterboice, joined the club after impressing on trial throughout pre-season.
Jones played at underage level for both Dundalk and Shelbourne before making the step up to first team football, joining Athlone in July of 2022.
Jarlath made his senior debut for Athlone as a substitute in the FAI Cup tie against Drogheda at Head in the Game Park in July before going on to play every minute in Athlone’s last nine games of the season.
He scored his first senior goal on the final day of the season, netting a fine free kick away to Waterford at the RSC.
Date of Birth : 7 Apr 1990
Former Clubs : Bray Wanderers, Shamrock Rovers, Waterford, St. Patrick’s Athletic, Finn harps
Joined Club : February 2024
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Callum has played with the club since U15 level, progressing through the academy teams to U17 and U19 level.
Ralph was part of the U19 squad that lifted the U19 Shield with a 3-1 win against Waterford in 2021.
The defender then became captain of the U19 side for the 2022 season and was joint winner of the U19 Player of the Year award, alongside Emre Topcu.
Ralph’s first matchday involvement with the first team came at home to Shelbourne in August 2022, before he made his debut in a 1-1 draw at home to Shamrock Rovers in October.
Date of Birth : 31 August 2000
Former Clubs : Dundalk, Longford Town, Brazos Valley Cavalry
Joined Club : December 2022
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Dylan joined the club in 2021 and was part of the U19 side to win the U19 Shield against Waterford in his first season at the club.
Molloy continued to play with the U19s in 2022 and was involved with the first team on matchday for the first time at home to Sligo in June.
The defender made his senior debut against Shelbourne in October before making his second appearance a week later at home to Finn Harps.
Date of Birth : May 23, 1997
Former Club : St Patrick’s Athletic.
Joined Club : December 2020
Appearances : 63
Goals : 7
Sponsored By : 6306 | Tyne and Wear Supporters Club
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Date of Birth : August 21, 2005
Joined Club : 2020
Appearances : 4
Goals : 0
Sponsored By : Windmill House | Tyne and Wear Supporters Club
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Grimes played at underage level for Shelbourne before making the breakthrough to the senior side in 2015, when now Drogs manager, Kevin Doherty, was manager of Shelbourne.
After a spell away from the League of Ireland playing with Sheriff YC, Grimes signed for Longford Town in 2019.
Grimes re-signed for Longford for both the 2020 and 2021 seasons under Daire Doyle, who had been Longford’s assistant in 2019 before manager Neale Fenn made the move to Cork City.
The midfielder made 28 appearances in his first season at Drogheda in 2022.
Date of Birth : .28 Sept 1987
Former Clubs : Shelbourne, Kilkenny City, Longford Town, Galway United, Bohemians, Coventry City, Hibernian, Cambridge United
Joined Club : December 2020
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The midfielder had spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons with UCD, earning promotion in 2021 before the Students’ retained their place in the Premier Division in 2022.
Sean spent his schoolboy career with Belvedere before joining English side Southampton.
Brennan spent four years at Southampton, having loan spells at both Longford and Shamrock Rovers II in that spell before signing for UCD ahead of the 2021 season.
Date of Birth : .11 Nov 1991
Former Clubs : Monaghan United, Shamrock Rovers, Bray Wanderers, St Patrick’s Athletic, Shelbourne
Joined Club : 2010, 2012-2013, 2022-Present
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Ryan came through the underage ranks at Drogheda Boys and Drogheda United, making his debut for Drogheda in 2010. He made 29 appearances for the club that season before signing for Monaghan United.
Brennan returned to Drogheda in 2012, after he had scored six in 23 for Monaghan the previous season. This time, he had a two year spell with the club before signing for Shamrock Rovers.
A two year spell at Rovers saw Ryan make over 50 appearances, and play in the Europa League in 2015, before moving to Bray in 2016 on a two-year deal.
After being Bray’s top scorer in all competitions in 2017, he made the move to St. Patrick’s Athletic in 2018.
Three years at Shelbourne saw him win two Player of the Year awards and be instrumental in the First Division title win for the Dublin side, scoring 15 goals and winning the PFAI First Division Player of the Year award.
Brennan returned to Drogheda ahead of the 2022 season and netted 7 goals in 26 appearances for Kevin Doherty’s side.
Date of Birth : 24 Jan 2003
Former Clubs : Longford Town
Joined Club : February 2023
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The Bellewstown native first joined the club ahead of the 2019 season from St. Patrick’s Athletic and went on to make 30 appearances in his first year in senior football.
