Fiacre Kelleher

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Fiacre Kelleher
Fiacre Kelleher 2021.jpg
Kelleher playing for Bradford City in 2021
Personal information
Full name Fiacre Blane Kelleher [1]
Date of birth (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
 Colchester United
Number 4
Youth career
Avondale
2012–2016 Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Celtic 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Peterhead (loan) 19 (3)
2017–2019 Oxford United 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Solihull Moors (loan) 38 (2)
2018–2019 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 42 (1)
2019–2020 Macclesfield Town 36 (1)
2020–2021 Wrexham 42 (1)
2021–2023 Bradford City 9 (0)
2022–2023 → Solihull Moors (loan) 18 (1)
2023– Colchester United 29 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:06, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Fiacre Blane Kelleher (born 10 March 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for League Two team Colchester United as a defender.

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Early and personal life

Born in Cork, [2] Kelleher is from Blackrock. [3] He has three older brothers who played hurling, as did he. [3] [4] He is the older brother of Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher. [5]

Club career

Early career

Kelleher began his career with local Cork club Avondale, before signing for Scottish club Celtic in 2012. [3] He moved on loan to Peterhead in July 2016. [6]

He signed for English club Oxford United in June 2017. [7] He moved on loan to Solihull Moors in August 2017, [8] extending the deal in January 2018 until the end of the season. [9]

Macclesfield Town

He joined Macclesfield Town on loan in June 2018. [10] Kelleher made his professional debut on the first day of the 2018–19 season, starting the game against Swindon Town. [2] He scored his first goal for club in an EFL Cup draw with Bradford City in August, and his first league goal in a 3–3 draw with Newport County at the beginning of October. [11] After being released by Oxford at the end of the season, [12] he returned to Macclesfield and was named captain of the side for the 2019–20 season. [13]

Wrexham

On 12 September 2020, Kelleher signed for National League side Wrexham. [14]

Kelleher was released by Wrexham on 2 June 2021. [15]

Bradford City

On 29 June 2021 it was announced that he had signed a two-year contract with Bradford City. [16] [17] He later said that he was "excited" to train with his new teammates. [18] He entered the starting line-up after an injury to captain Niall Canavan, [19] later saying that the club's dip in form was not enjoyable. [20]

In April 2022 he said was "gobsmacked" that the club had hired Mark Hughes as manager. [21]

He moved on loan to Solihull Moors in July 2022, for the entire season. [22] He was recalled by Bradford City in January 2023, with a view to making a permanent transfer elsewhere. [23]

Colchester United

The next day, he signed for Colchester United for an undisclosed fee. [24] [25] He had said that his time at Bradford had "not worked out", having made 11 appearances for the club. [26] After signing for Colchester he became "in the heart of the defence". [27]

International career

Kelleher has represented Ireland at under-19 level. [28]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2023 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 0000000000
Peterhead (loan) 2016–17 Scottish League One 19310302 [lower-alpha 1] 0253
Oxford United 2017–18 League One 0000000000
2018–19 League One0000000000
Total0000000000
Solihull Moors (loan) 2017–18 National League 38220002 [lower-alpha 2] 0422
2022–23 National League 181200000201
Total563400020623
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2018–19 League Two 42110312 [lower-alpha 3] 0482
Macclesfield Town 2019–20 League Two36100201 [lower-alpha 3] 0391
Wrexham 2020–21 National League 42110–00431
Bradford City 2021–22 League Two9010002 [lower-alpha 3] 0120
Colchester United 2022–23 League Two20200000 [lower-alpha 3] 0202
Career total2251180819024811
  1. ↑ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Fiacre Kelleher at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Getting to know Fiacre Kelleher". Celtic F.C. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ↑ ""When Paudie and I are in full flow, not many people can understand what we're saying!"". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  5. ↑ Nash, Mathew (2015). "Liverpool complete signing of Celtic top talent Fiacre Kelleher's younger brother Caoimhin". HITC. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Fiacre Kelleher joins Peterhead on loan". Celtic FC. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Oxford United: Celtic defender Fiacre Kelleher joins on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Fiacre Kelleher: Solihull Moors sign defender on loan from Oxford United". BBC Sport. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Fiacre Kelleher extends his loan at Solihull Moors". Solihull Moors FC. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.[ dead link ]
  10. ↑ "Macclesfield Town: Oxford United defender Fiacre Kelleher joins on loan". BBC Sport. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  11. ↑ Fiacre Kelleher at Soccerbase
  12. ↑ David Pritchard (10 May 2019). "Karl Robinson looks to future after 'clearing the decks' at Oxford United". Oxford Mail. Newsquest Media Group.
  13. ↑ "Kelleher Named Silkmen Captain". Macclesfield Town FC. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "Fiacre Kelleher signs a one-year deal at Wrexham AFC". Wrexham AFC. 12 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  15. ↑ "Wrexham AFC announce 2021 retained list". Wrexham AFC. 2 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "Defender Kelleher becomes Bradford City's seventh signing". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  17. ↑ "Bradford sign Wrexham defender Kelleher" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  18. ↑ "Why Kelleher loves sharing the strain of Bradford City's pre-season". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  19. ↑ "Kelleher cannot wait to see Valley Parade in full cry". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  20. ↑ ""I'm at a big club where I get lunch and breakfast. That didn't happen at Macclesfield"". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  21. ↑ "Kelleher talks up Hughes effect as City plot summer rebuild". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  22. ↑ "Kelleher leaves Valley Parade for non-league loan spell". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  23. ↑ "Defender Kelleher poised for permanent exit from Bradford City". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  24. ↑ "City defender Kelleher leaves Valley Parade to sign for League Two rivals". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  25. ↑ "Colchester sign Bradford defender Kelleher" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  26. ↑ "Bantams move didn't work out for me, admits Colchester new boy Kelleher". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  27. ↑ "BANTAMS OPPOSITION: Kelleher looking forward to swift Valley Parade return". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  28. ↑ "Cork native secures move to League One side after five years at Celtic". The42.ie. Journal Media. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2019.


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