Daniel Mahaffy

Daniel Mahaffy

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-12-15) 15 December 2005 (age 19)[1]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	AFC Liverpool
Youth career
	Preston North End
	Marine
	Port Vale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–2024	Port Vale	0	(0)
2023	→ Newcastle Town (loan)	0	(0)
2024	→ AFC Liverpool (loan)	16	(0)
2024–	AFC Liverpool	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:56, 23 April 2024 (UTC)~

Daniel Mahaffy (born 15 December 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for North West Counties League Premier Division club AFC Liverpool.

Career

Mahaffy joined the Port Vale youth system from Marine, having previously been with Preston North End.[3][2] He captained the youth team.[2] He made his first-team debut on 7 November 2023, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Ryan Loft in a 2–1 defeat at Wrexham in the EFL Trophy.[4] On 23 December, he joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Newcastle Town on a work experience loan, alongside youth-team teammates Andrew Buah and Eli Fisher.[5] He did not play a game for Newcastle, however, as the club underwent a change in management.[2] On 4 April 2014, it was confirmed that he had joined North West Counties League Premier Division side AFC Liverpool on a work experience loan.[6] By the end of the 2023–24 season, he had played 16 games for AFC Liverpool, during which the club kept two clean sheets. He was once named as man of the match.[7] He left Vale Park after not being offered a professional contract when his two-year youth scholarship ended.[8] He subsequently joined AFC Liverpool on a permanent basis.

Style of play

Mahaffy is a hard-working midfielder with excellent leadership skills.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	2023–24[9]	EFL League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
Newcastle Town (loan)	2023–24	Northern Premier League Division One West	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AFC Liverpool (loan)	2023–24[7]	North West Counties League Premier Division	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
AFC Liverpool	2024–25[7]	North West Counties League Premier Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Career total			16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	0

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

1. Daniel Mahaffy at Soccerway
2. Baggaley, Mike (8 January 2024). "Vale planning for stars of the future". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
3. Baggaley, Mike (8 November 2023). "Port Vale take consolations from Wrexham defeat". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
4. Swindells, Adam (7 November 2023). "Match Report | Wrexham 2-1 Port Vale". Port Vale F.C. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
5. "Several Scholars Head Out on Work Experience Loans". Port Vale F.C. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
6. "Five Second Year Scholars Head Out on Work Experience Loans". Port Vale F.C. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
7. "NWCFL | Daniel Mahaffy". www.nwcfl.com. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
8. Baggaley, Mike (24 June 2024). "Vale youngsters making the grade". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
9. "Games played by Daniel Mahaffy in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.