Michael Kelly (footballer, born 1996)

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Michael Kelly
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 28)
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Youth career
Confey
Cherry Orchard
Dunboyne
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2023–2024 Milton Keynes Dons 15 (0)
2024– Accrington Stanley 0 (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 side Accrington Stanley.

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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]

On 23 May 2024, Kelly was announced to have agreed to join Accrington Stanley on a two-year contract. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shamrock Rovers II 2014 LOI First Division 50–––50
Shamrock Rovers 2015 LOI Premier Division 0000000000
Cabinteely 2016 LOI First Division25010101 [lower-alpha 3] 0280
2017 25020000 [lower-alpha 3] 0270
Total500301010550
Longford Town 2018 LOI First Division26030000 [lower-alpha 3] 0290
Bohemians 2019 LOI Premier Division0000101 [lower-alpha 3] 020
Cabinteely 2020 LOI First Division600000–60
Longford Town 2021 LOI Premier Division9010––100
Bray Wanderers 2022 LOI First Division8000––80
Carlisle United 2022–23 EFL League Two 0000003 [lower-alpha 4] 030
Milton Keynes Dons 2023–24 EFL League Two15010–4 [lower-alpha 5] 0200
Accrington Stanley 2024–25 EFL League Two0000000000
Career total12708020901460
  1. ↑ Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  5. ↑ 3 appearances in the EFL Trophy, 1 appearance in the play-offs

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  10. ↑ "SIGNING: Michael's a Red". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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