Aaron Greene

Aaron Greene

Personal information
Full name	Aaron Greene [1]
Date of birth	(1990-01-02) 2 January 1990 (age 35) [1]
Place of birth	Dublin, Republic of Ireland [1]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Shamrock Rovers
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	Galway United	14	(5)
2010	Bohemians	18	(1)
2011	Sligo Rovers	35	(4)
2012	Shamrock Rovers	23	(34)
2013–2014	Sligo Rovers	41	(9)
2014–2015	St Patrick's Athletic	40	(11)
2016	Limerick	22	(11)
2017–2018	Bray Wanderers	44	(12)
2018–	Shamrock Rovers	178	(43)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2025

Aaron Greene (born 2 January 1990) is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward for Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division. His former clubs include Galway United, Bohemians, Sligo Rovers, St Patrick's Athletic, Limerick, and Bray Wanderers.

Career

Early career

Greene has played for Galway United, Bohemians, Sligo Rovers, Shamrock Rovers, St Patrick's Athletic, Limerick, and Bray Wanderers between 2009 and 2018. ^[1]

Return to Shamrock Rovers

Greene returned to Shamrock Rovers in 2018. ^[1] Greene scored 15 goals in all competitions during the 2019 season. ^[1] After the 1–1 draw against Shelbourne on 11 August 2023, ^[2] Greene was restrained by teammates after comments were directed at him by a supporter. ^[3] Greene missed in a penalty shootout Vs FK Molde in the 2025 Conference League round of 32.

Career statistics

As of match played 14 March 2025 ^{[1] [4]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Galway United	2009	LOI Premier Division	14	5	0	0	0	0	—		—		14	5
Bohemians	2010	LOI Premier Division	18	1	2	1	1	1	1 [a]	0	4 [b]	0	26	3
Sligo Rovers	2011	LOI Premier Division	35	4	6	2	2	0	2 [c]	0	4 [d]	0	49	7
Shamrock Rovers	2012	LOI Premier Division	23	2	0	0	2	0	0 [a]	0	7 [e]	3	32	5
Sligo Rovers	2013	LOI Premier Division	24	7	4	0	2	0	0 [a]	0	3 [d]	0	33	7
	2014		17	2	1	0	0	0	2 [c]	1	5 [f]	3	25	6
	Total		41	9	5	0	2	0	2	1	8	3	58	13
St Patrick's Athletic	2014	LOI Premier Division	9	2	—		—		—		1 [g]	0	10	2
	2015		31	9	2	0	2	0	2 [c]	1	1 [g]	0	38	10
	Total		40	11	2	0	2	0	2	1	2	0	48	12
Limerick	2016	LOI First Division	22	11	1	0	3	2	—		1 [h]	0	27	13
Bray Wanderers	2017	LOI Premier Division	33	12	1	0	1	0	—		1 [i]	0	36	12
	2018		11	0	—		0	0	—		1 [g]	0	12	0
	Total		44	12	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	48	12
Shamrock Rovers	2018	LOI Premier Division	8	0	1	0	—		2 [c]	0	—		11	0
	2019		34	11	5	3	1	0	3 [c]	1	0 [g]	0	43	15
	2020		18	7	3	1	—		2 [c]	0	—		23	8
	2021		33	6	2	0	—		6 [j]	0	1 [k]	0	42	6
	2022		33	4	2	0	—		12 [l]	1	0 [k]	0	47	5
	2023		18	6	1	0	—		3 [m]	0	1 [k]	0	23	6
	2024		30	8	1	0	—		11 [n]	2	1 [k]	0	43	10
	2025		4	1	0	0	—		2 [o]	0	0 [g]	0	6	1
	Total		178	43	15	4	1	0	39	4	3	0	238	51
Career total			415	98	32	7	14	3	46	6	31	6	540	120

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Three appearances in the Setanta Sports Cup; one appearance in the Leinster Senior Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
5. Three appearances in the Setanta Sports Cup; four appearances, three goals in the Leinster Senior Cup
6. Four appearances, three goals in the Setanta Sports Cup; one appearances in the President of Ireland's Cup
7. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
8. Appearances in Munster Senior Cup
9. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
10. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League; four appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
11. Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
12. Three appearances, one goal in the UEFA Champions League; four appearances in the UEFA Europa League; five appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
13. One appearance in the UEFA Champions League; two appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
14. Four appearances, two goals in the UEFA Champions League; three appearances in the UEFA Europa League; four appearances in the UEFA Conference League
15. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League

Honours

Bohemians

• Setanta Sports Cup (1): 2009–10

Sligo Rovers

• FAI Cup (2): 2011, 2013
• Setanta Sports Cup (1): 2014

Limerick

• League of Ireland First Division (1): 2016

Shamrock Rovers

• League of Ireland Premier Division (4): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• FAI Cup (1): 2019
• President of Ireland's Cup (2): 2022, 2024
• Leinster Senior Cup (1): 2011–12

St Patrick's Athletic

• League of Ireland Cup (1): 2015

References

1. "A. GREENE". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
2. "SHELBOURNE VS. SHAMROCK ROVERS 1 - 1". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
3. McDonnell, Daniel (12 August 2023). "Shels issue apology to Aaron Greene after 'inexcusable comments' from fan to Shamrock Rovers forward". Irish Independent. MediaHuis. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
4. Newberry, Niall (23 July 2023). "Ten-man Dundalk FC have dumped Shamrock Rovers out of the Sports Direct FAI Cup". Dundalk Democrat. Oriel Park: Iconic Media. Retrieved 26 September 2023.