Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronan Thomas Darcy [1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 November 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Ormskirk, England | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Crawley Town | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2018 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → Skelmersdale United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2021 | → Sogndal (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2021 | → Sogndal 2 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2022 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Swindon Town | 43 | (4) |
2023– | Crawley Town | 45 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:12, 22 June 2024 (UTC) |
Ronan Thomas Darcy (born 4 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Crawley Town.
Darcy signed for the Bolton Wanderers Academy in 2008 at the age of 9. [2] He spent the first half of the 2018–2019 season on loan at Skelmersdale United, where he played three times. [3] [4]
On 5 May 2019, Darcy made his Bolton debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Craig Noone in Bolton's final game of the 2018–19 season away to Nottingham Forest. [5] Darcy's scholarship contract was extended for a further year on 21 May 2019. [6] He scored his first goal for Bolton Wanderers in a 5–2 defeat to Rochdale in the EFL Cup, [7] and scored his first league goal for the club in a 5-1 defeat to Lincoln City. [8] He played 22 matches during the 2019–20 season, which saw Bolton relegated to League Two. [9] On 15 June 2020 Darcy signed his first professional contract, signing a new two year contract with Bolton. [10] During the 2020–21 season he played 11 matches as Bolton were promoted to League One. [11]
On 17 August 2021, he signed a new one year contract extension until 2023 [12] and while it was initially reported that he had simultaneously joined Norwegian side Sogndal on loan until December, [13] [14] it wasn't until 27 August that the club confirmed the loan. [15] The delay was due to work permit issues as Sogndal had not realised they had to apply for one, with English players no longer counting as EU players as a result of Brexit. [16] His debut was delayed due to injury [17] with Darcy making his debut on 22 September when he came on as a half time substitute in a 0–2 defeat against Åsane Fotball in the Norwegian Football Cup. [18] Darcy helped Sogndal qualify for the play-offs, though they were eliminated in the first round by KFUM-Kameratene Oslo. [19]
On 1 February 2022, Darcy joined Scottish League One club Queen's Park on loan until the end of the season. [20] He made his debut four days later when he came on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Falkirk. [21] Darcy scored his first goal on 22 February in a 3–3 draw against Celtic U-20s in the Glasgow Cup. [22] His first league goal for Queen's Park came on 12 March, a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Alloa Athletic. [23] During his loan spell he helped Queen's Park reach the finals of both the Glasgow Cup and the play-offs. Though they lost the Glasgow Cup final 3–1 to Rangers B, [24] they won the play-off final 3–2 on aggregate against Airdrieonians earning them promotion to the Scottish Championship. [25]
On 13 July 2022, Darcy signed a two-year deal for EFL League Two side Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee, after completing a successful trial period at the club. [26] [27] He then scored his first goal for the Robins on 24 September, in a 1-2 away league victory against Grimsby Town. [28]
On 28 July 2023, Darcy signed for fellow League Two side Crawley Town on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reuniting with Scott Lindsey who had signed him for Swindon. [29]
Born in England, Darcy is of Irish descent through his grandfather born in Limerick. [30]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 2018–19 [32] | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2019–20 [9] | EFL League One | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
2020–21 [11] | EFL League Two | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
2021–22 [33] | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
Skelmersdale United (loan) | 2018–19 [3] | NPL Division One North West | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Sogndal (loan) | 2021 [34] [35] | 1. divisjon | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Sogndal 2 (loan) | 2021 [36] | 3. divisjon | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Queen's Park (loan) | 2021–22 [33] [37] | Scottish League One | 10 | 1 | — | — | 4 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 14 | 2 | ||
Swindon Town | 2022–23 | EFL League Two | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 4 |
Total | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
Career total | 93 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 109 | 8 |
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