Heeney re-signed for his local side in 2020, and despite missing part of the season through injury, the midfielder returned to play a vital part in the run in.
Luke finished 2020 with 9 appearances and scored Drogheda’s second goal against Cabinteely on the final day of the season, heading in from close range to seal the league win and promotion back to the Premier Division.
A further 31 appearances in 2021 took Heeney’s appearance total to 70. An injury disrupted season saw Heeney limited to 17 appearances in 2022 before he re-signed in 2023 for his fifth season with the club.
Date of Birth : 2 Dec 2004
Former Clubs : Derry City, Barwell, Peterborough Sports
Joined Club : January 2024 (loan from Lincoln City)
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The midfielder first joined Kevin Doherty’s side mid-way through the 2022 season and went on to make eleven appearances before the end of the season.
Noone had previously played for Bray, Shelbourne, and Sligo before moving to Spain where the midfielder played with Spanish Third Division side Talavera.
Darragh had then been both coaching and playing with LSL side Beechwood on his return to Ireland before he joined Drogheda for the remainder of the 2022 League of Ireland season.
Noone played in midfield, at right back and centre half across his first half season with the club. His first four appearances were as a substitute before he made his first start in the FAI Cup tie at home to Shamrock Rovers.
Date of Birth : 20 Apr 1999
Former Clubs : UCONN (College), Athlone Town
Joined Club : December 2023
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Date of Birth : December 11, 1989
Former Club : Portadown, Glenavon, Glebe North, Newry City, Finn Harps
Joined Club : December 2021
Appearances : 25
Goals : 3
Sponsored By : Famous 45 Ultras
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Foley was the first player to be announced from Kevin Doherty’s 2022 Premier Division squad.
He had previously played for Glenavon, Portadown and Newry City before joining Finn Harps in August 2020 for his first spell in the League of Ireland.
Foley scored twice in three starts for Harps, including an important winner against Waterford on the last day of the season to keep the Donegal side in the Premier Division.
Adam finished as Harps second highest scorer in 2021, scoring eight goals for Ollie Horgan’s side.
Foley scored three goals in 25 appearances in his first season with Kevin Doherty’s Drogheda United.
Date of Birth : 2 Apr 2005
Former Clubs : St. Joseph’s Boys
Joined Club : January 2023
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Date of Birth : 9 Dec 2005
Former Clubs : SM Caen
Joined Club : 2020-2022, 2024-Present
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Date of Birth : 16 Mar 2002
Former Clubs : Bodens BK
Joined Club : February 2024
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DROGHEDA UNITED F.C.
Former Clubs : Ardee Celtic
Joined Club : 2020
Appearances : 0
Clean Sheets : 0
Sponsored By : TBC
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Andrew joined the club from Ardee Celtic at U15 level in 2020. Wogan played for both our U17 and U19 sides in both 2021 and 2022.
2023 has also seen Andrew as part of Kevin Doherty’s senior side, with the teenager featuring in the pre-season Jim Malone Cup, where he made the winning penalty save in the shootout.
Date of Birth : April 16, 2002
Former Clubs : UCD, Maynooth University Town
Joined Club : December 2021
Appearances : 30
Goals : 4
Sponsored By : Mother Hughes | Specsavers
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Weir played with UCD’s underage sides in 2018 and 2019 before making the step up to the first team in 2020.
He also netted four goals in 2020, including a brace in a 2-2 draw against Galway United in October.
2021 saw Evan remain a regular for UCD, involved in the Ireland U-21 set up, with a call-up to the provisional squad for the game against Montenegro before he finished the season with Maynooth University Town.
Weir was a regular for Drogheda in 2022, making 29 appearances, scoring four goals and picked up the Fans’ Young Player of the Year Award for 2022.
Date of Birth : September 28,1987
Former Clubs : Shelbourne, Kilkenny City, Longford Town, Galway United, Bohemians, Coventry City, Hibernian, Cambridge United.
Joined Club : December 2020
Appearances : 69
Goals : 1
Sponsored By : Drogheda Credit union | Dad’s army | Eoin Reid
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The midfielder began his career at Shelbourne, before having spells with Kilkenny City, Longford Town, Galway United and Bohemians.
Deegan won back-to-back league titles and an FAI Cup with Bohemians before making the move to the UK to sign for Coventry City in January 2010.
