Fiacre Kelleher
Fiacre Blane Kelleher (born 10 March 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Wrexham.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fiacre Blane Kelleher[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 March 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Avondale | |||
2012–2016 | Celtic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Peterhead (loan) | 19 | (3) |
2017–2019 | Oxford United | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Solihull Moors (loan) | 38 | (2) |
2018–2019 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 42 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Macclesfield Town | 36 | (1) |
2020– | Wrexham | 15 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:35, 16 January 2021 (UTC) |
Early and personal life
Born in Cork,[2] Kelleher is from Blackrock.[3] He has three older brothers who played hurling, as did he.[3] He is the older brother of Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher.[4]
Club career
Early career
Kelleher began his career with local Cork club Avondale, before signing for Scottish club Celtic in 2012.[3] He moved on loan to Peterhead in July 2016.[5]
He signed for English club Oxford United in June 2017.[6] He moved on loan to Solihull Moors in August 2017,[7] extending the deal in January 2018 until the end of the season.[8]
Macclesfield Town
He joined Macclesfield Town on loan in June 2018.[9] Kelleher made his professional debut on the first day of the 2018–19 season, starting the game against Swindon Town.[2] He scored his first goal for club in an EFL Cup draw with Bradford City in August, and his first league goal in a 3–3 draw with Newport County at the beginning of October.[10] After being released by Oxford at the end of the season,[11] he returned to Macclesfield and was named captain of the side for the 2019–20 season.[12]
International career
Kelleher has represented Ireland at under-19 level.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 8 March 2020[2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Celtic | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peterhead (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 3 |
Oxford United | 2017–18 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Solihull Moors (loan) | 2017–18 | National League | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 42 | 2 |
Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 48 | 2 |
Macclesfield Town | 2019–20 | League Two | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
Career total | 136 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 153 | 8 |
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
- Appearances in the FA Trophy.
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- Fiacre Kelleher at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- "Getting to know Fiacre Kelleher". Celtic F.C. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- Nash, Mathew (2015). "Liverpool complete signing of Celtic top talent Fiacre Kelleher's younger brother Caoimhin". HITC. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- "Fiacre Kelleher joins Peterhead on loan". Celtic FC. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- "Oxford United: Celtic defender Fiacre Kelleher joins on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- "Fiacre Kelleher: Solihull Moors sign defender on loan from Oxford United". BBC Sport. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- "Fiacre Kelleher extends his loan at Solihull Moors". Solihull Moors FC. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- "Macclesfield Town: Oxford United defender Fiacre Kelleher joins on loan". BBC Sport. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- Fiacre Kelleher at Soccerbase
- David Pritchard (10 May 2019). "Karl Robinson looks to future after 'clearing the decks' at Oxford United". Oxford Mail. Newsquest Media Group.
- "Kelleher Named Silkmen Captain". Macclesfield Town FC. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- "Fiacre Kelleher signs a one-year deal at Wrexham AFC". Wrexham AFC. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- "Cork native secures move to League One side after five years at Celtic". The42.ie. Journal Media. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2019.