| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jobstown Celtic | |||
| Greenhills Boys | |||
| –2024 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Shamrock Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Enfield Town (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 10 | (6) |
| 2025– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:19, 16 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:20, 16 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Cian Dillon (born 4 April 2006) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers. He is a Republic of Ireland youth international. [2]
From Tallaght, he played as a child for Jobstown Celtic before moving to Greenhills Boys AFC. He joined Shamrock Rovers at the age of ten years-old. [1] He made his first league start away to Drogheda United in 2024. [3] He scored his first senior goal against Longford Town in January 2025 in the Leinster Cup. [4]
He joined EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers on 16 January 2025. [5] [6] He was part of the QPR U21 side which won the 2024–25 Premier League Cup. [1] He later joined Enfield Town of the National League South on loan in March 2025 until the end of the 2024-25 season. [7] He made his competitive debut for Queens Park Rangers the following season on 12 August 2025 as a second half substitute in a 3-2 away defeat against Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Cup. [8]
He played for Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team in 2024, his appearances including a goal against Azerbaijan U19 in November 2024. [9] He made his debut for the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team against Croatia U21 in June 2025. [1]