Patrick Kelly (footballer, born 2004)

Patrick Kelly

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-10-02) 2 October 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Portstewart, Northern Ireland [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Barnsley
Number	22
Youth career
	Coleraine
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Coleraine	23	(0)
2022–2025	West Ham United	0	(0)
2024–2025	→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)	30	(2)
2025–	Barnsley	6	(0)
International career‡
2022	Northern Ireland U18	2	(0)
2022	Northern Ireland U19	3	(2)
2023–	Northern Ireland U21	12	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:44, 31 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:48, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Patrick Kelly (born 2 October 2004) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barnsley.

Club career

Kelly began his career with Coleraine, where he spent one season with the senior team after making his debut in November 2021. ^[2]

Kelly signed for West Ham United in June 2022, ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} initially playing for their under-18s. ^[7]

Kelly moved on loan to Doncaster Rovers in August 2024. ^{[8] [9]}

On 29 July 2025, Kelly joined League One side Barnsley on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal. ^[10]

International career

He is a Northern Ireland under-19 youth international. ^{[3] [11] [12]}

Personal life

In January 2023 Kelly signed a sponsorship deal with Adidas. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coleraine	2021–22 [14]	NIFL Premiership	23	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	28	1
West Ham United	2022–23 [15]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	2023–24 [16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	5 [b]	0	5	0
	2024–25 [17]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6	0
Doncaster Rovers (loan)	2024–25 [17]	EFL League Two	30	2	3	1	2	0	3 [c]	0	38	3
Barnsley	2025–26 [18]	EFL League One	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
Career total			59	2	5	2	7	0	9	0	80	4

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Doncaster Rovers

• EFL League Two: 2024–25 ^[19]

References

1. "Patrick Kelly joins West Ham United". West Ham United F.C. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
2. Fullerton, Darren (4 July 2022). "West Ham United new boy provided an instant 'wow' factor at Coleraine". BelfastLive.
3. "West Ham agree deal for Coleraine teen Kelly" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
4. Walls, Robbie (12 October 2022). "West Ham could unearth their next diamond in Patrick Kelly". FootballFanCast.
5. "Patrick Kelly will excel at West Ham, says Coleraine chairman Colin McKendry" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
6. "Coleraine set to bank £500k for the transfer of 17-year-old Patrick Kelly to West Ham United" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
7. Fullerton, Darren (21 July 2022). "Patrick Kelly makes early goal scoring impact at West Ham United". BelfastLive.
8. "Patrick Kelly: Doncaster Rovers sign West Ham United midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2024.
9. "McCann respect, 'Like a demon', West Ham standards: The making of Doncaster Rovers loanee Patrick Kelly". Doncaster Free Press. 3 October 2024.
10. "Barnsley sign West Ham midfielder Kelly". BBC. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
11. Mullan, Damian. "'PK' scores twice as NI U-19s draw with Slovenia". www.colerainechronicle.co.uk.
12. Simmonds, Kadeem (22 September 2022). "Patrick Kelly makes impact as West Ham players kick off international fixtures". Football.London.
13. Fullerton, Gareth (22 January 2023). "Northern Ireland teen footballer joins Messi and Salah in elite club". BelfastLive.
14. Patrick Kelly at Soccerway . Retrieved 5 October 2024.
15. "Games played by Patrick Kelly in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
16. "Games played by Patrick Kelly in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
17. "Games played by Patrick Kelly in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
18. "Games played by Patrick Kelly in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
19. "League Two: 2024/25: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
    "Doncaster: Squad details: 2024/25". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.

External links

• Patrick Kelly at WorldFootball.net