After two and a half seasons in the Championship with Coventry, Deegan joined Hibernian in the Scottish Premiership, managed by Pat Fenlon.
Following a spell at Northampton, Deegan moved to Southend, winning promotion to League One via the play-offs in the 2014/15 season.
40 league appearances for Shrewsbury followed before Deegan lined out over 80 times for Cambridge United across two seasons before returning to Ireland to re-join Shelbourne in 2020, where he scored three goals in 18 league appearances.
Deegan made 33 appearances for Drogheda in the 2021 season and a further 35 in 2022, scoring his first goal for the club in a 4-2 home win against UCD.
Deegan was named club captain by Kevin Doherty for the 2023 season.
Date of Birth : January 6, 1997
Former Clubs : Celtic, Stenhousemuir, Bohemians, Shelbourne
Joined Club : January 2021
Appearances : 28
Clean Sheets : 5
Sponsored By : The Mariner
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The goalkeeper previously played for Celtic between 2012 and 2017, with his spell in Scotland including two loan spells to Stenhousemuir in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons.
McCabe returned to Ireland in 2017 and signed for Bohemians in August, before re-signing for Keith Long’s side ahead of the 2018 season.
He then made the move to Shelbourne ahead of the 2019 season and kept 12 clean sheets in 21 appearances as Shelbourne were promoted to the Premier Division.
Colin re-signed with Shelbourne in 2020 for the shortened Premier Division season before making the move to Drogheda for the 2021 season. McCabe made six appearances in his first season for the club, and a further 22 appearances in 2022.
Date of Birth : February 16, 2004
On Loan From: Forest Green Rovers
Appearances : 1
Clean Sheets : 1
Sponsored By : Jim MacArdle
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Fiachra joined the club at U19 level during the 2021 season and was part of the squad that lifted the U19 Shield with a 3-1 over Waterford in the final at the Carlisle Grounds.
He continued to feature for the U19s in 2022, while also being named in matchday squads for the first team. His senior debut came against Finn Harps on the final day of the 2022 season.
Pagel completed a move to League One side Forest Green Rovers in January but has rejoined the club on loan for the first half of the 2023 season.
Date of Birth : December 28, 2003
Former Clubs : Nottingham Forest, Gainsborough Trinity
Appearances : 1
Goals : 0
Sponsored By : Pennypop
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Ahui, who can play both in defence and in midfield, joined Lincoln on their Shadow Scholar programme, after previously playing for Nottingham Forest.
The 18-year-old had a spell on loan at Gainsborough Trinity during the 2021/22 season and signed his first professional contract with Lincoln in March 2022.
Ahui made his senior debut for Lincoln City in a Papa John’s Trophy win over Newcastle United in October, picking up the Man of the Match award for his performance against the Magpies.
Date of Birth : March 27, 2004
Former Clubs : Shamrock Rovers, St Patrick’s Athletic
Joined Club : December 2022
Appearances : 1
Goals : 0
Sponsored By : Mother Hughes
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Ben previously played for Shamrock Rovers, joining at U15 level in 2019. He progressed to Rovers U17 team in 2020 and made his senior debut, as a substitute for Shamrock Rovers II in a First Division game against UCD.
The Navan made the switch to St. Patrick’s Athletic midway through the 2021 season.
Curtis featured for the Saints U19 side through the remainder of the 2021 season and played in both legs of their UEFA Youth League tie against Red Star Belgrade.
An Irish underage international, Ben signed a professional contract with St. Patrick’s Athletic ahead of the 2022 season and would be part of the Saints first team matchday squad throughout the season.
The 2022 season saw the 18-year-old feature for St. Pat’s U19 side that won the U19 league title and finished as runners-up in the U19 Enda McGuill Cup.
Date of Birth : December 12, 1997
Former Clubs : Shelbourne, Cabinteely, Ballymena United
Joined Club : January 2023
Appearances : 1
Goals : 0
Sponsored By : TBC
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Keeley had played for Shelbourne at underage level and was handed his senior debut by Kevin Doherty in the final game of the 2015 season, before making a further ten appearances in 2016.
The centre-half then spent four seasons at Cabinteely, where he made over 75 appearances for the club, before joining Ballymena in January 2021.
The 25-year-old scored the equaliser on his final appearance for David Jeffrey’s side against Carrick Rangers in the Irish Cup, finding the top corner to send the game to extra-time, with Ballymena winning on penalties.
