Michael Kelly (footballer, born 1996)

Michael Kelly

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 27)
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Milton Keynes Dons
Number	32
Youth career
	Confey
	Cherry Orchard
	Dunboyne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Shamrock Rovers II	5	(0)
2015	Shamrock Rovers	0	(0)
2016–2017	Cabinteely	50	(0)
2018	Longford Town	26	(0)
2019	Bohemians	0	(0)
2020	Cabinteely	6	(0)
2021	Longford Town	9	(0)
2022	Bray Wanderers	8	(0)
2022–2023	Carlisle United	0	(0)
2023–	Milton Keynes Dons	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:22, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Michael Kelly (born 13 July 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.

Career

A native of Confey in Leixlip, Kelly began playing with local side Confey FC, ^[2] before continuing his youth football with Cherry Orchard and Dunboyne. ^[3] He then played senior football in the League of Ireland for Shamrock Rovers II, Shamrock Rovers, Cabinteely, Longford Town, Bohemians and Bray Wanderers, ^{[1] [4]} before signing for English club Carlisle United on 30 July 2022. ^[5] On 30 May 2023, it was announced that Kelly had been released by the club following their promotion, without making a league appearance during the season. ^[6]

After over three months without a club, ^[7] on 9 September 2023 Kelly joined League Two club Milton Keynes Dons on a short-term deal following injury to Dons goalkeeper Nathan Harness. ^[8]

Kelly was released by MK Dons at the end of the 2023–24 season. ^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2024 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [lower-alpha 1]		League Cup [lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shamrock Rovers II	2014	LOI First Division	5	0	–		–		–		5	0
Shamrock Rovers	2015	LOI Premier Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cabinteely	2016	LOI First Division	25	0	1	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	28	0
	2017		25	0	2	0	0	0	0 [lower-alpha 3]	0	27	0
	Total		50	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	55	0
Longford Town	2018	LOI First Division	26	0	3	0	0	0	0 [lower-alpha 3]	0	29	0
Bohemians	2019	LOI Premier Division	0	0	0	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	2	0
Cabinteely	2020	LOI First Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	–		6	0
Longford Town	2021	LOI Premier Division	9	0	1	0	–		–		10	0
Bray Wanderers	2022	LOI First Division	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
Carlisle United	2022–23	EFL League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 4]	0	3	0
Milton Keynes Dons	2023–24	EFL League Two	15	0	1	0	–		4 [lower-alpha 5]	0	20	0
Career total			127	0	8	0	2	0	9	0	146	0

1. Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
2. Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
3. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
4. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
5. 3 appearances in the EFL Trophy, 1 appearance in the play-offs

References

1. "Republic of Ireland - M. Kelly - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
2. "Confey's Mick Kelly Doing It For MK Dons". Kildare Nationalist. 30 September 2023.
3. "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Michael Kelly". www.extratime.com.
4. "Cabinteely's Michael Kelly eyeing return to regular first-team football after English odyssey". ExtraTime.com.
5. "Carlisle sign goalkeeper Kelly on one-year deal". BBC Sport.
6. "CLUB: Retained and released list". www.carlisleunited.co.uk.
7. "'It plays with your head' - life as an out-of-work footballer" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
8. "Don Deal: MK Dons make move for Michael Kelly". Milton Keynes Dons. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
9. "MK Dons release five including Warren O'Hora and Dan Kemp". BBC Sport. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.