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Jacob Devaney
Personal information
Full name Jacob Patrick John Devaney
Date of birth (2007-06-11) 11 June 2007 (age 19)
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
(on loan from Manchester United)
Number 24
Youth career
2013–2025 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Manchester United 0 (0)
2026 → St Mirren (loan) 13 (0)
2026– → Hibernian (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2024–2025 Republic of Ireland U19 5 (0)
2025– Republic of Ireland U21 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:15, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

Jacob Patrick John Devaney (/dɛˈveɪniː/, deh-VAY-nee; born 11 June 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United, and the Republic of Ireland under-21 team.[1]

Club career

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Manchester United

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Devaney joined the Manchester United Academy after being scouted playing locally in Yorkshire and joined their centre of excellence from the age of six years-old. He made his Manchester United U-18 debut at the age of 15 years-old.[2][3]

Despite a stress fracture that ruled him out of action for over a year, he signed scholarship terms with Manchester United. He had his first experience of training with the Manchester United first team during the 2023-24 season.[3][4] In May 2025, he was named Manchester United Youth Scholar of the Year.[2] He trained with the first-team squad again under Ruben Amorim in the summer of 2025 pre-season.[5] In the 2025-26 season, he captained the Manchester United U21 side at the age of 18 years-old.[2] In November 2025, he scored a solo goal against Notts County in the EFL Trophy, after running 70 yards.[6]

St Mirren loan

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On 2 February 2026, Devaney joined Scottish Premiership side St Mirren on loan until the end of the season.[7][8] He made 18 appearances for St Mirren during the 2025–26 season, scoring one goal.[9]

Hibernian loan

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After featuring for Manchester United's first-team during pre-season, on 23 August 2026 he signed for Hibernian on a season-long loan deal with the option of making the transfer permanent.[9][10][11]

International career

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After declaring for Ireland in 2024, was called up to the Republic of Ireland U19 squad in September 2024.[3][12] He made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut in June 2025 against Croatia U21.[13][14]

Style of play

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Devaney has been described as a physical and press resistant defensive midfielder.[3][5] He has also shown the ability to play in central defence at youth level.[15]

Personal life

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Born in Barnsley, England, Devaney is the son of football coach and former football player Martin Devaney. He has family in Foxrock, Shankill and Ballina.[3][2]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2024–25[16] ———2[c]020
2025–26[17] ———3[c]131
Total ———5151
St Mirren (loan) 2025–26[17] Scottish Premiership 13031——161
Hibernian (loan) 2026–27[18] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
Career total 130310051212
  1. ↑ Includes Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ↑ "Jacob Devaney". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "'There have been top Irish players at Manchester United, so hopefully I can be one of the next' – Jacob Devaney on life as a Red Devil". independent.ie. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 O'Donoghue, Conor (22 September 2024). "Interview: Martin Devaney opens up about son Jacob Devaney's Ireland call-up and Manchester United journey". The Irish Post. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Price, Ryan (4 September 2024). "Highly rated Manchester United youngster declares for Ireland". Sportsjoe.ie. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 Oleksii, Yani (11 August 2025). "Manchester United youngster spotted in first-team training - he's compared to Declan Rice. A new rising star?". Tribuna.com. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Man Utd U21s Jacob Devaney runs SEVENTY yards before brilliant finish!". Sky Sports. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Jacob Devaney joins on loan from Manchester United". St Mirren. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Stone, Simon (11 May 2026). "Jacob Devaney: Man Utd kid making a big impact with St Mirren". BBC Sport.
  9. 1 2 "Manchester United's Jacob Devaney joins Hibs on loan". BBC Sport. 23 August 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  10. ↑ https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/2026/august/23/jacob-devaney-joins-from-manchester-united/
  11. ↑ "Ireland U-21 star Jacob Devaney joins Hibs on loan from Manchester United". Irish Independent. 23 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Manchester United teen Jacob Devaney declares for Ireland". Irish Examiner. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "REPORT - Croatia U21 1-0 Ireland U21". fai.ie. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  14. ↑ McGoey, Sean (21 May 2025). "Two Manchester United Players Included In Crawford's Ireland U21 squad". Balls.ie. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  15. ↑ Stone, Simon (13 November 2025). "Who are Man Utd's most promising youth prospects?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Jacob Devaney in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Jacob Devaney in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Jacob Devaney in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
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