Alex Nolan

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Alex Nolan
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Nolan in action for St Patrick's Athletic in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Alex Nolan
Date of birth (2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Dunboyne, Republic of Ireland
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Cork City
Youth career
–2018 Dunboyne
2018–2019 Shamrock Rovers
2020–2021 Shelbourne
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Shelbourne 4 (0)
2022–2023 UCD 57 (13)
2023–2024 St Patrick's Athletic 30 (2)
2025– Cork City 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:17, 25 November 2024 (GMT)

Alex Nolan (born 20 March 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland Premier Division club Cork City. His previous clubs are Shelbourne, UCD and St Patrick's Athletic.

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Career

Youth career

A native of Dunboyne, County Meath, Nolan began playing with local side Dunboyne before earning a move to the under 17 side of Shamrock Rovers in January 2018, remaining there until the end of the 2019 season, when he moved on to Shelbourne for two seasons in which he featured for their under 17 and under 19 teams before making his first team debut. [1]

Shelbourne

On 28 May 2021, Nolan made his career debut at senior level, coming off the bench in injury time of Shelbourne's 4–0 win over Galway United at Tolka Park. [2] He featured 3 more times off the bench that season as the club won the 2021 League of Ireland First Division to gain promotion back to the League of Ireland Premier Division. [3]

UCD

In January 2022, Nolan signed for fellow newly promoted side UCD. [4] He made his competitive debut for the club on 4 February 2023 in a 4–1 loss to Shamrock Rovers in the Leinster Senior Cup. [5] Nolan scored thirst goal of his senior career on 22 April 2022, a consolation goal off the bench in a heavy 7–1 defeat to Derry City at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. [6] On 17 June 2022, he came off the bench in the 75th minute away to St Patrick's Athletic and 12 minutes later got on the end of Liam Kerrigan's pass to score his sides goal in a 2–1 loss. [7] On 11 November 2022, Nolan's cross assisted Tommy Lonergan's header to secure a 1–0 win over Waterford in the 2022 League of Ireland Premier Division Promotion/Relegation Play-off to help his side secure their safety in the top division. [8] On 24 February 2023, he scored his first goal of the season in a 3–2 defeat against Sligo Rovers at the UCD Bowl. [9] He made the last of his 52 appearances for the club on 30 June 2023 in a 7–0 loss to St Patrick's Athletic at Richmond Park. [10]

St Patrick's Athletic

On 6 July 2023, Nolan signed for fellow League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic alongside Kian Leavy. [11] [12] On 23 July 2024, Nolan made his debut for the club, replacing Conor Carty from the bench in a 2–1 win away to Longford Town in the First Round of the 2023 FAI Cup. [13] Nolan went on to feature in every round of the competition, culminating on 12 November 2023, when he replaced Kian Leavy in the 2023 FAI Cup Final as his side defeated rivals Bohemians 3–1 in front of a record FAI Cup Final attendance of 43,881 at the Aviva Stadium. [14] [15] On 5 April 2024, Nolan scored his first goal for the club, the winner in a 2–1 victory over Shamrock Rovers in the Dublin derby. [16] [17] On 31 May 2024, he replaced Cian Kavanagh from the bench to score an 88th-minute winner at home to Galway United to earn a 2–1 win for his side and their first league win under newly appointed manager Stephen Kenny. [18] [19] [20] On 25 July 2024, Nolan made his first European appearance of his career, in a 3–1 win at home to Vaduz of Liechtenstein in the UEFA Conference League. [21]

Cork City

On 25 November 2024, Nolan signed for newly promoted League of Ireland Premier Division side Cork City ahead of their 2025 season. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played on 17 September 2024 [23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shelbourne 2021 LOI First Division 4000——40
UCD 2022 LOI Premier Division 26220—1 [a] 0292
2023 221——1 [b] 0231
Total48320—20523
St Patrick's Athletic 2023 LOI Premier Division 80500 [c] 0—130
2024 222001 [d] 04 [e] 0272
Total302501040402
Total825701060965

Honours

Shelbourne
St Patrick's Athletic

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