Date of Birth : September 16, 2003
Former Clubs : Dundalk
Joined Club : January 2023
Appearances : 1
Goals : 0
Sponsored By : Golden Goal Sellers
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Adegboyega previously played for Drogheda in 2021 at U19 level and was part of Gavin Fleming’s squad that won the U19 Shield, beating Waterford 3-1 in the final in the Carlisle Grounds.
The 19-year-old spent the 2022 season at Dundalk, featuring for the Lilywhites U19 side throughout the season.
The defender was also part of Dundalk’s first team matchday squad for their last five games of the 2022 season.
Date of Birth : June 6, 2002
Former Clubs : Dundalk, Shelbourne, Athlone Town
Joined Club : January 2023
Appearances : 1
Goals : 0
Sponsored By : Drogheda Schoolchildren’s League | Smiths Of Drogheda
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The defender, from Monasterboice, joined the club after impressing on trial throughout pre-season.
Jones played at underage level for both Dundalk and Shelbourne before making the step up to first team football, joining Athlone in July of 2022.
Jarlath made his senior debut for Athlone as a substitute in the FAI Cup tie against Drogheda at Head in the Game Park in July before going on to play every minute in Athlone’s last nine games of the season.
He scored his first senior goal on the final day of the season, netting a fine free kick away to Waterford at the RSC.
Date of Birth : February 3, 2004
Joined Clubs : 2019
Appearances : 2
Goals : 0
Sponsored By : TBC
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Callum has played with the club since U15 level, progressing through the academy teams to U17 and U19 level.
Ralph was part of the U19 squad that lifted the U19 Shield with a 3-1 win against Waterford in 2021.
The defender then became captain of the U19 side for the 2022 season and was joint winner of the U19 Player of the Year award, alongside Emre Topcu.
Ralph’s first matchday involvement with the first team came at home to Shelbourne in August 2022, before he made his debut in a 1-1 draw at home to Shamrock Rovers in October.
Date of Birth : November 7, 2003
Joined Club : 2021
Appearances : 2
Goals : 0
Sponsored By : TBC
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Dylan joined the club in 2021 and was part of the U19 side to win the U19 Shield against Waterford in his first season at the club.
Molloy continued to play with the U19s in 2022 and was involved with the first team on matchday for the first time at home to Sligo in June.
The defender made his senior debut against Shelbourne in October before making his second appearance a week later at home to Finn Harps.
Date of Birth : May 23, 1997
Former Club : St Patrick’s Athletic.
Joined Club : December 2020
Appearances : 63
Goals : 7
Sponsored By : 6306 | Tyne and Wear Supporters Club
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Date of Birth : March 10, 1998
Former Club : Shelbourne, Sheriff YC, Longford Town
Joined Club : December 2021
Appearances : 29
Goals : 0
Sponsored By : Larry McQuillan
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Grimes played at underage level for Shelbourne before making the breakthrough to the senior side in 2015, when now Drogs manager, Kevin Doherty, was manager of Shelbourne.
After a spell away from the League of Ireland playing with Sheriff YC, Grimes signed for Longford Town in 2019.
Grimes re-signed for Longford for both the 2020 and 2021 seasons under Daire Doyle, who had been Longford’s assistant in 2019 before manager Neale Fenn made the move to Cork City.
The midfielder made 28 appearances in his first season at Drogheda in 2022.
Date of Birth : July 5, 2001
Former Club : Belvedere, Southampton, Longford Town, Shamrock Rovers, UCD
Joined Club : December 2022
Appearances : 0
Goals : 0
Sponsored By : Fortitude Financial Planning
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The midfielder had spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons with UCD, earning promotion in 2021 before the Students’ retained their place in the Premier Division in 2022.
Sean spent his schoolboy career with Belvedere before joining English side Southampton.
Brennan spent four years at Southampton, having loan spells at both Longford and Shamrock Rovers II in that spell before signing for UCD ahead of the 2021 season.
Date of Birth : November 11, 1991
Former Club : Monaghan United, Shamrock Rovers, Bray Wanderers, St Patrick’s Athletic, Shelbourne
Joined Club : December 2021
Appearances : 136
Goals : 20
Sponsored By : Foleys
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Ryan came through the underage ranks at Drogheda Boys and Drogheda United, making his debut for Drogheda in 2010. He made 29 appearances for the club that season before signing for Monaghan United.
