Shane Blaney

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Shane Blaney
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 25)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 34 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:43, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Shane Blaney (born 20 January 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.

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Early and personal life

Blaney was born in Letterkenny. [1]

Career

Finn Harps

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]

Doncaster Rovers

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]

Sligo Rovers

He signed for Sligo Rovers for the 2021 season. [11]

Motherwell

In December 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Scottish club Motherwell in January 2023. [12] [13] [14]

International career

Blaney represented Ireland at schoolboy level, [2] [15] captaining the side. [3]

Career statistics

As of match played on 24 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Finn Harps 2017 [1] League of Ireland Premier Division 300000––30
Doncaster Rovers 2018–19 [16] EFL League One 000000–2 [lower-alpha 3] 020
Tamworth (loan) 2018–19 Southern Football League 00––––00
Grantham Town (loan) 2018–19 [17] Northern Premier League 40––––40
Doncaster Rovers 2019–20 [18] EFL League One 000000–2 [lower-alpha 3] 020
Total000000–4040
Blyth Spartans (loan) 2019–20 [1] National League North 10––––10
Sligo Rovers 2021 [1] League of Ireland Premier Division 12110–2 [lower-alpha 4] 0–151
2022 [1] 25000–6 [lower-alpha 4] 1–311
Total37110–81–462
Career total45110008140582
  1. ↑ Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  4. 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shane Blaney at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Coll and Blaney re-sign for Harps". Finn Harps F.C. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 Harry Walsh (15 January 2018). "Donegal teenager joins the professional ranks". Donegal News. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Shane Blaney: Doncaster Rovers sign teenage Finn Harps defender". BBC Sport. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Blaney ambitious after Rovers move". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Blaney makes loan move to Tamworth". BBC Sport. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Loan deals for Rovers trio". Doncaster Rovers F.C. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Profile". Grantham Town F.C. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Arrival | Blaney joins on loan from Doncaster Rovers". 7 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Retained list confirmed". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "Sligo Rovers sign ex-Doncaster defender Shane Blaney". 28 December 2020 – via www.rte.ie.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. ↑ Coyle, Andy (20 December 2022). "Motherwell announce signing of defender Shane Blaney from Sligo Rovers". STV News.
  13. ↑ "Former Sligo Rovers defender Shane Blaney signs for Motherwell". Irish Independent. 20 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "'This is a really exciting move for me' – Shane Blaney can't wait to join Motherwell from Sligo Rovers". Irish Independent. 20 December 2022.
  15. ↑ "Successful Finn Harps awards night". Finn Harps F.C. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Shane Blaney in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "StackPath". www.granthamtownfc.com.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Shane Blaney in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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