Ben Quinn

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Ben Quinn
Personal information
Full name Ben Mark Quinn [1]
Date of birth (2004-11-11) 11 November 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Portadown
Number 30
Youth career
Cherry Orchard
–2019 St Patrick's Athletic
2019–2024 Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Celtic B 55 (22)
2024–2025 Mansfield Town 1 (0)
2025– Portadown 13 (2)
International career‡
2018–2019 Republic of Ireland U15 5 (1)
2019 Republic of Ireland U16 1 (1)
2021 Republic of Ireland U18 1 (0)
2024– Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:53, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

Ben Mark Quinn (born 11 November 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for NIFL Premiership club Portadown. [3]

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Club career

Youth career

Born in Dublin, [2] after playing for Cherry Orchard and St Patrick's Athletic, [4] Quinn signed for Scottish club Celtic in 2019, [5] [6] signing a new contract in April 2023. [7]

Mansfield Town

After leaving Celtic, Quinn signed for English club Mansfield Town in August 2024. [8] [9] Quinn made his Mansfield debut on 13 August 2024 in a 1–1 draw against Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Cup, being subbed off in the 63rd minute with Davis Keillor-Dunn replacing him. Bolton went on to win the Penalty shoot-out, however. [10]

Portadown

On 29 September 2025, Quinn signed for NIFL Premiership club Portadown. [11] On 4 October 2025, he made his debut for the club, scoring his first goal in senior football, in a 3–1 win over Glenavon at Shamrock Park. [12]

International career

In November 2024, Quinn received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for their two friendlies against Sweden U21 in Marbella, Spain. [13]

Personal life

Quinn is the nephew of Alan Quinn and Stephen Quinn. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 October 2025 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic B 2022–23 Lowland Football League 3011––2 [c] 13212
2023–24 2511––1 [c] 02611
Club total5522––315823
Mansfield Town 2024–25 [15] EFL League One 1021103 [d] 273
Portadown 2025–26 NIFL Premiership 1100000011
Total57232110636627
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup & Irish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup & Northern Ireland Football League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List 2024/25 & U21 Registered Contract Players" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Republic of Ireland - B. Quinn - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ Ben Quinn at Soccerbase
  4. ↑ "St Pat's & Cherry Orchard FC Announce Football Partnership". Cherry Orchard FC.
  5. 1 2 "Celtic sign 15-year-old nephew of former Ireland internationals Alan and Stephen Quinn". Irish Independent. 27 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Celtic beat Manchester City in race to land Irish wonderkid Ben Quinn". Daily Record. 28 April 2019.
  7. ↑ FC, Celtic (12 April 2023). "Ben Quinn becomes latest Celt to extend his stay at Paradise". Celtic FC.
  8. ↑ "Ben Quinn: Mansfield Town sign ex-Celtic forward on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 3 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "'We feel that he has some potential' - Nigel Clough reveals why Mansfield Town have signed Ben Quinn". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 3 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 1 - 1 Mansfield Town". bbc.co.uk. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  11. ↑ Dunlop, Jonny (29 September 2025). "Quinn in at Ports".
  12. ↑ "Irish Premiership: Portadown 'thoroughly deserved' win over Glenavon - Niall Currie". BBC Sport. 4 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Jim Crawford names Under-21 squad for Sweden friendlies". www.fai.ie.
  14. ↑ Ben Quinn at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Ben Quinn in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2024.