Brennan returned to Drogheda in 2012, after he had scored six in 23 for Monaghan the previous season. This time, he had a two year spell with the club before signing for Shamrock Rovers.
A two year spell at Rovers saw Ryan make over 50 appearances, and play in the Europa League in 2015, before moving to Bray in 2016 on a two-year deal.
After being Bray’s top scorer in all competitions in 2017, he made the move to St. Patrick’s Athletic in 2018.
Three years at Shelbourne saw him win two Player of the Year awards and be instrumental in the First Division title win for the Dublin side, scoring 15 goals and winning the PFAI First Division Player of the Year award.
Brennan returned to Drogheda ahead of the 2022 season and netted 7 goals in 26 appearances for Kevin Doherty’s side.
Date of Birth : August 21, 2005
Joined Club : 2020
Appearances : 4
Goals : 0
Sponsored By : Windmill House | Tyne and Wear Supporters Club
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Emre joined the club at U15 level in 2020 before stepping up to our U17 side in 2021.
The Turkish U18 midfielder began the 2022 season with the U17s but quickly progressed through to U19 level, and then Kevin Doherty’s senior side.
Topcu signed a two-year deal with the club in September, less than two weeks after making his senior debut, and would go on to make a further three senior appearances in the 2022 season.
Emre was also named joint U19 Player of the Year for 2022, alongside U19 captain Callum Ralph.
Date of Birth : February 6, 1999
Former Club : St Patrick’s Athletic
Joined Club : 2019
Appearances : 87
Goals : 2
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The Bellewstown native first joined the club ahead of the 2019 season from St. Patrick’s Athletic and went on to make 30 appearances in his first year in senior football.
Heeney re-signed for his local side in 2020, and despite missing part of the season through injury, the midfielder returned to play a vital part in the run in.
Luke finished 2020 with 9 appearances and scored Drogheda’s second goal against Cabinteely on the final day of the season, heading in from close range to seal the league win and promotion back to the Premier Division.
A further 31 appearances in 2021 took Heeney’s appearance total to 70. An injury disrupted season saw Heeney limited to 17 appearances in 2022 before he re-signed in 2023 for his fifth season with the club.
Date of Birth : April 28, 1997
Former Club : Bray Wanderers, Shelbourne, Sligo Rovers, Talavera
Joined Club : July 2022
Appearances : 11
Goals : 0
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The midfielder first joined Kevin Doherty’s side mid-way through the 2022 season and went on to make eleven appearances before the end of the season.
Noone had previously played for Bray, Shelbourne, and Sligo before moving to Spain where the midfielder played with Spanish Third Division side Talavera.
Darragh had then been both coaching and playing with LSL side Beechwood on his return to Ireland before he joined Drogheda for the remainder of the 2022 League of Ireland season.
Noone played in midfield, at right back and centre half across his first half season with the club. His first four appearances were as a substitute before he made his first start in the FAI Cup tie at home to Shamrock Rovers.
Date of Birth : December 11, 1989
Former Club : Portadown, Glenavon, Glebe North, Newry City, Finn Harps
Joined Club : December 2021
Appearances : 25
Goals : 3
Sponsored By : Famous 45 Ultras
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Foley was the first player to be announced from Kevin Doherty’s 2022 Premier Division squad.
He had previously played for Glenavon, Portadown and Newry City before joining Finn Harps in August 2020 for his first spell in the League of Ireland.
Foley scored twice in three starts for Harps, including an important winner against Waterford on the last day of the season to keep the Donegal side in the Premier Division.
Adam finished as Harps second highest scorer in 2021, scoring eight goals for Ollie Horgan’s side.
Foley scored three goals in 25 appearances in his first season with Kevin Doherty’s Drogheda United.
Date of Birth : February 24, 1998
Former Club : Shelbourne
Joined Club : December 2021
Appearances : 38
Goals : 5
Sponsored By : John Molloy
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Rooney signed for Shelbourne in 2015 from St Kevin’s and played underage for Shels from the 2015 and 2016 seasons.
Dayle was promoted to the senior squad by manager Owen Heary in 2017 and went on to make 26 appearances in all competitions in his debut season.
Rooney spent five seasons at Shels, winning two First Division title, including in 2021.
The winger made 37 appearances in his first season with Drogheda, scoring five goals.
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