Georgie Kelly

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Georgie Kelly
Personal information
Full name George Martin Kelly [1]
Date of birth (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth County Donegal, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Carlisle United
Number 9
Youth career
Derry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Derry City 3 (0)
2016–2018 UCD 68 (37)
2018–2020 Dundalk 36 (8)
2020 → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 12 (3)
2021 Bohemians 31 (21)
2022–2024 Rotherham United 48 (6)
2024– Carlisle United 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:23, 14 December 2024

George Martin Kelly (born 12 November 1996) is an Irish professional association footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Carlisle United.

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Career

UCD

Kelly joined UCD after a brief stint with Derry City. In 2017, Kelly scored a hat-trick against, Athlone Town, securing the top scorer title for the season.Kelly played a crucial role, as UCD returned to the top flight of Irish football. Scoring 15 times in just 17, before departing for dundalk mid season. [2]

Dundalk

After two and a half seasons in the First Division, Kelly signed with Premier Division club, Dundalk. [3] He played his first European match against Estonian side, FCI Levadia Tallinn in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds. He ended the 2018 season with the rare double of First Division (for UCD) and Premier Division (for Dundalk) winner's medals, and also won the FAI Cup.

During the 2019 season, Kelly and Dundalk narrowly missed out on the treble, following a penalty shootout in the 2019 FAI Cup Final against Shamrock Rovers. [4]

Loan to St Patrick's Athletic

Kelly was loaned to St Patrick's Athletic for the remainder of the 2020 season on 28 July 2020. [5] On 7 August 2020, he scored his first goals for the club, netting a brace as his side beat Finn Harps 2–0 at Richmond Park. [6] His only other goal for the club came in a 3–2 loss away to Finn Harps on 29 October 2020. [7]

Bohemians

On 22 December 2020, Kelly signed for Bohemians for the 2021 season. [8] Kelly scored his first Premier Division hat-trick in a 5–1 victory against Dundalk. [9] Following a successful first season at the club, Kelly was the league's top scorer with 21 goals including a late equaliser against Sligo Rovers in the final game of the season. He was later named in the team of the year. [10] He helped the club reach the 2021 FAI Cup Final where they eventually lost to his former club, St Patrick's Athletic. [11]

Rotherham United

In January 2022 he signed for EFL League One club Rotherham United. [12] On 30 April 2022, Kelly scored the second goal in a 2–0 win for Rotherham over Gillingham which secured promotion to the Championship, having come on as a substitute 10 minutes beforehand to make his first team debut. [13] He went on to score a total of 6 goals for the club in 51 appearances.

Carlisle United

On 1 February 2024, Kelly signed for EFL League One club Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee, on a three-and-a-half-year deal. [14] He failed to score in 7 appearances by the end of his first half-season with the club as they were relegated to EFL League Two. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played on 14 December 2024 [16] [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derry City 2015 LOI Premier Division 30001000—40
UCD 2016 LOI First Division 2561010—3 [a] 1307
2017 LOI First Division26171010—2 [a] 03017
2018 LOI First Division1714—10—001814
Total68372030—517838
Dundalk 2018 LOI Premier Division7032—1 [b] 01 [a] 0122
2019 [18] LOI Premier Division27852423 [c] 04 [d] 24314
2020 LOI Premier Division20————20
Total368844240525716
St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 2020 LOI Premier Division12310———133
Bohemians 2021 LOI Premier Division312131—6 [e] 4—4026
Rotherham United 2021–22 League One 11———0011
2022–23 Championship 2940020——314
2023–24 Championship1810010——191
Total4860030—00516
Carlisle United 2023–24 League One70————70
2024–25 League Two 600000—0060
Total1300000—00130
Career total2117414511210410325688
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ One appearance in President of Ireland's Cup; one appearance in Leinster Senior Cup; two appearances, two goals in Champions Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Dundalk

Rotherham United

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 64. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Georgie Kelly Enters UCD History Books with Season Ending Hat-Trick". donegaldaily.com. 10 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Striker Georgie Kelly Signs For Dundalk and Sets Out Tropy Aim". donegaldaily.com. 2 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Shamrock Rovers deny Dundalk treble dream in penalty shootout". irishtimes.com.
  5. ↑ "St Pat's bring in Georgie Kelly on loan to boost attacking options". the42.ie. 28 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "League Report: St Patrick's Athletic 2-0 Finn Harps". ExtraTime.com.
  7. ↑ "League Report: Finn Harps 3 - 2 St Patrick's Athletic". ExtraTime.com.
  8. ↑ "Bohemians confirm signing of ex-Dundalk striker Georgie Kelly". Irish Independent. 22 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Bohs run riot as Georgie Kelly nets hat-trick against Dundalk". irishtimes.com.
  10. ↑ "Georgie Kelly and Ronan Boyce Named In PFAI Team Of The Year". donegaldaily.com. 26 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "St Patrick's Athletic v Bohemians recap as Saints win the FAI Cup final on penalties". irishmirror.ie. 28 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "Rotherham sign ex-Bohs striker Kelly". BBC Sport. 28 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Gillingham 0-2 Rotherham United: Millers seal promotion with win that relegates Gills". BBC Sport. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Carlisle sign Rotherham striker Kelly". BBC Sport. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "Carlisle United face relegation after 2-0 defeat to Northampton Town". itv.com.
  16. ↑ "G. Kelly". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Georgie Kelly | Stats | History | Career Details | Images". ExtraTime.com. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  18. ↑ "Georgie Kelly | 2019 Stats | History | Career Details | Images". ExtraTime.com. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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