| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darragh Nugent [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 2001 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Knocklyon, Dublin, Ireland [2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Templeogue United | |||
| St Joseph's Boys | |||
| UCD | |||
| Shamrock Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2026 | Shamrock Rovers | 70 | (1) |
| 2020 | Shamrock Rovers II | 16 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Longford Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Drogheda United (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2026– | St Patrick's Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:39, 8 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Darragh Nugent (born 1 March 2001) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for St Patrick's Athletic.
A native of Knocklyon, County Dublin, Nugent is the son of former League of Ireland veteran Martin Nugent, he began playing football with nearby side Templeogue United, then moved to St Joseph's Boys where he earned a move to the academy of UCD, before moving to Shamrock Rovers academy. [4] [3]
He appeared on the bench three times for Shamrock Rovers during the 2019 season. [1] Nugent featured 16 times for the club reserve side Shamrock Rovers II in the 2020 League of Ireland First Division. [5] He made his first team debut on 1 November 2020 in a 2–0 win over Finn Harps at Finn Park. [6]
Nugent was loaned out to fellow League of Ireland Premier Division club Longford Town in July 2021. [7] He scored his first goal for the club on 24 July 2021 in a 5–0 win over Bangor GG in the FAI Cup. [8]
On 17 January 2022, Nugent joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United on a season-long loan. [9]
Nugent scored his first goal for Rovers on 4 April 2024, a header in a 2–1 loss away to St Patrick's Athletic at Richmond Park. [10]
On 8 January 2026, he signed for Rovers' League of Ireland Premier Division rivals St Patrick's Athletic as part of the deal that saw Jake Mulraney go the other way. [11] [12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | — | — | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 [b] | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 [d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 70 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 1 | ||
| Shamrock Rovers II | 2020 | LOI First Division | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Longford Town (loan) | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Drogheda United (loan) | 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2026 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 [e] | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 132 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 162 | 6 | ||
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