John Mahon (born 26 November 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Mahon | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Sligo, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sligo Rovers | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Ballisodare United | ||
| 2015–2017 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Sligo Rovers | 89 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | St Johnstone | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sligo Rovers | 29 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:37, 29 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSligo Rovers
editMahon began playing for his local club Sligo Rovers at underage under 17 level in 2015, where he played for 2 years before progressing to the under 19 side and then the first team in 2017.[2] He made his first team debut on 17 April 2017 in a 1–0 win away to Finn Harps in a League of Ireland Cup tie at Finn Park.[3] That proved to be his only appearance of the season despite being named as an unused substitute in 19 league games.[4] His League of Ireland Premier Division debut came on 21 April 2018 in a 0–0 draw with St Patrick's Athletic at The Showgrounds.[5] In June 2018 he earned a new two-and-a-half-year contract to keep him at the club until the end of the 2020 season.[6] Mahon scored his first goal in senior football on 26 October 2018 in a 2–0 win over Shamrock Rovers in the final game of the season.[7] He made a total of 29 appearances during his breakthrough season, scoring 1 goal.[4] February 2019 saw reported interest in Mahon from Scottish Premiership arch rivals Celtic and Rangers.[8] On 2 February 2020, Mahon suffered a broken tibia in a pre-season friendly against Athlone Town.[9][10] The injury kept him out of action for almost the entirety of the season but he returned to the side in October 2020 and made 5 appearances in all competitions by the season's end.[4] Upon returning from injury in October 2020, Mahon signed a new two-year-contract with the club.[11][12] On 29 October 2021, Mahon scored his first goal in just over three years when he opened the scoring in a 2–0 win over Drogheda United.[13] On 21 December 2021, he signed a contract with to keep him at the club until the end of 2023.[14] Upon signing his new contract, Mahon stated that he had a desire to play abroad but for now his focus was on helping his club to win trophies.[15] The following month however, the six figure release clause in his contract was met and he departed the club.[16] He made 102 appearances in total for Sligo Rovers during his time at the club, scoring 2 goals.[4]
St Johnstone
editMahon signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone for an undisclosed fee on 23 January 2022.
He left St. Johnstone only a year into his contract, with the club and player mutually agreeing to terminate his contract.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 3 November 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sligo Rovers | 2017 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | LOI Premier Division | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | LOI Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0[d] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 89 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 2 | ||
| St Johnstone | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | – | – | 1[e] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| St Johnstone II | 2022–23 | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Sligo Rovers | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 119 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 136 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes FAI Cup & Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup & Scottish League Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
References
edit- ^ a b "Republic of Ireland - J. Mahon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - John Mahon". www.extratime.com.
- ^ "EA Sports Cup Preview: Finn Harps -v- Sligo Rovers". extratime.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Republic of Ireland - J. Mahon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "SSE Airtricity League". www.sseairtricityleague.ie.
- ^ "John Mahon signs new deal with the Bit O' Red". 8 June 2018.
- ^ Goulden, David (26 October 2018). "Sligo end season on a high beating Hoops" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ "Who is John Mahon? All you need to know about the Sligo Rovers defender linked with Rangers and Celtic". Belfasttelegraph – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "John Mahon injury update – Sligo Rovers".
- ^ "Sligo Rovers John Mahon suffers leg break". 2 February 2020.
- ^ "John Mahon signs new two-year contract with Sligo Rovers". ExtraTime.com.
- ^ "Mahon signs new two-year contract – Sligo Rovers".
- ^ Farry, Jessica. "Sligo Rovers end long winless run to tighten their grip on third place". The42.
- ^ "New deal keeps Mahon at Rovers until end of 2023". independent.
- ^ "John Mahon: 'I have a desire to go on to play outside of the League of Ireland. For now my ambition is to help Rovers win things.'". ExtraTime.com.
- ^ "Blow for Sligo Rovers as St Johnstone finalise deal with a six-figure sum for defender John Mahon". www.msn.com.
- ^ "Saints finalise John Mahon transfer". St Johnstone Football Club.
- ^ "Mahon transfers to St Johnstone – Sligo Rovers".
- ^ Dollery, Paul. "Sligo Rovers confirm sale of 'magnificent' Mahon to Scottish Cup holders". The42.