Daniel Kelly (footballer, born 1996)

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Daniel Kelly
Personal information
Full name Daniel Kelly
Date of birth (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Shelbourne
Number 17
Youth career
–2014 Cambridge Boys
2014–2015 Ringsend Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 St Patrick's CY
2016–2017 Crumlin United
2017–2018 St Patrick's CY
2018 Bray Wanderers 23 (2)
2018 Bohemians 10 (5)
2019–2023 Dundalk 117 (26)
2024 Derry City 26 (1)
2025– Shelbourne 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:27, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Daniel Kelly (born 21 May 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne. His previous clubs are St Patrick's CY (over 2 spells), Crumlin United, Bray Wanderers, Bohemians, Dundalk and Derry City.

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Career

Early career

A native of Ringsend, County Dublin, Kelly began playing his schoolboy football with local side Cambridge Boys, then played one season of junior football with Ringsend Rovers [1] before joining Leinster Senior League side St Patrick CY at senior level in 2015. [2] He then moved to Leinster Senior League Senior Division club Crumlin United for the 2016–17 season before returning to St Patrick's CY in 2017. [3] In November 2017, he was part of the Leinster Senior League's representative side that won the 2017 Michael Ward Interprovincial Cup. [1]

Bray Wanderers

His form at Leinster Senior League level drew interest from League of Ireland clubs, signing for Bray Wanderers in January 2018. [1] He made his first appearance for the club on 4 February 2018, in a 3–1 loss to St Patrick's Athletic in a Leinster Senior Cup tie at the Carlisle Grounds. [4] He scored his first goal at League of Ireland Premier Division level on 23 March 2018, opening the scoring after 3 minutes in an eventual 2–1 defeat away to Bohemians at Dalymount Park. [5] He made a total of 25 appearances in all competitions [6] with the club, scoring 2 goals before departing on 11 July 2018, with the club in financial difficulty. [7] [8]

Bohemians

On 11 July 2018, Kelly signed for fellow League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians. [9] He made his debut for the club on 20 July 2018, scoring twice in a 6–0 win at home to his former side Bray Wanderers. [10] [11] He scored 6 goals in 15 games in all competitions during his half-season with the club. [12]

Dundalk

On 22 December 2018, Kelly signed for Dundalk on a 2 year contract ahead of the 2019 season [13] [14] with the club beating off competition for his signature from Bohemians, Cork City, Shamrock Rovers and EFL Championship club Bolton Wanderers for his signature. [15] [16] His first goal for the club came on 4 March 2019 in a 4–0 win over Waterford at Oriel Park. [17] On 14 September 2019, he was part of the team that defeated Derry City on penalties in the 2019 League of Ireland Cup final at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. [18] He won the first league medal of his career on 24 September 2019, as his side beat Shamrock Rovers 3–2 at Oriel Park to secure the 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division title. [19] On 4 November 2019, Kelly replaced Sean Murray from the bench in the 61st minute of the 2019 FAI Cup final as his side were defeated in a penalty shootout by Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva Stadium. [20] On 11 November 2019, he was part of the side that beat NIFL Premiership champions Linfield 6–0 at Oriel Park to win the 2019 Champions Cup. [21] On 1 October 2020, Kelly scored his sides third goal of the game in a 3–1 win over KÍ of the Faroe Islands at the Aviva Stadium to secure a Group Stage spot in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League for his club, where they would go on to face Premier League club Arsenal, Molde of Norway and Rapid Vienna of Austria, with Kelly later describing the goal as his 'best moment in a Dundalk jersey'. [22] On 6 December 2020, Kelly replaced Michael Duffy in the 111th minute of the 2020 FAI Cup final, before assisting David McMillan's hat-trick goal in the 117th minute to seal a 4–2 win over Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva Stadium. [23] Kelly signed a new 1 year contract with the club on 23 December 2020. [24] He played in all 6 of the club's UEFA Europa Conference League fixtures in the summer of 2021 as they defeated Newtown of Wales and FCI Levadia Tallinn of Estonia before narrowly being knocked out by Vitesse Arnhem of the Dutch Eredivisie. [6] On 18 December 2021, he signed a new 2 year contract with the club. [25] [26] Kelly was named League of Ireland Player of the Month for the first time in his career, for the month of May 2022. [27] He left the club on 16 November 2023, after scoring 35 goals in 158 appearances for the club over 5 seasons. [28]

Derry City

Kelly signed a 2 year contract with Derry City on 17 November 2023. [29] On 28 June 2024, Kelly scored his first goal for the club, in a 5–1 win over Drogheda United at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. [30] He missed the 2024 FAI Cup final through a knee injury that required surgery, as his side were defeated 2–0 at the Aviva Stadium by Drogheda United. [31] On 18 December 2024, it was announced that Kelly had left the club by mutual consent, after making 26 appearances in all competitions during his season with the club, scoring 1 goal. [32] Kelly stated that departing the club was not a footballing decision and that it was related to having 'struggled mentally' as he found it difficult to settle in the north west, with a string of disappointing performances, coupled with the knee injury which ended his season prematurely, compounding matters. [33]

Shelbourne

On 19 December 2024, Kelly returned to Dublin, signing for the previous season's League of Ireland Premier Division winners Shelbourne ahead of their 2025 season. [34]

Career statistics

As of match played on 16 August 2024 [35]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Patrick's CY 2015–16 Leinster Senior League —
Crumlin United 2016–17 Leinster Senior League Senior Division —
St Patrick's CY 2017–18 Leinster Senior League —
Bray Wanderers 2018 LOI Premier Division 232—10—1 [c] 0252
Bohemians 2018 LOI Premier Division 10541——1 [d] 0156
Dundalk 2019 LOI Premier Division 35955414 [e] 03 [f] 15116
2020 13040—5 [g] 1—221
2021 19320—6 [h] 00 [i] 0273
2022 23610———246
2023 27830—4 [h] 10 [c] 0349
Total11726155411923115835
Derry City 2024 LOI Premier Division 26120—2 [j] 0—301
Shelbourne 2025 LOI Premier Division 0000—0 [k] 00000
Career total17634216411925122544
  1. ↑ Includes FAI Cup
  2. ↑ Includes League of Ireland Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  5. ↑ 3 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 1 appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ 2 appearances, 1 goal in the Champions Cup; 1 appearance in the Leinster Senior Cup
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  8. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  9. ↑ Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
  10. ↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League
  11. ↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

Dundalk
Leinster Senior League

Individual

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