Daniel Mahaffy (born 15 December 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for North West Counties League Premier Division club AFC Liverpool.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 December 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Liverpool | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Preston North End | |||
| Marine | |||
| Port Vale | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Newcastle Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → AFC Liverpool (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2024– | AFC Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:56, 23 April 2024 (UTC)~ | |||
Career
editMahaffy joined the Port Vale youth system from Marine, having previously been with Preston North End.[3][2] He captained the youth team.[2] He made his first-team debut on 7 November 2023, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Ryan Loft in a 2–1 defeat at Wrexham in the EFL Trophy.[4] On 23 December, he joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Newcastle Town on a work experience loan, alongside youth-team teammates Andrew Buah and Eli Fisher.[5] He did not play a game for Newcastle, however, as the club underwent a change in management.[2] On 4 April 2014, it was confirmed that he had joined North West Counties League Premier Division side AFC Liverpool on a work experience loan.[6] By the end of the 2023–24 season, he had played 16 games for AFC Liverpool, during which the club kept two clean sheets. He was once named as man of the match.[7] He left Vale Park after not being offered a professional contract when his two-year youth scholarship ended.[8] He subsequently joined AFC Liverpool on a permanent basis.
Style of play
editMahaffy is a hard-working midfielder with excellent leadership skills.[2]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 20 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Port Vale | 2023–24[9] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Newcastle Town (loan) | 2023–24 | Northern Premier League Division One West |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFC Liverpool (loan) | 2023–24[7] | North West Counties League Premier Division |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| AFC Liverpool | 2024–25[7] | North West Counties League Premier Division |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ Daniel Mahaffy at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e Baggaley, Mike (8 January 2024). "Vale planning for stars of the future". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Baggaley, Mike (8 November 2023). "Port Vale take consolations from Wrexham defeat". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ Swindells, Adam (7 November 2023). "Match Report | Wrexham 2-1 Port Vale". Port Vale F.C. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Several Scholars Head Out on Work Experience Loans". Port Vale F.C. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Five Second Year Scholars Head Out on Work Experience Loans". Port Vale F.C. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "NWCFL | Daniel Mahaffy". www.nwcfl.com. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Baggaley, Mike (24 June 2024). "Vale youngsters making the grade". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Daniel Mahaffy in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.