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==Club Career== |
==Club Career== |
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===Bray Wanderers=== |
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Raised in the [[Dublin]] suburb of [[Knocklyon]], Moran started out at his local club Knocklyon United.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/knocklyon-united-earn-fai-club-mark|title=Knocklyon United earn FAI Club Mark | Football Association of Ireland|website=www.fai.ie}}</ref> He later moved to top schoolboy club St Joseph's Boys, before moving onto the academy of [[League of Ireland]] club [[Bray Wanderers F.C.|Bray Wanderers]] who St Joseph's are a feeder club of.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.balls.ie/football/andy-moran-leigh-kavanagh-pen-pro-contracts-at-brighton-477896|title=Hugely-Talented Irish Teenagers Sign First Professional Contracts With Brighton|first=Andrew|last=Dempsey|website=Balls.ie}}</ref> He made his first team debut for the club in a victory over [[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]] in August 2019 aged just 15 years 307 days old, making him the youngest player in the club's history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/too-much-too-young-are-league-of-ireland-clubs-risking-the-careers-of-their-talented-mid-teens-38524243.html|title=Too much too young: Are League of Ireland clubs risking the careers of their talented mid-teens?|website=independent}}</ref> On 28 February 2020, he became the club's youngest ever goalscorer at 16 years 135 days old when he scored in a 2–0 win over [[Wexford F.C.|Wexford]] at the [[Carlisle Grounds]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.extratime.ie/articles/24551/league-report-bray-wanderers-2---0-wexford/|title=League Report: Bray Wanderers 2 - 0 Wexford|website=ExtraTime.com}}</ref> Moran made a total of 3 senior appearances during his time with the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/andrew-moran/624905/|title=Republic of Ireland - A. Moran - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> |
Raised in the [[Dublin]] suburb of [[Knocklyon]], Moran was given the nickname ‘Randy Andy’ by his classmates. Moran started out at his local club Knocklyon United.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/knocklyon-united-earn-fai-club-mark|title=Knocklyon United earn FAI Club Mark | Football Association of Ireland|website=www.fai.ie}}</ref> He later moved to top schoolboy club St Joseph's Boys, before moving onto the academy of [[League of Ireland]] club [[Bray Wanderers F.C.|Bray Wanderers]] who St Joseph's are a feeder club of.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.balls.ie/football/andy-moran-leigh-kavanagh-pen-pro-contracts-at-brighton-477896|title=Hugely-Talented Irish Teenagers Sign First Professional Contracts With Brighton|first=Andrew|last=Dempsey|website=Balls.ie}}</ref> He made his first team debut for the club in a victory over [[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]] in August 2019 aged just 15 years 307 days old, making him the youngest player in the club's history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/too-much-too-young-are-league-of-ireland-clubs-risking-the-careers-of-their-talented-mid-teens-38524243.html|title=Too much too young: Are League of Ireland clubs risking the careers of their talented mid-teens?|website=independent}}</ref> On 28 February 2020, he became the club's youngest ever goalscorer at 16 years 135 days old when he scored in a 2–0 win over [[Wexford F.C.|Wexford]] at the [[Carlisle Grounds]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.extratime.ie/articles/24551/league-report-bray-wanderers-2---0-wexford/|title=League Report: Bray Wanderers 2 - 0 Wexford|website=ExtraTime.com}}</ref> Moran made a total of 3 senior appearances during his time with the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/andrew-moran/624905/|title=Republic of Ireland - A. Moran - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> |
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===Brighton & Hove Albion=== |
===Brighton & Hove Albion=== |
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Revision as of 06:52, 18 February 2022
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Moran | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Knocklyon, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 59 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Knocklyon United | |||
| St Joseph's Boys | |||
| Bray Wanderers | |||
| 2020– | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Bray Wanderers | 3 | (1) |
| 2021– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Republic of Ireland U15 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U16 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U17 | |||
| 2021– | Republic of Ireland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:50, 18 October 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:50, 16 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Andrew Moran is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Club Career
Bray Wanderers
Raised in the Dublin suburb of Knocklyon, Moran was given the nickname ‘Randy Andy’ by his classmates. Moran started out at his local club Knocklyon United.[1] He later moved to top schoolboy club St Joseph's Boys, before moving onto the academy of League of Ireland club Bray Wanderers who St Joseph's are a feeder club of.[2] He made his first team debut for the club in a victory over Drogheda United in August 2019 aged just 15 years 307 days old, making him the youngest player in the club's history.[3] On 28 February 2020, he became the club's youngest ever goalscorer at 16 years 135 days old when he scored in a 2–0 win over Wexford at the Carlisle Grounds.[4] Moran made a total of 3 senior appearances during his time with the club.[5]
Brighton & Hove Albion
In July 2020, he signed for the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion, alongside Bray Wanderers teammate Leigh Kavanagh.[6] April 2021 saw Moran linked with a move to fellow Premier League sides Manchester United and Chelsea.[7][8] After a year at the club, he signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2021.[2] On 24 August 2021, he made his first team debut, coming off the bench in the 67th minute of a 2–0 win away to Cardiff City in the EFL Cup.[9][10]
International career
Moran has captained the Republic of Ireland under-15s and has also represented his country at under-16, under-17 and under-19 level.[1] On 27 August 2021, he was called up alongside Brighton & Hove Albion teammate Evan Ferguson to the Republic of Ireland U21 for the first time, for their the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina & Luxembourg.[11] He made his Ireland under-21 debut in a 1–1 draw with Luxembourg at the Stade Jos Nosbaum in Dudelange on 7 September 2021.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 2 November 2021[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bray Wanderers | 2019 | League of Ireland First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | League of Ireland First Division | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
- ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ a b "Knocklyon United earn FAI Club Mark | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ a b Dempsey, Andrew. "Hugely-Talented Irish Teenagers Sign First Professional Contracts With Brighton". Balls.ie.
- ^ "Too much too young: Are League of Ireland clubs risking the careers of their talented mid-teens?". independent.
- ^ "League Report: Bray Wanderers 2 - 0 Wexford". ExtraTime.com.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland - A. Moran - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "No Bray farewell for promising teen duo as Brighton deals confirmed". independent.
- ^ "Man United and Chelsea 'monitoring' Irish wonderkid Andrew Moran". 28 April 2021.
- ^ Nair, Pranav (27 April 2021). "Man United to square off against Chelsea for 17-year-old Brighton wonderkid".
- ^ Donnelly, Dave (24 August 2021). "Evan Ferguson and Andrew Moran handed senior debuts for Brighton and Hove Albion". DublinLive.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan. "Teenage Irish duo make Brighton first-team debuts and O'Brien scores Sunderland hat-trick". The42.
- ^ "U21 | Jim Crawford names squad for Bosnia and Luxembourg qualifiers | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "Ireland Under-21s pegged back at the death by Luxembourg". The Irish Times.
- ^ "A.Moran". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- Living people
- 2003 births
- Association football midfielders
- Association footballers from County Dublin
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Bray Wanderers F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
- Irish expatriates in England