Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 January 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Letterkenny, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Motherwell | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Finn Harps | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Finn Harps | 3 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Tamworth (loan) | ||
2018 | → Grantham Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2020 | → Blyth Spartans (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Sligo Rovers | 37 | (1) |
2023– | Motherwell | 28 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:53, 5 May 2024 (UTC) |
Shane Blaney (born 20 January 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish club Motherwell.
Blaney was born in Letterkenny. [1]
Blaney began his career with Finn Harps, captaining their under-17 team and also playing for their under-19 team. [2] He made his senior debut in the 2017 season, making 3 League of Ireland appearances. [1] He signed a new contract for the 2018 season in December 2017. [2]
He turned professional in January 2018 after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with English club Doncaster Rovers in January 2018. [3] [4] [5] He moved on loan to Tamworth in July 2018 for an intended six months. [6] He returned sooner and then moved on loan to Grantham Town in October 2018 for a month, [7] making four appearances in all competitions. [8] Blaney signed for Blyth Spartans on loan in February 2020. [9] He was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2019–20 season. [10]
He signed for Sligo Rovers for the 2021 season. [11]
In December 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Scottish club Motherwell in January 2023. [12] [13] [14]
Blaney represented Ireland at schoolboy level, [2] [15] captaining the side. [3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League Cup [lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Finn Harps | 2017 [1] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
Doncaster Rovers | 2018–19 [16] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Tamworth (loan) | 2018–19 | Southern Football League | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
Grantham Town (loan) | 2018–19 [17] | Northern Premier League | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
Doncaster Rovers | 2019–20 [18] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
Blyth Spartans (loan) | 2019–20 [1] | National League North | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Sligo Rovers | 2021 [1] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
2022 [1] | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | – | 31 | 1 | ||||
Total | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 46 | 2 | ||||
Career total | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 2 |
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