Kelsey Mooney

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Kelsey Mooney
Personal information
Full name Kelsey Thomas Mooney [1]
Date of birth (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 25)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Accrington Stanley
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2018 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2018–2019Cheltenham Town (loan) 8 (1)
2019–2020 Hereford 20 (5)
2020–2021 Scunthorpe United 0 (0)
2020Hereford (loan) 8 (1)
2021–2023 Leamington 47 (7)
2023–2024 Boston United 41 (16)
2024– Accrington Stanley 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:37, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Kelsey Thomas Mooney (born 5 February 1999) [2] is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley.

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Career

Mooney began his career with Aston Villa, turning professional in February 2017. [3] He moved on loan to Cheltenham Town in August 2018. [4] He made his debut on 1 September 2018, in the English Football League, scoring his first goal a week later. [5] [6]

He left Aston Villa at the end of the 2018–19 season, signing for Hereford in October 2019. [7] [8] In March 2020 he said that he hoped his partnership with new teammate Lenell John-Lewis would allow him to score more goals, and for the team to win more games. [9] In July 2020 it was reported that Mooney had accepted an offer to return to a club in the Football League, although Hereford manager Josh Gowling wanted him to stay at the club. [10] On 3 August 2020 he signed a one-year contract with Scunthorpe United. [11] On 16 October 2020 he returned to Hereford on loan. [12] He was one of 17 players released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2020–21 season. [13] In August 2021 he joined Leamington. [14]

In May 2023, he signed for Boston United. [15]

On 17 May 2024, Mooney signed for Accrington Stanley on a two-year contract. [16] [17]

Personal life

His father is former professional footballer Tommy Mooney. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 October 2024 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2018–19 Championship 0000000000
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2018–19 League Two 8110004 [lower-alpha 1] 1132
Hereford 2019–20 National League North 205002 [lower-alpha 2] 0225
Scunthorpe United 2020–21 League Two0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Hereford (loan) 2020–21 National League North81001 [lower-alpha 2] 091
Leamington 2021–22 National League North306001 [lower-alpha 2] 0316
2022–23 National League North1710000171
Total477000010487
Boston United 2023–24 National League North411631304717
Accrington Stanley 2024–25 League Two8200100092
Career total13232411012114934
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Aston Villa U23

Boston United

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