Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darragh John Leahy | ||
Date of birth | 15 April 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Waterford | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | St. Kevin's Boys | ||
2015–2016 | Coventry City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2017 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Bohemians | 49 | (1) |
2020–2023 | Dundalk | 83 | (3) |
2024– | Waterford | 48 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 5 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 8 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 8 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:51, 9 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:34, 18 February 2025 (UTC) |
Darragh John Leahy (born 15 April 1998) is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford. His former clubs are Coventry City, Nuneaton Town, Bohemians and Dundalk.
Swords, County Dublin native Leahy grew up supporting Shelbourne [1] and started playing his schoolboy football with top Dublin Academy St Kevin's Boys, before earning a move to the Academy of English side Coventry City in 2015. [2] [3] [4]
Leahy was called up to the Coventry City first team squad during pre-season training in the summer of 2016, playing friendlies against Sturm Graz, Notts County and Norwich City. [5]
On 4 November 2016, he joined National League North side Nuneaton Town on a short term loan. [6] His loan spell was extended by another month on 11 January 2017, having made 8 appearances for the club up that point. [7] The loan was cut short just 10 days later however, with Coventry recalling him with immediate affect. [8] On 24 November 2017, he joined the club again on another month long loan spell. [9]
On 2 January 2018, Leahy signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians. [10] [11] [12] On 14 April 2018, he scored his first career goal in senior football, a 99th minute winner away to Shamrock Rovers in the Dublin Derby at Tallaght Stadium. [13] He was named in the 2018 PFAI Premier Division Team of the Year by his fellow professionals. [14]
On 12 December 2019, Leahy signed for League of Ireland Premier Division champions Dundalk ahead of the 2020 season. [15] [16] On 6 December 2020, he replaced Sean Gannon from the bench in a 4–2 win over Shamrock Rovers in the 2020 FAI Cup final at the Aviva Stadium. [17] On 12 March 2021, he scored the winning penalty in the shootout as his side defeated Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium to win the 2021 President of Ireland's Cup. [18] He spent 4 seasons with the club, scoring 3 goals in 112 appearances in all competitions, before leaving at the end of the 2023 season. [19]
Leahy signed for newly promoted League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford on 13 December 2023. [20] He scored his first goals for the club on 23 February 2024, scoring twice in a 4–1 win away to Drogheda United. [21] On 12 November 2024, he signed a new contract with the club. [22]
Leahy featured for his country right up to under-21 level. [23] [24]
Leahy can operate as a central defender or left-back. [25]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup [b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Coventry City | 2016–17 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 [c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2017–18 | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 [c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Nuneaton Town (loan) | 2016–17 | National League North | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
Nuneaton Town (loan) | 2017–18 | National League North | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 [d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Bohemians | 2018 | LOI Premier Division | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 [e] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
2019 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 [e] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
Total | 49 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | |||
Dundalk | 2020 | LOI Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 [f] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
2021 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 [g] | 0 | 1 [h] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
2022 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||||
2023 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 [g] | 0 | 0 [e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 83 | 3 | 10 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 3 | |||
Waterford | 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 [i] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
2025 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 [i] | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||||
Total | 48 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | — | 2 | 0 | 52 | 4 | ||||
Career total | 187 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 228 | 9 |