Harley O'Grady-Macken

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Harley O'Grady-Macken
Personal information
Full name Harley Paul O'Grady-Macken
Date of birth (2006-12-09) 9 December 2006 (age 18)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Blackburn Rovers
Number 41
Youth career
–2021 Wolves
2021- Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025- Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 11 January 2025

Harley Paul O'Grady-Macken (born 9 December 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers. [1]

Career

He came though the academy at Wolverhampton Wanderers prior to joining the Blackburn Rovers academy in 2021. [2] He is described as a box-to-box midfielder, he signed his first professional contract with the club in 2023 at the age of 18 years-old. [3] In February 2023, he was promoted to train with the Blackburn first-team squad for the first time. [4] In the 2023-24 pre-season he featured in friendly matches for the first team. [5]

He made his professional debut for Blackburn on 11 January 2025 against Middlesbrough, appearing as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 win in the F.A. Cup. [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Harley O'Grady-Macken". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  2. Jackson, Elliott (15 June 2023). "Blackburn Rovers' next crop of youngsters who could follow in Adam Wharton's footsteps". Lancs.Live. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. Sharpe, Rich (12 April 2023). "Blackburn Rovers may have another Academy starlet on their hands". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  4. Sharpe, Rich (27 February 2023). "Blackburn Rovers add Academy players to squad for Leicester City game". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  5. Wilding, Toby (3 September 2023). "Predicting the next 3 Blackburn Rovers wonderkids to break through into the first-team". Football League World. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  6. Jackson, Elliott (11 January 2025). "Weimann secures Blackburn passage with FA Cup win at Boro". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  7. "Middlesbrough vs. Blackburn 0-1". Soccerway. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.