| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sean Kerrigan | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Tubbercurry, County Sligo, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galway United | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Real Tubber | ||
| 2019–2021 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| 2021 | Finn Harps | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Mercyhurst Lakers | 37 | (25) |
| 2023–2024 | Michigan State | 31 | (10) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Finn Harps | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | AFC Ann Arbor | 12 | (2) |
| 2024 | Salem City | 13 | (1) |
| 2025– | Galway United | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:31, 2 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Sean Kerrigan (born 5 July 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United. He previously played for AFC Ann Arbor and Salem City in America's USL League Two.
A native of Tubbercurry, County Sligo, Kerrigan began playing his schoolboy football with local club Real Tubber [1] before joining the Academy of League of Ireland club Sligo Rovers in 2019, playing for the under-17 side initially, before moving up to the under-19 team in 2020. [2] In July 2021, he joined Finn Harps' under-19 team and was called up to the first team soon after, remaining an unused substitute once in the league and once in the FAI Cup. [3]
Kerrigan moved to America to go to college in 2021, playing for the Mercyhurst Lakers, scoring 5 goals in 17 games in 2021, [4] before scoring an impressive total of 20 goals in 20 games in 2022. [5] His goals helped the team to win the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference title. [6] Kerrigan's performances in 2022 saw him named in The United Soccer Coaches Association All-Region team. [7] He moved to Michigan State in 2023, scoring 10 goals in 31 appearances over his 2 seasons with the team. [8]
In 2022, Kerrigan played for USL League Two club AFC Ann Arbor, scoring 2 goals in 13 appearances as they came third in the Great Lakes Division, missing out on the playoffs. [9]
In 2024, he played with USL League Two club Salem City, scoring 1 goal in 13 appearances as they finished in first place in 2024 USL League Two season#South Atlantic Division, qualifying for the playoffs, in which they were defeated 2–0 by Lionsbridge in the Eastern Conference semi-final. [10]
On 24 January 2025, he returned home, signing for League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United. [11] [12] [13] [14] The following day he scored in a pre-season friendly against Sligo Rovers. [15] He made his competitive debut for the club on 7 March 2025, replacing Bobby Burns from the bench as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw with Derry City at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. [16]
His brother Liam Kerrigan is a professional footballer and has played in Ireland, Italy and Belgium, while the pair's cousin Johnny Kenny is also a professional footballer, having played in Ireland and Scotland. [17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Finn Harps | 2021 [19] | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| AFC Ann Arbor | 2022 [9] | USL League Two | 12 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Salem City | 2024 [20] | USL League Two | 13 | 1 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Galway United | 2025 [19] | LOI Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||