Brandon Kavanagh

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Brandon Kavanagh
Personal information
Full name Brandon Kavanagh
Date of birth (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St Patrick's Athletic
Number 14
Youth career
Crumlin United
St Francis
–2016 St Joseph's Boys
2016 Bray Wanderers
2016–2017 Bohemians
2018–2020 Shamrock Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Shamrock Rovers 40 (1)
2020 → Shamrock Rovers II 16 (9)
2021 → Bray Wanderers (loan) 27 (6)
2022–2023 Derry City 60 (6)
2024– St Patrick's Athletic 23 (2)
International career‡
2016–2017 Republic of Ireland U17 7 (0)
2019 Republic of Ireland U19 4 (0)
2019 Republic of Ireland U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:23, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:12, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Brandon Kavanagh (born 21 September 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic. His previous clubs are Shamrock Rovers, Bray Wanderers and Derry City.

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Career

Youth career

A native of Crumlin, Dublin, Kavanagh began playing with local side Crumlin United, before moving on to St Francis, St Joseph's Boys, Bray Wanderers, Bohemians and finally Shamrock Rovers. [1] While at St Joseph's Boys, he was part of a formidable side that included fellow future professional footballers Joe Redmond, Aaron Bolger, Jonathan Afolabi, Andy Lyons, Promise Omochere, Ryan Burke and Max Murphy among others. [2] [3]

Shamrock Rovers

Kavanagh made his senior debut for Shamrock Rovers on 7 February 2018 in a 2–1 Leinster Senior Cup win over St Mochta's at Tallaght Stadium, in which he opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute. [4] On 16 April 2018, he made his league debut for the club, replacing Sean Kavanagh from the bench in the 73rd minute of a 1–0 defeat away to Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds. [5] He made 19 appearances in all competitions in his first season at senior level with the club. [6] On 18 October 2019, Kavanagh scored his first career League of Ireland Premier Division goal, netting in a 3–0 win away to UCD, which saw the home side's relegation confirmed. [7] He made 24 appearances in all competitions in the 2019 season [6] and was also part of the matchday squad for the 2019 FAI Cup Final which his side won on penalties against Dundalk at the Aviva Stadium. [8] With first team involvement limited in 2020, Kavanagh mainly featured for the club's reserve side Shamrock Rovers II in the League of Ireland First Division, scoring 9 goals in 16 appearances which saw him named in the PFAI First Division Team of the Year. [9] In December 2020, he was linked with a move to Premier League side Crystal Palace. [10]

Bray Wanderers loan

On 19 January 2021, he joined League of Ireland First Division side Bray Wanderers on a season long loan. [11] Kavanagh's 7 goals in 31 games in all competitions over the season, saw him named in the PFAI First Division Team of the Year for the second year running. [12]

Derry City

On 7 December 2021, it was announced that Derry City had signed Kavanagh from Shamrock Rovers for an undisclosed fee, signing a 3-year contract with the club. [13] [14] [15] He made his first career appearance in European competition on 14 July 2022, in a 2–0 loss away to Riga in the UEFA Europa Conference League. [16] On 13 November 2022, Kavanagh came off the bench in the 2022 FAI Cup Final, in a 4–0 win over Shelbourne at the Aviva Stadium, a record Cup Final scoreline margin. [17] His first season with the club saw him score 2 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions. [6] His second season with Derry saw him feature in 5 of the 6 games in their UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, playing at home and away against HB of Faroe Islands, at home to KuPS of Finland and home and away to Tobol of Kazakhstan, against whom he scored in the penalty shootout in the second leg at Tallaght Stadium, as his side were defeated 6–5 on penalties. [18] He scored 6 goals in 36 appearances in all competitions in 2023. [6] In November 2023, it was reported that Derry City had agreed a fee for Kavanagh with recent FAI Cup winners St Patrick's Athletic. [19] [20]

St Patrick's Athletic

On 21 November 2023, it was announced that Kavanagh had signed a multi-year contract with his boyhood club St Patrick's Athletic for an undisclosed fee. [21] [22] He made his debut for the club on 3 February 2024, scoring the final goal of the game in a 3–1 win away to UCD in the Leinster Senior Cup. [23] His first league goal for the club came on 19 April 2024, when he scored the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Waterford at Richmond Park. [24] On 13 June 2024, he came off the bench in the 90th minute before heading home the winning goal in the 96th minute of a 2–1 win at home to rivals Shamrock Rovers. [25]

International career

Kavanagh was named as part of the squad for the Republic of Ireland U17 team's 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Croatia. [26] He was also part of the squad for the Republic of Ireland U19 side's 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Armenia. [27]

On 6 February 2019, he scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win for the Republic of Ireland U21 side over the Republic of Ireland Amateur squad. [28] In March 2019 he was called into the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the first time for a competitive fixture. [29] He made his competitive debut at U21 level on 24 March 2019, in a 3–0 win over Luxembourg U21 at Tallaght Stadium. [30]

Career statistics

As of match played on 4 July 2024 [31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shamrock Rovers 2018 LOI Premier Division 16010100 [lower-alpha 3] 01 [lower-alpha 4] 1191
2019 22110100 [lower-alpha 3] 00 [lower-alpha 4] 0241
2020 2010—0 [lower-alpha 3] 0—30
Total40130200011462
Shamrock Rovers II 2020 LOI First Division 169————169
Bray Wanderers (loan) 2021 LOI First Division 27610——3 [lower-alpha 5] 1317
Derry City 2022 LOI Premier Division 31151—1 [lower-alpha 6] 0—372
2023 29521—5 [lower-alpha 6] 00 [lower-alpha 7] 0366
Total60672—6000738
St Patrick's Athletic 2024 LOI Premier Division 23200—0 [lower-alpha 8] 02 [lower-alpha 9] 1253
Total1662411220606319129
  1. ↑ Includes FAI Cup
  2. ↑ Includes League of Ireland Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in the 2021 League of Ireland First Division Playoffs
  6. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ↑ Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
  8. ↑ Apprarance(s) in the UEFA Conference League
  9. ↑ 1 appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup & 1 appearance, 1 goal in the Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

Club

Shamrock Rovers
Derry City

Individual

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