John Mahon (Irish footballer)

John Mahon

Personal information
Full name	John Mahon
Date of birth	(1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sligo Rovers
Number	21
Youth career
2008–2015	Ballisodare United
2015–2017	Sligo Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Sligo Rovers	89	(2)
2022–2023	St Johnstone	3	(0)
2023–	Sligo Rovers	29	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:37, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

John Mahon (born 26 November 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers.

Club career

Sligo Rovers

Mahon began playing for his local club Sligo Rovers at underage under 17 level in 2015, where he played for 2 years before progressing to the under 19 side and then the first team in 2017. ^[2] He made his first team debut on 17 April 2017 in a 1–0 win away to Finn Harps in a League of Ireland Cup tie at Finn Park. ^[3] That proved to be his only appearance of the season despite being named as an unused substitute in 19 league games. ^[4] His League of Ireland Premier Division debut came on 21 April 2018 in a 0–0 draw with St Patrick's Athletic at The Showgrounds. ^[5] In June 2018 he earned a new two-and-a-half-year contract to keep him at the club until the end of the 2020 season. ^[6] Mahon scored his first goal in senior football on 26 October 2018 in a 2–0 win over Shamrock Rovers in the final game of the season. ^[7] He made a total of 29 appearances during his breakthrough season, scoring 1 goal. ^[4] February 2019 saw reported interest in Mahon from Scottish Premiership arch rivals Celtic and Rangers. ^[8] On 2 February 2020, Mahon suffered a broken tibia in a pre-season friendly against Athlone Town. ^{[9] [10]} The injury kept him out of action for almost the entirety of the season but he returned to the side in October 2020 and made 5 appearances in all competitions by the season's end. ^[4] Upon returning from injury in October 2020, Mahon signed a new two-year-contract with the club. ^{[11] [12]} On 29 October 2021, Mahon scored his first goal in just over three years when he opened the scoring in a 2–0 win over Drogheda United. ^[13] On 21 December 2021, he signed a contract with to keep him at the club until the end of 2023. ^[14] Upon signing his new contract, Mahon stated that he had a desire to play abroad but for now his focus was on helping his club to win trophies. ^[15] The following month however, the six figure release clause in his contract was met and he departed the club. ^[16] He made 102 appearances in total for Sligo Rovers during his time at the club, scoring 2 goals. ^[4]

St Johnstone

Mahon signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone for an undisclosed fee on 23 January 2022.

He left St. Johnstone only a year into his contract, with the club and player mutually agreeing to terminate his contract.

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Career statistics

As of match played 3 November 2023 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [a]		League Cup [b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sligo Rovers	2017	LOI Premier Division	0	0	0	0	1	0	0 [c]	0	1	0
	2018	LOI Premier Division	24	1	1	0	2	0	2 [c]	0	29	1
	2019	LOI Premier Division	34	0	4	0	1	0	–		39	0
	2020	LOI Premier Division	3	0	2	0	–		–		5	0
	2021	LOI Premier Division	32	1	0	0	–		0 [d]	0	32	1
	Total		89	2	7	0	4	0	2	0	102	2
St Johnstone	2021–22	Scottish Premiership	3	0	–		–		1 [e]	0	4	0
	2022–23	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	3	0	1 [c]	0	4	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	8	0
St Johnstone II	2022–23	—			—		—		1 [c]	0	1	0
Sligo Rovers	2023	LOI Premier Division	27	0	1	0	—		—		28	0
	2024	LOI Premier Division	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		27	0	1	0	—		—		28	0
Career total			119	2	8	0	4	0	5	0	136	2

1. Includes FAI Cup & Scottish Cup
2. Includes League of Ireland Cup & Scottish League Cup
3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
4. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs

References

1. "Republic of Ireland - J. Mahon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
2. "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - John Mahon". www.extratime.com.
3. "EA Sports Cup Preview: Finn Harps -v- Sligo Rovers". extratime.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
4. "Republic of Ireland - J. Mahon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
5. "SSE Airtricity League". www.sseairtricityleague.ie.
6. "John Mahon signs new deal with the Bit O' Red". 8 June 2018.
7. Goulden, David (26 October 2018). "Sligo end season on a high beating Hoops" – via www.rte.ie.
8. "Who is John Mahon? All you need to know about the Sligo Rovers defender linked with Rangers and Celtic". Belfasttelegraph– via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
9. "John Mahon injury update – Sligo Rovers".
10. "Sligo Rovers John Mahon suffers leg break". 2 February 2020.
11. "John Mahon signs new two-year contract with Sligo Rovers". ExtraTime.com.
12. "Mahon signs new two-year contract – Sligo Rovers".
13. Farry, Jessica. "Sligo Rovers end long winless run to tighten their grip on third place". The42.
14. "New deal keeps Mahon at Rovers until end of 2023". independent.
15. "John Mahon: 'I have a desire to go on to play outside of the League of Ireland. For now my ambition is to help Rovers win things.'". ExtraTime.com.
16. "Blow for Sligo Rovers as St Johnstone finalise deal with a six-figure sum for defender John Mahon". www.msn.com.
17. "Saints finalise John Mahon transfer". St Johnstone Football Club.
18. "Mahon transfers to St Johnstone – Sligo Rovers".
19. Dollery, Paul. "Sligo Rovers confirm sale of 'magnificent' Mahon to Scottish Cup holders". The42.