Rory Hale

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Rory Hale
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Personal information
Full name Rory Hale
Date of birth (1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cliftonville
Number 8
Youth career
-2017 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Galway United 8 (1)
2018 Derry City 32 (2)
2019–2021 Crusaders 34 (2)
2021– Cliftonville 115 (24)
International career
2013 Northern Ireland U19 2 (0)
2018 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024

Rory Hale (born 27 November 1996) is an Irish footballer who plays for Cliftonville in the NIFL Premiership.

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Club career

Aston Villa

Hale started his career at Aston Villa, and regularly played in their Under-23s side, and eventually becoming captain. Hale was released by Aston Villa aged 20, and trialled at Sheffield United and West Brom before signing with Galway United. [1]

Galway United

Galway United announced the signing of Hale in August 2017. [2] Hale joined Derry City in January 2018. [3]

Derry City

Hale joined Derry City in January 2018 along with his brother, Ronan. The brothers’ grandfather is Derry City legend Danny Hale. [4]

Crusaders

Hale joined NIFL Premiership side Crusaders in January 2019. His grandfather, Danny, also played for Crusaders, scoring over 100 goals. His great-uncle Gerry also played for the club. In 2019, Rory's brother Ronan also joined. [5] [6] In 2019, Hale won the Irish Cup with the Crues, and was an unused substitute in the final. [7]

Cliftonville

Crusaders’ North Belfast rivals Cliftonville signed Hale in 2021. [8]

International career

In 2014, Hale made two appearances for the Northern Ireland under-19 team. In 2019 he was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 team but did not make an appearance. [9]

Career Statistics

Club

As of 13 August 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Galway United 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division 811010——101
Derry City 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division32210412 [a] 0—393
Crusaders 2018-19 NIFL Premiership 11030———140
2019-20 19200304 [a] 0—262
2020-21 40————40
Total342303040—442
Cliftonville 2020-21 NIFL Premiership28420———304
2021-22 1932020——233
2022-23 36731312 [b] 01 [c] 0459
2023-24 34105110—1 [c] 04111
2024-25 00——001 [d] 010
Total1172412261203014027
Career Total19129172142803023333
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in NIFL Charity Shield

Honours

Derry City

Crusaders

Cliftonville

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Dicken, Alex (22 February 2018). "YouTube and scrambled eggs - released Villa kid tells his story". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Team, Media (4 August 2017). "Rory Hale signs for United!". Galway United. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Crossan, Brendan (15 February 2018). "Derry City new boys Rory and Ronan Hale aiming for England return". The Irish News. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Derry City's new signing follows in legendary grandad's footsteps - 40 year on!". www.derryjournal.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Crues sign midfielder Hale from Derry". BBC Sport. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Crusaders FC new boy Rory Hale says family have unfinished business at Seaview". Belfast Live. 18 January 2019.
  7. ↑ Fullerton, Gareth (4 May 2019). "Crusaders vs Ballinamallard Utd as it happened at Windsor Park". BelfastLive. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Cliftonville sign Hale from Crusaders". BBC Sport. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "R. Hale". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  10. ↑ Rory Hale at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Cliftonville end 45-year wait for Irish Cup glory". IFA. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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