Ronan Darcy

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Ronan Darcy
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Darcy playing for Crawley Town in July 2024
Personal information
Full name Ronan Thomas Darcy [1]
Date of birth (2000-11-04) 4 November 2000 (age 23)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Bolton Wanderers 29 (1)
2018–2019Skelmersdale United (loan) 3 (0)
2021Sogndal (loan) 7 (0)
2021Sogndal 2 (loan) 1 (0)
2022Queen's Park (loan) 10 (1)
2022–2023 Swindon Town 43 (4)
2023– Crawley Town 50 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:40, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Ronan Thomas Darcy (born 4 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Crawley Town.

Contents

Career

Bolton Wanderers

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Darcy at Bolton Wanderers in November 2017

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]

Swindon Town

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]

Crawley Town

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] On 17 September He scored his first goal for Crawley against Tranmere Rovers in a 3-2 league victory.

Darcy appeared in all three of Crawley's League Two play-off matches at the end of the 2023–24 as Crawley were promoted to League One after a 2–0 victory over Crewe Alexandra in the final. [30] [31]

Personal life

Born in England, Darcy is of Irish descent through his grandfather born in Limerick. [32]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 August 2024 [33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 2018–19 [34] EFL Championship 1000000010
2019–20 [9] EFL League One 19100112 [lower-alpha 3] 0222
2020–21 [11] EFL League Two 8010002 [lower-alpha 3] 0110
2021–22 [35] EFL League One1000000010
Total291101140352
Skelmersdale United (loan) 2018–19 [3] NPL Division One North West 30000030
Sogndal (loan) 2021 [36] [37] 1. divisjon 70101 [lower-alpha 4] 090
Sogndal 2 (loan) 2021 [38] 3. divisjon 1010
Queen's Park (loan) 2021–22 [35] [39] Scottish League One 1014 [lower-alpha 5] 1142
Swindon Town 2022–23 [40] EFL League Two 43410102 [lower-alpha 3] 0474
Crawley Town 2023–24 [41] EFL League Two45500106 [lower-alpha 6] 1526
2024–25 [30] EFL League One4020001 [lower-alpha 3] 070
Total495201071596
Career total14211503118216814
Notes
  1. Includes FA Cup, Norwegian Football Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  4. Appearance(s) in the 1. divisjon play-offs.
  5. Appearance(s) in the Glasgow Cup.
  6. Three appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal in EFL League Two play-offs

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

Queen's Park

Crawley Town

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