Eric Molloy (born 12 December 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Keith Molloy | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Carlow, Ireland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Arklow Town[2] | |||
| 2012–2016[3] | Wexford | 103 | (15) |
| 2016–2017[4] | Southern United | 15 | (6) |
| 2017–2019 | Team Wellington[5] | 27 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Stomil Olsztyn | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Waterford | 9 | (2) |
| 2021 | Shelbourne | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Longford Town | 27 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:45, 27 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
editMolloy was born in Carlow, Ireland. He started his senior career with Arklow Town. After that, he played for Wexford, Southern United, and Team Wellington. In 2019, he signed for Stomil Olsztyn in the Polish I liga.[6][7] Molloy returned to home and signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford on 25 March 2021.[8] He made his debut a day later in a 2–1 loss to Sligo Rovers.[9] Molloy signed for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne on 22 July 2021.[10] Having been released by Shels at the end of the 2021 season, Molloy joined Longford Town for the 2022 campaign.[11]
After leaving Longford at the end of 2022, Molloy started playing gaelic football for the team in his hometown of Carlow in 2023.[12][13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 27 October 2022[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wexford | 2012 | League of Ireland First Division | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2013 | League of Ireland First Division | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
| 2014 | League of Ireland First Division | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | League of Ireland First Division | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 1 | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 4 | 28 | 7 | ||
| Total | 103 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 5 | 119 | 22 | |||
| Southern United | 2016–17 | New Zealand Football Championship | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | |||
| Team Wellington | 2017–18 | New Zealand Football Championship | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8[d] | 2 | 1[e] | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | New Zealand Football Championship | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 5 | |||
| Stomil Olsztyn | 2019–20 | I liga | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Waterford | 2021 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Shelbourne | 2021 | League of Ireland First Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Longford Town | 2022 | League of Ireland First Division | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 201 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 242 | 37 | ||
- ^ Includes FAI Cup, Chatham Cup & Polish Cup
- ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in the OFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in the Charity Cup
- ^ Appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
editWexford
Team Wellington
Shelbourne
References
edit- ^ a b c Eric Molloy at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Understrength Arklow lose out against Crumlin Independent.ie
- ^ Wexford say farewell to Last, Ledwith, O'Keefe, Molloy and Mulligan Wexford FC
- ^ Irish striker Molloy released by Southern United Otago Daily Times Online News
- ^ 2017/18 Men's Team Team Wellington FC
- ^ Eric Molloy i Willian Pozo-Venta w Stomilu Olsztyn Stomil Olsztyn
- ^ "Eric Molloy". www.90minut.pl.
- ^ "Waterford FC". 25 March 2021.
- ^ "League Report: Waterford 1 - 2 Sligo Rovers".
- ^ "Shels sign winger Eric Molloy". 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Eric Molloy Signs for 2022!". Longford Town FC. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ FORMER SOCCER STAR MOLLOY ONE OF THE NEW ADDITIONS FOR CARLOW AHEAD OF O’BYRNE CUP, carlow-nationalist.ie, 4 January 2023
- ^ Eric Molloy – Gaelic Football, finalwhistle.ie
- ^ "E. Molloy". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
External links
edit- Molloy thriving in Poland
- Molloy: Olsztyn jest bardzo przyjemnym miejscem do życia
- Southern United's Irish import Eric Molloy enjoying the attacking nature of NZ league
- 'I was working at a chocolate factory in Carlow. Two years later I’m at the Fifa Club World Cup alongside Real Madrid'
- Carlow's Molloy on a high after booking ticket to World stage
- Southern United's backflipping Irish import Eric Molloy keeping feet on the ground
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