Andy Lyons (Irish footballer)

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Andy Lyons
Personal information
Full name Andrew Patrick Lyons [1]
Date of birth (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Blackpool
Number 2
Youth career
–2016 St Joseph's Boys
2016 Bray Wanderers
2016–2017 Bohemians
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Bohemians 58 (1)
2022 Shamrock Rovers 31 (7)
2023– Blackpool 32 (5)
International career‡
Republic of Ireland U15
Republic of Ireland U17
Republic of Ireland U19
2021–2022 Republic of Ireland U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:31, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:51, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Andrew Patrick Lyons (born 2 August 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Blackpool.

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Club career

Youth career

A native of Naas, County Kildare, Lyons originally played with Dublin club St Joseph's Boys until July 2016, when he signed for League of Ireland club Bray Wanderers under-17 side, although a month later he signed for the under-17 side of Bohemians. [2] In 2017 [3] and 2018, [4] Lyons helped his club to back-to-back League of Ireland U19 Division wins, an Enda McGuill Cup win in 2018, while he also featured in the UEFA Youth League against Midtjylland in 2018 and PAOK in 2019. [5] He was named League of Ireland U19 Division Player of the Year during his time with the club's under-19 team. [6]

Bohemians

Lyons was an unused substitute in three league fixtures during the 2017 season. [7] He made his debut in senior football on 5 June 2018 in a 3–1 defeat away to Dundalk in the Leinster Senior Cup. [8] Lyons scored the first goal of his senior career on 16 September 2019 in a 2–0 win over Crumlin United in the quarter-final of the FAI Cup at Richmond Park. [9] At the end of the 2020 season, he was named in the PFAI Team of the Year by his fellow professionals. [10] He signed a new one-year contract with the club on 25 January 2021. [5]

Shamrock Rovers

Lyons signed a multi-year contract with rivals Shamrock Rovers on 24 January 2022. [11] In doing so, he moved from a part-time contract with Bohemians to a full-time contract with Rovers. [12] Lyons scored the first European goal of his career on 25 August 2022 in a 1–0 win over Hungarian side Ferencváros in a UEFA Europa League playoff round tie at Tallaght Stadium. [13] On 6 September 2022, he was named League of Ireland Player of the Month for the previous month. [14] Lyons was named the PFAI Players' Young Player of the Year for the 2022 season. [15]

Blackpool

On 29 August 2022, it was announced that Lyons would join EFL Championship club Blackpool in January 2023 on a three-and-a-half-year deal, for a fee believed to be in the region of £300,000 plus add-ons. [16] [17] [18] [19] He made his debut for the club on 7 January 2023, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–1 win over Premier League side Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup. [20] He scored his first goal for the club on 7 February 2023 in a 2–2 draw with Huddersfield Town at Bloomfield Road. [21] In February 2024, Lyons suffered a serious knee injury, ruling him out for an extended period. [22]

International career

Lyons has represented the Republic of Ireland at every level from under-15 up to under-21 level, including representing the under-19 side in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Armenia. [5] He made his debut for the under-21 team in a friendly against Australia U23 on 2 June 2021. [23]

Career statistics

As of match played on 24 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bohemians 2018 [7] LOI Premier Division 500010—2 [lower-alpha 1] 080
2019 [7] LOI Premier Division1403120—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0211
2020 [7] LOI Premier Division14000—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0—150
2021 [7] LOI Premier Division25141—6 [lower-alpha 3] 0—352
Total58172307040793
Shamrock Rovers 2022 [7] LOI Premier Division31711—13 [lower-alpha 4] 100519
Blackpool 2022–23 [7] EFL Championship 17420———194
2023–24 [7] EFL League One 1513020—5 [lower-alpha 5] 1252
2024–25 [7] EFL League One000000—0000
Total32550200051446
Career total12113133502019117418
  1. 1 2 One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, one appearance in Leinster Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Shamrock Rovers

Individual

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