Andrew Moran

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Andrew Moran
Personal information
Full name Andrew Moran
Date of birth (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Knocklyon, Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 36
Youth career
Knocklyon United
St Joseph's Boys
Bray Wanderers
2020–2023 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Bray Wanderers 3 (1)
2021– Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (0)
2023–2024Blackburn Rovers (loan) 35 (2)
International career
Republic of Ireland U15
Republic of Ireland U16
Republic of Ireland U17
2021–2022 Republic of Ireland U19 5 (1)
2021– Republic of Ireland U21 11 (4)
2023– Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:14, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:59, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Andrew Moran (born 15 October 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, and the Republic of Ireland national team.

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Club career

Bray Wanderers

Raised in the Dublin suburb of Knocklyon, Moran started out at his local club Knocklyon United. [1] He later moved to schoolboy club St Joseph's Boys, before moving onto the academy of League of Ireland club Bray Wanderers, for whom St Joseph's are a feeder club. [2] He made his first team debut for the club in a victory over Drogheda United in August 2019 aged just 15 years 307 days old, making him the youngest player in the club's history. [3]

On 28 February 2020, he became the club's youngest ever goalscorer at 16 years 135 days old when he scored in a 2–0 win over Wexford at the Carlisle Grounds. [4] Moran made a total of three senior appearances during his time with the club. [5]

Brighton & Hove Albion

In July 2020, Moran signed for the academy of Premier League outfit Brighton & Hove Albion, alongside Bray Wanderers teammate Leigh Kavanagh. [6] April 2021 saw Moran linked with a move to fellow Premier League sides Manchester United and Chelsea. [7] [8] After a year at the club, he signed his first professional contract with Brighton in July 2021. [2] On 24 August 2021, Moran made his first team debut for the club, coming off the bench in the 67th minute of a 2–0 win away over Championship side Cardiff City in the EFL Cup second round. [9] [10]

Moran signed a three year contract extension with the club in August 2022. [11] On 6 September, Moran scored his first professional goal in England whilst playing for the Brighton under-21s, scoring the opener in the 2–1 loss at League Two side Colchester United in Albion's first group stage match of the 2022–23 EFL Trophy. [12] He made his Premier League debut on 3 January 2023, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute replacing Solly March in a 4–1 away win over Everton. [13]

On 22 August 2023, Moran scored a brace with the under-21s in a 3–2 away win over League Two side Walsall in the opening group stage match of the 2023–24 EFL Trophy. [14]

Blackburn Rovers (loan)

Moran signed for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan on 26 August 2023. [15] He made his debut a day later, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute in a 1–0 away win over Watford. [16] Moran started in the next match on 30 August, where he assisted John Buckley's goal, in Blackburn's 8–0 away win over League Two side Harrogate Town in the EFL Cup second round. [17]

International career

Moran has captained the Republic of Ireland under-15s and has also represented his country at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level. [1] On 27 August 2021, he was called up alongside Brighton & Hove Albion team-mate Evan Ferguson to the Republic of Ireland U21s for the first time, for their 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Luxembourg. [18] He made his Ireland under-21 debut in a 1–1 draw with Luxembourg at the Stade Jos Nosbaum in Dudelange on 7 September 2021. [19]

Moran's first international goal came on 29 March 2022 in the Republic of Ireland U19s 4–0 win over Armenia U19s in the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying Elite round. [20] Moran scored his first goal for the Republic of Ireland U21s on 16 June 2023 in a 2–2 draw with Ukraine U21s in a friendly played in Austria. [21]

On 21 November 2023, Moran made his senior debut for the Republic of Ireland, replacing Mikey Johnston from the bench in a 1–1 draw with New Zealand in a friendly at the Aviva Stadium. [22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 5 May 2024 [23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bray Wanderers 2019 League of Ireland First Division 2000000 [lower-alpha 3] 020
2020 League of Ireland First Division110011
Total3100000031
Brighton & Hove Albion 2021–22 Premier League 00001010
2022–23 Premier League10001020
2023–24 Premier League0000000000
Total1000200030
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 2021–22 2 [lower-alpha 4] 020
2022–23 2 [lower-alpha 4] 121
2023–24 1 [lower-alpha 4] 212
Total5353
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2023–24 Championship 3523022404
Career total393304253518
  1. Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
  2. Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
  4. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 21 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland
202310
Total10

Career Goals

NODateOpponentCompetitionFor
128 February 2020 Wexford First Division Bray Wanderers
224 September 2021 Leicester City U21 Premier League 2 Brighton U21
326 November 2021 Chelsea U21 Premier League 2 Brighton U21
429 March 2022 Armenia U19 UEFA European U19 Championship Republic Of Ireland U19
515 April 2022 Leeds U21 Premier League 2 Brighton U21
625 April 2022 Chelsea U21 Premier League 2 Brighton U21
78 August 2022 Crystal Palace U21 Premier League 2 Brighton U21
86 September 2022 Colchester United Football League Trophy Brighton U21
930 September 2022 Tottenham U21 Premier League 2 Brighton U21
1022 October 2022 West Ham U21 Premier League 2 Brighton U21
116 November 2022 Blackburn U21 Premier League 2 Brighton U21
12,1314 November 2022 QPR U21 Premier League Cup Brighton U21
14,1530 January 2023 Leicester City U21 Premier League 2 Brighton U21
163 April 2023 Liverpool U21 Premier League 2 Brighton U21
17,1828 April 2023 Chelsea U21 Premier League 2 Brighton U21
195 May 2023 Fulham U21 Premier League 2 Brighton U21
2016 June 2023 Ukraine U21 U21 Friendly Games Republic Of Ireland U21
21,2222 August 2023 Walsall Football League Trophy Brighton U21
238 September 2023 Turkey U21 UEFA European U21 Championship Republic Of Ireland U21
24,2527 September 2023 Cardiff City EFL Cup Blackburn Rovers
2625 November 2023 Stoke City Championship Blackburn Rovers
2722 March 2024 San Marino U21 UEFA European U21 Championship Republic Of Ireland U21
281 April 2024 Sunderland Championship Blackburn Rovers

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