Andrew Moran
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Moran | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 59 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Joseph's Boys | |||
| Bray Wanderers | |||
| 2021– | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Bray Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Republic of Ireland U16 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U17 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U19 | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:50, 25 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:50, 25 August 2021 (UTC) | |||
Andrew Moran is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Club Career
Bray Wanderers
Moran started out at Dublin 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.[1] 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.[2] He made a total of 3 senior appearances during his time with the club.[3]
Brighton & Hove Albion
In July 2020, he signed for the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion, alongside Bray Wanderers teammate Leigh Kavanagh.[4] April 2021 saw Moran linked with a move to fellow Premier League sides Manchester United and Chelsea.[5][6] After a year at the club, he signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2021.[7] 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.[8][9]
International career
Ferguson has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-16, under-17 and under-19 level.
Career statistics
- As of 23 August 2021[10]
| 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 | 1 | 0 | – | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
- ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
References
- ^ https://www.balls.ie/football/andy-moran-leigh-kavanagh-pen-pro-contracts-at-brighton-477896
- ^ 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
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/players/andrew-moran/624905/
- ^ https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/no-bray-farewell-for-promising-teen-duo-as-brighton-deals-confirmed-39349423.html
- ^ https://extra.ie/2021/04/28/sport/soccernews/andrew-moran-brighton-united-chelsea
- ^ https://weallfollowunited.com/2021/04/27/manchester-united-to-square-off-against-chelsea-for-brighton-wonderkid/
- ^ https://www.balls.ie/football/andy-moran-leigh-kavanagh-pen-pro-contracts-at-brighton-477896
- ^ https://www.dublinlive.ie/sport/evan-ferguson-soccer-andrew-moran-21393965
- ^ https://www.the42.ie/brighton-evan-ferguson-andrew-moran-5530966-Aug2021/
- ^ "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