Gearóid Morrissey

Gearóid Morrissey

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-11-17) 17 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Cork, Ireland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
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)
2016–2021	Cork City	126	(17)
International career^‡
2007–2008	Republic of Ireland U17	5	(0)
2009–2010	Republic of Ireland U19	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:02, 2 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2012

Gearóid Morrissey (born 17 November 1991) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder for Cork City over two spells, with a brief stint in between at Cambridge United, where he made his debut against Manchester United.

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.^[citation needed]

Morrissey announced his retirement from professional football on 2 December 2021 after 335 professional appearances, scoring 30 goals.[4]

International career

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

Career statistics

Professional appearances – correct as of 2 December 2021.[5]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cork City	2010	LOI First Division	17	0	3	0	0	0	—		0[a]	0	20	0
	2011		29	5	3	0	3	0	—		1[a]	0	36	5
	2012	LOI Premier Division	27	1	2	0	1	0	—		0[a]	0	30	1
	2013		32	2	1	0	0	0	—		5[b]	1	38	3
	2014		26	2	3	0	1	0	—		0[a]	0	30	2
Cambridge United	2014–15	EFL League Two	8	0	1	0	0	0	—		0[c]	0	9	0
	2015–16		2	0	0	0	0	0	—		1[c]	0	3	0
	Cambridge United Total		10	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0	12	0
Cork City	2016	LOI Premier Division	24	2	4	0	1	1	6[d]	0	1[e]	0	36	3
	2017		27	6	4	0	2	0	4[d]	0	2[f]	0	39	6
	2018		24	4	6	1	0	0	3[g]	0	2[h]	0	35	5
	2019		23	3	2	0	1	0	2[d]	0	2[i]	0	30	3
	2020		14	1	1	1	—		—		0[a]	0	15	2
	2021	LOI First Division	14	0	0	0	—		—		—		14	0
	Cork City Total		257	26	29	2	9	1	15	0	13	1	323	30
Career Total			267	26	29	1	9	1	15	0	14	1	335	30

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. Casey, Gavan. "Morrissey announces LOI retirement and Beattie also departs Cork City ahead of 2022 season". The42.
5. "Republic of Ireland – G.Morrissey". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

External links

• Cork City official profile Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
• Gearóid Morrissey at Soccerbase
• Gearóid Morrissey at Soccerway
• Gearóid Morrissey – UEFA competition record (archive)