Rory Hale

Rory Hale
Personal information
Full name Rory Hale
Date of birth (1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cliftonville
Number 8
Youth career
-2017 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Galway United 8 (1)
2018 Derry City 32 (2)
2019–2021 Crusaders 34 (2)
2021– Cliftonville 115 (24)
International career
2013 Northern Ireland U19 2 (0)
2018 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024

Rory Hale (born 27 November 1996) is an Irish footballer who plays for Cliftonville in the NIFL Premiership.

Club career

Aston Villa

Hale started his career at Aston Villa, and regularly played in their Under-23s side, and eventually becoming captain. Hale was released by Aston Villa aged 20, and trialled at Sheffield United and West Brom before signing with Galway United.[1]

Galway United

Galway United announced the signing of Hale in August 2017.[2] Hale joined Derry City in January 2018.[3]

Derry City

Hale joined Derry City in January 2018 along with his brother, Ronan. The brothers’ grandfather is Derry City legend Danny Hale.[4]

Crusaders

Hale joined NIFL Premiership side Crusaders in January 2019. His grandfather, Danny, also played for Crusaders, scoring over 100 goals. His great-uncle Gerry also played for the club. In 2019, Rory's brother Ronan also joined.[5][6] In 2019, Hale won the Irish Cup with the Crues, and was an unused substitute in the final.[7]

Cliftonville

Crusaders’ North Belfast rivals Cliftonville signed Hale in 2021.[8]

International career

In 2014, Hale made two appearances for the Northern Ireland under-19 team. In 2019 he was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 team but did not make an appearance.[9]

Career Statistics

Club

As of 13 August 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Galway United 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division 8 1 1 0 1 0 — — 10 1
Derry City 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division 32 2 1 0 4 1 2[a] 0 — 39 3
Crusaders 2018-19 NIFL Premiership 11 0 3 0 — — — 14 0
2019-20 19 2 0 0 3 0 4[a] 0 — 26 2
2020-21 4 0 — — — — 4 0
Total 34 2 3 0 3 0 4 0 — 44 2
Cliftonville 2020-21 NIFL Premiership 28 4 2 0 — — — 30 4
2021-22 19 3 2 0 2 0 — — 23 3
2022-23 36 7 3 1 3 1 2[b] 0 1[c] 0 45 9
2023-24 34 10 5 1 1 0 — 1[c] 0 41 11
2024-25 0 0 — — 0 0 1[d] 0 1 0
Total 117 24 12 2 6 1 2 0 3 0 140 27
Career Total 191 29 17 2 14 2 8 0 3 0 233 33
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in NIFL Charity Shield

Honours

Derry City

Crusaders

Cliftonville

Individual

References

  1. ^ Dicken, Alex (22 February 2018). "YouTube and scrambled eggs - released Villa kid tells his story". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ^ Team, Media (4 August 2017). "Rory Hale signs for United!". Galway United. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ Crossan, Brendan (15 February 2018). "Derry City new boys Rory and Ronan Hale aiming for England return". The Irish News. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Derry City's new signing follows in legendary grandad's footsteps - 40 year on!". www.derryjournal.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Crues sign midfielder Hale from Derry". BBC Sport. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Crusaders FC new boy Rory Hale says family have unfinished business at Seaview". Belfast Live. 18 January 2019.
  7. ^ Fullerton, Gareth (4 May 2019). "Crusaders vs Ballinamallard Utd as it happened at Windsor Park". BelfastLive. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Cliftonville sign Hale from Crusaders". BBC Sport. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  9. ^ "R. Hale". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  10. ^ Rory Hale at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Cliftonville end 45-year wait for Irish Cup glory". IFA. Retrieved 20 May 2024.