Anthony Breslin

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Anthony Breslin
Personal information
Full name Anthony Breslin
Date of birth (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 St Patrick's Athletic
Number 3
Youth career
–2013 St Kevin's Boys
2013–2016 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2016 → Tamworth (loan) 12 (0)
2019 Longford Town 26 (1)
2020–2021 Bohemians 37 (1)
2022– St Patrick's Athletic 87 (3)
International career‡
2012 Republic of Ireland U15 1 (0)
2012–2013 Republic of Ireland U16 4 (0)
2013–2014 Republic of Ireland U17 8 (0)
2015 Republic of Ireland U18 2 (0)
2015 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:51, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:14, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Anthony "Anto" Breslin (born 13 February 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic. His previous clubs are Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tamworth, Longford Town and Bohemians.

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Career

Youth career

A native of Blanchardstown, Dublin, Breslin came through top Dublin academy St Kevin's Boys, before signing for the academy of Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2013. [1]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 4 October 2016, Breslin made his first appearance in senior football when he featured in the EFL Trophy side that beat Crewe Alexandra 3–2 away from home. [2] He went on to make a total of 4 appearances in his sides 2016–17 EFL Trophy campaign. [3] On 20 May 2018, it was announced that Breslin had been released by the club following the end of his contract. [4] [5]

Tamworth loan

In August 2016, Breslin signed for National League North side Tamworth on a short-term loan deal until the end of September. He featured 12 times for the club during his loan spell. [3]

Longford Town

After spending time on trial at Shamrock Rovers, [6] Breslin signed for League of Ireland First Division side Longford Town in December 2018, ahead of the 2019 campaign. [7] He made his debut for the club in the first game of the season, in a 0–0 draw away to Limerick on 22 February 2019. [8] He scored his first goal of his senior career on 2 August 2019 in a 5–1 win away to Midlands rivals Athlone Town. [9] He made 27 appearances in all competitions for the club, scoring once. [3] After an impressive season with the club, he was linked with a move to League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians. [10] He was voted into the PFAI First Division Team of the Year by his fellow players at the end of the season. [11]

Bohemians

In November 2019, it was confirmed that Breslin had made the step up to the League of Ireland Premier Division by signing for Bohemians. [12] [13] His first goal for Bohs came on 22 August 2020 when he opened the scoring in a 2–0 win over St Patrick's Athletic at Dalymount Park. [14] On 27 August 2020, he made his first appearance in European football, playing the full 120 minutes as his side were beaten on penalties in their UEFA Europa League tie after a 1–1 draw away to Fehérvár of Hungary. [15] During July and August 2021, he featured in 5 of the 6 games in the club's UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, playing at home to Stjarnan of Iceland, and home & away against both F91 Dudelange of Luxembourg and PAOK of Greece. [3] He remained an unused substitute in the 2021 FAI Cup Final at the Aviva Stadium as his side were defeated by rivals St Patrick's Athletic, amidst reports that Breslin would be leaving the club. [16] Breslin confirmed his departure from the club in December 2021. [6]

St Patrick's Athletic

On 18 December 2021, Breslin signed for St Patrick's Athletic on a 3-year contract, becoming new manager Tim Clancy's first signing for the club. [17] He made his debut for the club on 11 February 2022, in the 2022 President of Ireland's Cup against Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium, playing the full 90 minutes as his side lost 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. [18] He scored his first goal for the club on 2 September 2022, in a 2–1 win over Finn Harps at Richmond Park. [19] [20] On 6 November 2022, he scored in a 4–0 win at home to rivals Shelbourne in the final game of the season. [21] On 12 November 2023, Breslin played there full 90 minutes in the 2023 FAI Cup Final, in a 3–1 win for his side over his former club Bohemians in front of a record breaking FAI Cup Final crowd of 43,881 at the Aviva Stadium. [22] On 4 March 2024, he scored his first goal since November 2022 with a first half equaliser away to Waterford at the RSC. [23] On 17 May 2024, Breslin made his 100th appearance in all competitions for the club in a 1–0 defeat to Derry City, in what was new manager Stephen Kenny's first game in charge of the club. [24]

International career

Breslin has represented the Republic of Ireland at under 15, under 16, under 17, under 18 and under 19 level. [25] [1]

Career statistics

As of match played on 28 June 2024 [26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2016–17 EFL Championship 000000—4 [lower-alpha 3] 040
2017–18 000000—0 [lower-alpha 3] 000
Total0000——4040
Tamworth (loan) 2016–17 National League North 120————120
Longford Town 2019 LOI First Division 2611000—0 [lower-alpha 4] 0271
Bohemians 2020 LOI Premier Division 15100—1 [lower-alpha 5] 0—161
2021 22020—5 [lower-alpha 6] 0—290
Total37120—60—451
St Patrick's Athletic 2022 LOI Premier Division 32210—4 [lower-alpha 6] 01 [lower-alpha 7] 0382
2023 36050—2 [lower-alpha 6] 00 [lower-alpha 4] 0430
2024 19100—0 [lower-alpha 8] 02 [lower-alpha 9] 0211
Total87360—60301023
Career total16259000120701905
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup & League of Ireland Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) for Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 in the EFL Trophy
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  6. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ↑ Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
  8. ↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League
  9. ↑ 1 appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup & 1 appearance in the Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

Club

St Patrick's Athletic

Individual

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