Michael Kelly (footballer, born 1996)

Michael Kelly
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 28)
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 1
Youth career
Confey
Cherry Orchard
Dunboyne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Shamrock Rovers II 5 (0)
2015 Shamrock Rovers 0 (0)
2016–2017 Cabinteely 50 (0)
2018 Longford Town 26 (0)
2019 Bohemians 0 (0)
2020 Cabinteely 6 (0)
2021 Longford Town 9 (0)
2022 Bray Wanderers 8 (0)
2022–2023 Carlisle United 0 (0)
2023–2024 Milton Keynes Dons 15 (0)
2024– Accrington Stanley 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:41, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Michael Kelly (born 13 July 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two side Accrington Stanley.

Career

A native of Confey in Leixlip, Kelly began playing with local side Confey FC,[2] before continuing his youth football with Cherry Orchard and Dunboyne.[3] He then played senior football in the League of Ireland for Shamrock Rovers II, Shamrock Rovers, Cabinteely, Longford Town, Bohemians and Bray Wanderers,[1][4] before signing for English club Carlisle United on 30 July 2022.[5] On 30 May 2023, it was announced that Kelly had been released by the club following their promotion, without making a league appearance during the season.[6]

After over three months without a club,[7] on 9 September 2023 Kelly joined League Two club Milton Keynes Dons on a short-term deal following injury to Dons goalkeeper Nathan Harness.[8] Kelly was released by MK Dons at the end of the 2023–24 season.[9]

On 23 May 2024, Kelly was announced to have agreed to join EFL League Two side Accrington Stanley on a two-year contract.[10] He made his debut on 10 August 2024, in a 4–1 defeat away to Doncaster Rovers on the opening day of the season.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shamrock Rovers II 2014 LOI First Division 5 0 – – – 5 0
Shamrock Rovers 2015 LOI Premier Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cabinteely 2016 LOI First Division 25 0 1 0 1 0 1[c] 0 28 0
2017 25 0 2 0 0 0 0[c] 0 27 0
Total 50 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 55 0
Longford Town 2018 LOI First Division 26 0 3 0 0 0 0[c] 0 29 0
Bohemians 2019 LOI Premier Division 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[c] 0 2 0
Cabinteely 2020 LOI First Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 – 6 0
Longford Town 2021 LOI Premier Division 9 0 1 0 – – 10 0
Bray Wanderers 2022 LOI First Division 8 0 0 0 – – 8 0
Carlisle United 2022–23 EFL League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 3[d] 0 3 0
Milton Keynes Dons 2023–24 EFL League Two 15 0 1 0 – 4[e] 0 20 0
Accrington Stanley 2024–25 EFL League Two 7 0 0 0 1 0 2[d] 0 10 0
Career total 134 0 8 0 3 0 11 0 156 0
  1. ^ Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  5. ^ 3 appearances in the EFL Trophy, 1 appearance in the play-offs

References

  1. ^ a b c "Republic of Ireland - M. Kelly - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Confey's Mick Kelly Doing It For MK Dons". Kildare Nationalist. 30 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Michael Kelly". www.extratime.com.
  4. ^ "Cabinteely's Michael Kelly eyeing return to regular first-team football after English odyssey". ExtraTime.com.
  5. ^ "Carlisle sign goalkeeper Kelly on one-year deal". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "CLUB: Retained and released list". www.carlisleunited.co.uk.
  7. ^ "'It plays with your head' - life as an out-of-work footballer" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Don Deal: MK Dons make move for Michael Kelly". Milton Keynes Dons. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  9. ^ "MK Dons release five including Warren O'Hora and Dan Kemp". BBC Sport. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  10. ^ "SIGNING: Michael's a Red". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Doncaster Rovers 4 Accrington Stanley 1: Luke Molyneux and Jordan Gibson treat fans to stunners on opening day".