Tommy Lonergan

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Tommy Lonergan
Personal information
Full name Thomas Lonergan
Date of birth (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Dunboyne, Republic of Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Fleetwood Town
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2019 Cherry Orchard
2019–2021 St Patrick's Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 St Patrick's Athletic 0 (0)
2022 UCD 19 (6)
2023–2024 St Patrick's Athletic 31 (4)
2024– Fleetwood Town 9 (1)
International career‡
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U16 6 (4)
2021 Republic of Ireland U18 3 (1)
2022–2023 Republic of Ireland U19 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:43, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Thomas "Tommy" Lonergan (born 2 January 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Fleetwood Town.

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Club career

Youth career

A native of Dunboyne, County Meath, [1] Lonergan left his schoolboy club Cherry Orchard to join the academy of St Patrick's Athletic in March 2019, where he initially played with the U15 side, before progressing to the U17 and U19 teams over the following 3 seasons. [2] His debut season with the club was a success, as he won a league and cup double with the U15s. [3] In September/October 2021, he started both legs of the U19s side's UEFA Youth League tie against Crvena Zvezda as his side lost 2–1 at home and 2–0 away to exit the competition. [4]

St Patrick's Athletic

Lonergan's senior debut for the club came on 23 July 2021, when he replaced Billy King from the bench for the final 10 minutes of a 6–0 win over Bray Wanderers in the FAI Cup. [5] This proved to be his only first team playing time of the season as he remained an unused substitute on 10 occasions in the league and cup. [6]

UCD

In search of regular first team football, Lonergan signed for UCD on 21 January 2022. [7] Following an ankle fracture in pre-season, he had to wait until 19 May 2022 to make his debut, when he came off the bench in a 3–0 defeat against Shamrock Rovers at the UCD Bowl. [8] The first senior goal of his career came on 7 July 2022 in a 3–1 defeat at home to Bohemians. [9] On 29 July 2022, Lonergan scored twice in a 3–0 win at home to Cockhill Celtic in the First Round of the FAI Cup. [10] On 1 August 2022, he scored his 4th goal in 5 games in a 1–1 draw away to Drogheda United to lift his side off the bottom of the table. [11] On 26 August 2022, he scored another 2 FAI Cup goals, as his side defeated Galway United at Eamonn Deacy Park. [12] On 9 September 2022, Lonergan scored 2 goals in a vital 3–2 win at home to Dundalk, to again lift his side off the bottom of the table. [13] [14] A week later he scored a consolation goal in a 4–1 loss away to Treaty United in the Quarter Final of the FAI Cup. [15] Lonergan condemned relegation rivals Finn Harps to the League of Ireland First Division on 28 October 2022, when he scored 2 second half goals in a 3–1 win at Finn Park to avoid automatic relegation for his side. [16] He scored the winning goal of the game in the 2022 Promotion/Relegation Playoff Final on 11 November 2022 as his side defeated Waterford 1–0 at Richmond Park to confirm their League of Ireland Premier Division status for 2023. [17] His form for UCD drew interest from all of the top 4 clubs, with Dundalk and St Patrick's Athletic offering him contracts, while Derry City and Shamrock Rovers were reportedly monitoring his situation. [18]

Return to St Patrick's Athletic

On 25 November 2022, it was announced that Lonergan would be returning to St Patrick's Athletic, signing a multi-year-contract ahead of the 2023 season and becoming manager Tim Clancy's first signing of the off season. [19] On 30 June 2023, he scored his first goals for three club, coming off the bench in the 60th minute to score 2 goals in a 7–0 win against his old club UCD at Richmond Park. [20] On 12 July 2023, Lonergan made his first appearance in European competition when he came off the bench for the final 9 minutes of a 2–1 loss against F91 Dudelange in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League at the Stade Jos Nosbaum, in which his cross was unsuccessfully cleared by a defender, allowing Mark Doyle to pull a goal back for his side. [21] On 15 September 2023, Lonergan scored an 85th minute winner in a 2–1 win away to Finn Harps in the FAI Cup, to earn his side a place in the Semi Final. [22] The following week Lonergan returned to the starting XI and scored twice in a 3–1 win over Dundalk at Richmond Park. [23] On 12 November 2023, Lonergan came off the bench to score his side's third goal of the game in the 87th minute of the 2023 FAI Cup Final, in a 3–1 win over Bohemians in front of a record breaking FAI Cup Final crowd of 43,881 at the Aviva Stadium. [24]

Fleetwood Town

On 1 February 2024, it was announced that Lonergan had signed for EFL League One club Fleetwood Town on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [25] [26] He made his debut for the club on 12 March 2024, coming off the bench as a late substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to Bristol Rovers. [27] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 April 2024, in a 3–0 win over Burton Albion on the last day of the season in what proved to be his only goal of the season in his 9 appearances as his side were relegated to EFL League Two. [28]

International career

Lonergan has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level, playing for both the under 16, under 18 and under 19 sides. On 20 August 2019, he made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U16 team in a 4–2 loss to Denmark U19. [29] He scored his first goal for the side 2 days later in a 3–3 draw with England U16 at St George's Park. [30] His Republic of Ireland U18 debut came on 14 November 2021 in a 1–0 defeat to Sweden U18 in Marbella, Spain. [31] On 9 December 2021, he scored his first goal for the U18 side, in a 7–1 win over Malta U18. [32] He scored on his Republic of Ireland U19 debut on 21 September 2022, in a 6–0 win over Gibraltar U19 in Wales. [33]

Career statistics

As of match played on 27 April 2024 [34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Patrick's Athletic 2021 LOI Premier Division 0010———10
UCD 2022 LOI Premier Division19635——1 [lower-alpha 1] 12312
St Patrick's Athletic 2023 LOI Premier Division31452—2 [lower-alpha 2] 00 [lower-alpha 3] 0386
2024 LOI Premier Division————1 [lower-alpha 3] 010
Total31452—2010396
Fleetwood Town 2023–24 League One 91————91
Career total5911970020217219

Honours

St Patrick's Athletic

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