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Irish footballer (born 1996)

Michael Kelly
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 28)
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team Accrington Stanley
Number 1
Youth career
Confey
Cherry Orchard
Dunboyne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Shamrock Rovers II 5 (0)
2015 Shamrock Rovers 0 (0)
2016–2017 Cabinteely 50 (0)
2018 Longford Town 26 (0)
2019 Bohemians 0 (0)
2020 Cabinteely 6 (0)
2021 Longford Town 9 (0)
2022 Bray Wanderers 8 (0)
2022–2023 Carlisle United 0 (0)
2023–2024 Milton Keynes Dons 15 (0)
2024– Accrington Stanley 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:41, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Michael Kelly (born 13 July 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two side Accrington Stanley.

Career

A native of Confey in Leixlip, Kelly began playing with local side Confey FC, before continuing his youth football with Cherry Orchard and Dunboyne. He then played senior football in the League of Ireland for Shamrock Rovers II, Shamrock Rovers, Cabinteely, Longford Town, Bohemians and Bray Wanderers, before signing for English club Carlisle United on 30 July 2022. On 30 May 2023, it was announced that Kelly had been released by the club following their promotion, without making a league appearance during the season.

After over three months without a club, on 9 September 2023 Kelly joined League Two club Milton Keynes Dons on a short-term deal following injury to Dons goalkeeper Nathan Harness. Kelly was released by MK Dons at the end of the 2023–24 season.

On 23 May 2024, Kelly was announced to have agreed to join EFL League Two side Accrington Stanley on a two-year contract. He made his debut on 10 August 2024, in a 4–1 defeat away to Doncaster Rovers on the opening day of the season.

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shamrock Rovers II 2014 LOI First Division 5 0 – – – 5 0
Shamrock Rovers 2015 LOI Premier Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cabinteely 2016 LOI First Division 25 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 28 0
2017 25 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
Total 50 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 55 0
Longford Town 2018 LOI First Division 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
Bohemians 2019 LOI Premier Division 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Cabinteely 2020 LOI First Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 – 6 0
Longford Town 2021 LOI Premier Division 9 0 1 0 – – 10 0
Bray Wanderers 2022 LOI First Division 8 0 0 0 – – 8 0
Carlisle United 2022–23 EFL League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Milton Keynes Dons 2023–24 EFL League Two 15 0 1 0 – 4 0 20 0
Accrington Stanley 2024–25 EFL League Two 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 10 0
Career total 134 0 8 0 3 0 11 0 156 0
  1. Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
  2. Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  5. 3 appearances in the EFL Trophy, 1 appearance in the play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Republic of Ireland - M. Kelly - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. "Confey's Mick Kelly Doing It For MK Dons". Kildare Nationalist. 30 September 2023.
  3. "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Michael Kelly". www.extratime.com.
  4. "Cabinteely's Michael Kelly eyeing return to regular first-team football after English odyssey". ExtraTime.com.
  5. "Carlisle sign goalkeeper Kelly on one-year deal". BBC Sport.
  6. "CLUB: Retained and released list". www.carlisleunited.co.uk.
  7. "'It plays with your head' - life as an out-of-work footballer" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. "Don Deal: MK Dons make move for Michael Kelly". Milton Keynes Dons. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  9. "MK Dons release five including Warren O'Hora and Dan Kemp". BBC Sport. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  10. "SIGNING: Michael's a Red". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  11. "Doncaster Rovers 4 Accrington Stanley 1: Luke Molyneux and Jordan Gibson treat fans to stunners on opening day".
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