Dylan Moonan

Dylan Moonan

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth	Wigan, England [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lancaster City
Youth career
2010–2021	Burnley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Accrington Stanley	1	(0)
2022	→ Stalybridge Celtic (loan)	2	(1)
2022–2023	→ FC United of Manchester (loan)	3	(0)
2023–2024	Atherton Collieries	32	(1)
2024–	Lancaster City	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:13, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Dylan Moonan (born 4 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Lancaster City.

Career

Moonan joined the Academy at Burnley at the age of seven. ^[2] He signed a one-year contract at Accrington Stanley on 5 July 2021, alongside Matty Carson, after the pair impressed on trial. ^[2] On 31 August, he made his first-team debut for the "Reds", coming on for David Morgan as a 66th-minute substitute in an EFL Trophy tie against Barrow at the Crown Ground; Accrington won 5–4 on penalties following a 2–2 draw. ^[3]

On 15 October 2022, Moonan joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Stalybridge Celtic on a one-month loan. ^[4] He made his debut that day, opening the scoring in an eventual 2–1 defeat to Ashton United. ^[5]

On 20 May 2023, it was announced Moonan will be leaving the club when his contract ends on 30 June. ^[6] He subsequently joined Atherton Collieries in August 2023. ^[7]

In July 2024, Moonan joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Lancaster City. ^[8]

Style of play

Moonan is a defensive minded box-to-box midfielder. ^[2]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Accrington Stanley	2021–22 [9]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2022–23 [10]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
Stalybridge Celtic (loan)	2022–23 [11]	NPL Premier Division	2	1	0	0	—		0	0	2	1
FC United of Manchester (loan)	2022–23 [12]	NPL Premier Division	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Atherton Collieries	2023–24 [13]	NPL Division One West	32	1	3	2	—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	36	3
Career total			38	2	3	2	0	0	3	0	44	4

1. Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy.
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

1. Dylan Moonan at Soccerway
2. "SIGNINGS: Carson and Moonan sign up for Development Squad". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
3. "REPORT: Stanley 2 Barrow 2". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
4. "DEPARTURE: Moonan joins Stalybridge on loan". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
5. "Match Report - Northern Premier - Saturday October 15th, 2022". www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
6. "UPDATE: Retained list". Accrington Stanley. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
7. "New Signing: Dylan Moonan". athertoncollieries.co.uk. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
8. "NEW SIGNING: Dylan Moonan". www.pitchero.com. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
9. "Games played by Dylan Moonan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
10. "Games played by Dylan Moonan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
11. "Stalybridge Celtic – Appearances – Dylan Moonan – 2022-2023". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
12. "FC United of Manchester – Appearances – Dylan Moonan – 2022-2023". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
13. "Atherton Collieries – Appearances – Dylan Moonan – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2024.