Eric Molloy

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Eric Molloy
Personal information
Full name Eric Keith Molloy
Date of birth (1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth Carlow, Ireland [1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder, winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Arklow Town [2]
2012–2016 [3] Wexford 103 (15)
2016–2017 [4] Southern United 15 (6)
2017–2019 Team Wellington [5] 27 (3)
2019–2020 Stomil Olsztyn 12 (0)
2021 Waterford 9 (2)
2021 Shelbourne 6 (0)
2022 Longford Town 27 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:45, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Eric Molloy (born 12 December 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger.

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Career

Molloy was born in Carlow, Ireland. He started his senior career with Arklow Town. After that, he played for Wexford, Southern United, and Team Wellington. In 2019, he signed for Stomil Olsztyn in the Polish I liga. [6] [7] Molloy returned to home and signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford on 25 March 2021. [8] He made his debut a day later in a 2–1 loss to Sligo Rovers. [9] Molloy signed for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne on 22 July 2021. [10] Having been released by Shels at the end of the 2021 season, Molloy joined Longford Town for the 2022 campaign. [11]

After leaving Longford at the end of 2022, Molloy started playing gaelic football for the team in his hometown of Carlow in 2023. [12] [13]

Career statistics

As of 27 October 2022 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wexford 2012 League of Ireland First Division 12130000 [lower-alpha 3] 0151
2013 League of Ireland First Division23511100 [lower-alpha 3] 0256
2014 League of Ireland First Division24420200 [lower-alpha 3] 0284
2015 League of Ireland First Division21310001 [lower-alpha 3] 1234
2016 League of Ireland Premier Division 23221102 [lower-alpha 3] 4287
Total1031592103511922
Southern United 2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship 15600156
Team Wellington 2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship191008 [lower-alpha 4] 21 [lower-alpha 5] 0283
2018–19 New Zealand Football Championship122004 [lower-alpha 4] 01 [lower-alpha 6] 0172
Total3130012220455
Stomil Olsztyn 2019–20 I liga 12030150
Waterford 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division9292
Shelbourne 2021 League of Ireland First Division601070
Longford Town 2022 League of Ireland First Division27200272
Career total20128132401225524237
  1. Includes FAI Cup, Chatham Cup & Polish Cup
  2. Includes League of Ireland Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearances in the OFC Champions League
  5. Appearances in the Charity Cup
  6. Appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Wexford

Team Wellington

Shelbourne

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