Conor Kane (footballer)

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Conor Kane
Personal information
Full name Conor Kane
Date of birth (1998-11-05) 5 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Palmerstown, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Drogheda United
Number 3
Youth career
Cherry Orchard
St Kevin's Boys
2015–2016 St Patrick's Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 St Patrick's Athletic 0 (0)
2017–2021 Drogheda United 120 (1)
2022–2023 Shelbourne 28 (0)
2023 → Drogheda United (loan) 10 (0)
2024– Drogheda United 26 (1)
International career‡
2016 Republic of Ireland U18 1 (0)
2016–2017 Republic of Ireland U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:30, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:30, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

Conor Kane (born 5 November 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left back for League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United. His previous clubs are St Patrick's Athletic and Shelbourne.

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Career

Youth career

Raised in Palmerstown, County Dublin, Kane played for top Dublin schoolboy clubs Cherry Orchard and St Kevin's Boys [1] before signing for the academy of League of Ireland club St Patrick's Athletic in 2015, where he played with the under 17 and under 19 sides over 2 seasons. [2]

St Patrick's Athletic

On 21 May 2016, Kane made his senior debut for St Patrick's Athletic, replacing club captain Ger O'Brien from the bench at half time in an 8–0 victory over Pike Rovers at Richmond Park in the Second Round of the FAI Cup in what proved to be his only senior appearance for the club. [3]

Drogheda United

Kane signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United in November 2016 ahead of their 2017 campaign. [2] He made his debut for the club on 13 March 2017 in a 2–1 loss to Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds. [4] Kane made 25 appearances in all competitions in his first full season in senior football, but the season was less successful for his team as they were relegated to the League of Ireland First Division on 29 September 2017 following a 2–1 loss to Derry City at Maginn Park. [5] On 20 October 2020, Kane scored the first senior goal of his career with a long range strike in a 3–1 win away to Galway United at Eamonn Deacy Park. [6] After losing out in the Promotion Playoffs in 2018 and 2019, Kane and Drogheda earned promotion at the third time of asking, by winning the 2020 League of Ireland First Division title on 27 October 2020, following a 2–0 win away to Cabinteely at Stradbrook Road. [7] He was named in the PFAI First Division Team of the Year for 2020 by his fellow professionals in the league. [8] On 17 November 2020, he signed a new 1 year contract with the club. [9] He made 32 appearances in all competitions in his side's first season back in the top flight as they avoided the Promotion/Relegation Playoff by 2 points. [10]

Shelbourne

On 15 December 2021, Kane signed for newly promoted club Shelbourne for the 2022 season under newly appointed manager Damien Duff after the two clubs eventually agreed a compensation fee for Kane. [11] [12] [13] On 2 September 2022, Kane suffered a serious knee injury in a 0–0 draw away to Dundalk at Oriel Park, with the injury keeping him out of action for a long term spell. [14] The injury would see him miss out on the 2022 FAI Cup final as his side were on the receiving end of a record FAI Cup final defeat of 4–0 to Derry City at the Aviva Stadium. [15]

Return to Drogheda United

Struggling for game time following his injury, Kane joined his former club Drogheda United on an initial loan until the end of the season on 29 July 2023. [16] [17] He made 12 appearances in all competitions during his loan spell with the club. [10] On 14 December 2023, he returned to the club on a permanent basis, signing a new contract for the 2024 season. [18] [19] On 23 August 2024, he scored the second goal of his career, in a 7–0 win at home to Sligo Rovers. [20] Kane started the 2024 FAI Cup final on 11 November 2024, as his side defeated Derry City 2–0 at the Aviva Stadium to win the Cup. [21] [22] [23] On 16 November 2024, he helped his side to a 3–1 win over Bray Wanderers at Tallaght Stadium in the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division Promotion/Relegation Playoff. [24] On 4 December 2024, he extended his contract with the club. [25]

International career

On 27 March 2016, Kane made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland U18 team in a 4–1 defeat to the England U18s. [26] His Republic of Ireland U19 debut came on 6 September 2016, in a 3–1 win over Austria U19 at Tallaght Stadium. [27]

Career statistics

As of match played on 25 January 2025 [28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Patrick's Athletic 2016 LOI Premier Division 0010000 [c] 00 [d] 010
Drogheda United 2017 LOI Premier Division 2103010—0 [d] 0250
2018 LOI First Division 2402000—5 [e] 0310
2019 2602010—4 [f] 0330
2020 18110———191
2021 LOI Premier Division 31010———320
Total12019020—901401
Shelbourne 2022 LOI Premier Division 27020———290
2023 1000——1 [d] 020
Total28020——10310
Drogheda United (loan) 2023 LOI Premier Division 10020———120
Drogheda United 2024 LOI Premier Division 26150——3 [g] 0341
2025 0000—0 [h] 02 [d] 020
Total26150—0050361
Career Total184219020001502202

Honours

Club

Drogheda United

Individual

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