| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronan Manning | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Galway, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sligo Rovers | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Cregmore | ||
| 2015–2016 | Mervue United | ||
| 2017 | Galway United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Galway United | 11 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Athlone Town | 18 | (8) |
| 2021–2024 | Galway United | 37 | (5) |
| 2025– | Sligo Rovers | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:30, 4 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:30, 4 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ronan Manning (born 15 May 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers. His previous clubs are Galway United (over 2 spells) and Athlone Town.
Galway native Manning began playing with local club Cregmore, then Mervue United where he played for 2 seasons, before signing for Galway United's under-19 side in 2017. [1]
He made his senior debut for Galway United on 29 July 2017, coming off the bench in a 2–1 loss to Cork City at Turners Cross in the League of Ireland Premier Division. [2] On 3 January 2018, he signed a contract extension with the club following their relegation to the League of Ireland First Division. [3] [4] He scored his first goal in senior football on 23 February 2018, in a 4–1 win over Athlone Town at Eamonn Deacy Park. [5]
In April 2019, Manning signed for fellow League of Ireland First Division club Athlone Town. [6] He had to wait until 28 February 2020 for his first appearance due to injury troubles, but he scored a 49th minute debut goal in a 3–1 defeat to Cabinteely at the Athlone Town Stadium. [7] He scored 9 goals in 31 appearances in all competitions in an impressive 2020 season with the club. [8]
On 9 December 2020, Manning returned to Galway United for the 2021 season. [9] [10] His first season back at the club was a disappointment however, as he missed the early part of the season through injury, before coming back to make 2 appearances in April, then suffering another injury that kept him out of action for the rest of the season. [11] On 2 January 2022, Manning signed a new one year contract with the club. [12] On 29 April 2022, he scored his first goal since returning to the club, finding the top corner with 15 minutes to go to set his team on the way to a comeback from a 2 goal deficit to win 3–2 at the Markets Field. [13] On 28 November 2022, he signed a new contract with the club. [14] He scored a total of 3 goals in 21 appearances in all competitions as his side won the 2023 League of Ireland First Division title to gain promotion. [15] He suffered an injury in early 2024 that was initially due to keep him out of action for five months, but after several incorrect diagnosis, he ended up missing the entire season. [16] [17]
On 20 December 2024, Manning signed for Galway's League of Ireland Premier Division rivals Sligo Rovers. [18] [19] [20]
He is the brother of fellow professional footballer Ryan Manning, who has played in the Premier League and for the Republic of Ireland national team. [21]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Galway United | 2017 | LOI Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | LOI First Division | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| Athlone Town | 2019 | LOI First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [c] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 9 | |||
| Total | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | ||
| Galway United | 2021 | LOI First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 [d] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [e] | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2023 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||||
| 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 42 | 6 | |||
| Sligo Rovers | 2025 | LOI Premier Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 81 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 17 | ||