Rob Cornwall

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Rob Cornwall
Personal information
Full name Robert Cornwall
Date of birth (1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
2011–2012 St Patrick's Athletic
2012–2013 Shelbourne
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 St Patrick's Athletic 0 (0)
2013 Shelbourne 22 (0)
2014–2016 Shamrock Rovers 35 (0)
2014Shamrock Rovers II 2 (0)
2015Derry City (loan) 12 (1)
2016–2021 Bohemians 112 (4)
2022–2023 Northern Colorado Hailstorm 48 (3)
2024–2025 Bohemians 23 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:40, 16 October 2025

Robert Cornwall (born 16 October 1994) is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians.

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Career

Cornwall began his career with the academy of St Patrick's Athletic, Where he was an unused substitute in 2 Leinster Senior Cup games with the first team, before moving to Shelbourne in the summer of 2012. [1] [2] In 2013, he played with Shelbourne's first team, making 22 appearances. [3]

In 2014, Cornwall moved to Shamrock Rovers, also spending time on loan with Derry City in 2015. [4]

He moved to Bohemians in December 2016, going on to spend five years with the Bohs and making 130 appearances for the club in all competitions. [5]

In December 2021, it was announced Cornwall would move to the United States to sign with third-tier USL League One side Northern Colorado Hailstorm ahead of their inaugural season in 2022. [6] [7]

On 28 December 2023, it was announced that Cornwall would be returning to Bohemians ahead of their 2024 season. [8] On 16 February 2024, Cornwall was substituted off in the first game of the season against Sligo Rovers after suffering an Anterior cruciate ligament injury that would rule him out of action for over a year. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 November 2025 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Patrick's Athletic 2012 LOI Premier Division 0000000 [c] 00 [d] 000
Shelbourne 2013 LOI Premier Division 22020103 [d] 0280
Shamrock Rovers 2014 LOI Premier Division 14010100 [d] 0160
2015 00200 [c] 01 [d] 030
2016 21030202 [c] 01 [d] 0290
Total35040502020480
Shamrock Rovers II (loan) 2014 LOI First Division 2020
Derry City (loan) 2015 LOI Premier Division 12120141
Bohemians 2017 LOI Premier Division 29010200 [d] 0320
2018 26220002 [e] 0302
2019 170300000200
2020 140101 [c] 0160
2021 272305 [f] 1353
Total11341002061201335
Northern Colorado Hailstorm 2022 USL League One 26121282
2023 222201 [g] 0252
Total4834110534
Bohemians 2024 LOI Premier Division 10000 [d] 010
2025 241000 [d] 0241
Total2510000251
Career total257922080618030110

References

  1. "Shamrock Rovers sign Rob Cornwall from Shelbourne | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Rob Cornwall". www.extratime.com.
  3. Rob Cornwall at Soccerway . Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. "Derry sign Cornwall on loan deal". BBC Sport.
  5. McCormack, Richie. "Rob Cornwall swaps Bohemians for USL newcomers Colorado Hailstorm". OTB Sports.
  6. USLLeagueOne com Staff (10 December 2021). "Northern Colorado Unveils Rob Cornwall as First Official Signing". USL League One.
  7. Donnelly, David (10 December 2021). "'Rockstar' Rob Cornwall leaves Bohs to join Zayed's expansion team in Colorado". DublinLive.
  8. "Blow for Waterford as Coughlan set for move to England". 28 December 2023 via www.rte.ie.
  9. Cooney, Gavin (19 February 2024). "Big blow for Bohs as Rob Cornwall suffers ACL injury". The 42.
  10. "R. Cornwall". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2025.