Gearóid Morrissey

Gearóid Morrissey (born 17 November 1991) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Cork City. He played for Cambridge United briefly, making his debut against Manchester United. He moved back to Cork, playing for his first team again with a different number.

Gearóid Morrissey
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-17) 17 November 1991
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cork City
Number 16
Youth career
Ringmahon Rangers
2008–2010 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Cork City 131 (10)
2015 Cambridge United 10 (0)
2016– Cork City 117 (18)
National team‡
2007–2008 Republic of Ireland U17 5 (0)
2009–2010 Republic of Ireland U19 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:02, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2012

Club career

Morrissey joined Blackburn Rovers' youth setup in 2008, aged 16, after playing for local side Ringmahon Rangers. He returned to Ireland two years later, and signed for Cork City.[1]

Morrissey made his debut on 29 May 2010, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Athlone Town for the First Division championship. He achieved promotion to the Premier Division in 2011, appearing regularly, and was an ever-present figure for the club in the following campaigns.

On 22 December 2014 Morrissey moved to League Two's Cambridge United.[2] He made his U's debut on 3 February 2015, replacing Luke Chadwick in the 51st minute of a FA Cup 0–3 loss against Manchester United at Old Trafford.[3]

It was announced he had re-signed for home club Cork City on 10 December 2015, ahead of the 2016 season.

International career

Morrissey represented Republic of Ireland in the under-17 and under-19 levels.[2]

Career statistics

Professional appearances – correct as of 8 October 2020.[4]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cork City 2010 League of Ireland First Division 1703000—0[lower-alpha 1]0200
2011 2953030—1[lower-alpha 1]0365
2012 League of Ireland Premier Division 2712010—0[lower-alpha 1]0301
2013 3221000—5[lower-alpha 2]1383
2014 2623010—0[lower-alpha 1]0302
Cambridge United 2014–15 EFL League Two 801000—0[lower-alpha 3]090
2015–16 200000—1[lower-alpha 3]030
Cambridge United Total 1001000—10120
Cork City 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division 24240116[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0363
2017 27640204[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 6]0396
2018 24461003[lower-alpha 7]02[lower-alpha 8]0355
2019 23320102[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 9]0303
2020 9111——0[lower-alpha 1]0102
Cork City Total 238262929115013130430
Career Total 248262919115014131630
  1. Appearances in Munster Senior Cup
  2. Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in President's Cup
  6. 1 appearance in President's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup
  7. 1 appearance in UEFA Champions League & 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. 1 appearance in President's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup
  9. 1 appearance in President's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup

References
  1. "Morrissey takes step back to go forward". Irish Examiner. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. "Morrissey set for United". Cambridge United FC. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. "Man Utd 3–0 Cambridge". BBC Sport. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. "Republic of Ireland – G.Morrissey". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
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