Kian Leavy (born 21 March 2002) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ardee, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Drogheda Town | |||
| Drogheda Boys | |||
| Shelbourne | |||
| St Francis | |||
| St Kevin's Boys | |||
| –2018 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| 2018–2021 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Shelbourne (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2023– | St Patrick's Athletic | 42 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| Republic of Ireland U18 | |||
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:20, 2 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:18, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editEarly career
editA native of Ardee, County Louth,[1] Leavy began playing with Drogheda Town at under-8s level, before moving on to Drogheda Boys, Shelbourne, St Francis, St Kevin's Boys and St Patrick's Athletic.[2] In July 2018, he joined the youth academy of EFL Championship side Reading in July 2018 from St Patrick's Athletic's academy after receiving interest from the youth academies of Manchester United and Celtic.[3]
Reading
editOn 2 July 2021, Leavy signed his first professional contract with Reading, until the summer of 2022.[4] On 10 August 2021, Leavy made his debut for Reading in their 3–0 defeat to Swansea City in the EFL Cup.[5] On 9 August 2022, he was in the starting XI in a 2–1 loss to Stevenage in the EFL Cup.[6] On 17 May 2023, it was announced that Leavy would leave Reading in the summer of 2023, upon the expiry of his contract.[2]
Shelbourne loan
editOn 8 February 2023, Leavy joined Shelbourne on loan until the summer transfer window.[7] He scored the first senior goal of his career on 3 March 2023, coming off the bench in the 60th minute before scoring the only goal of the game in the 78th minute of a win over Bohemians at Tolka Park.[8] On 6 July 2023, Shelbourne announced that Leavy had left the club at the end of his loan spell after rejecting a contract offer from the club for a permanent move.[9]
St Patrick's Athletic
edit2023 season
editOn 6 July 2023, it was announced that Leavy had signed for St Patrick's Athletic, returning to the club where he previously played at youth level.[10] Injured upon signing, he had to wait until 11 August 2023 to make his debut, when he was in the starting XI for a 0–0 draw with Bohemians at Richmond Park.[11] On 23 October 2023, he scored his first senior goal for the club, finding the top left corner from 25 yards in a 1–0 win at home to Sligo Rovers to help his side secure UEFA Conference League football for the following season.[12] On 12 November 2023, Leavy was part of the starting XI in the 2023 FAI Cup Final, in a 3–1 win over Bohemians in front of a record breaking FAI Cup Final crowd of 43,881 at the Aviva Stadium.[13]
2024 season
editOn 8 February 2024, Leavy signed a multi-year contract extension with the club, switching from the squad number 17 squad to number 10 also.[14] On 25 July 2024, he made his first European appearance of his career, replacing Zachary Elbouzedi from the bench in a 3–1 win over Vaduz of Liechtenstein in the UEFA Conference League.[15] On 8 October 2024, Leavy scored the winning goal of the game in a 2–1 victory over St Mochta's in the final of the 2023–24 Leinster Senior Cup.[16]
International career
editLeavy has featured at youth level for the Republic of Ireland at U15 and U18 level. In March 2022, he featured for the Republic of Ireland U20 side in a 1–0 win against the Republic of Ireland Amateur team in a friendly at Whitehall Stadium.[17] Leavy made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21 team in a 2–1 friendly win over Iceland U21 at Turners Cross on 26 March 2023.[18]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 1 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2021–22[19] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[20] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Shelbourne (loan) | 2023[21] | LOI Premier Division | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 0[a] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2023[21] | LOI Premier Division | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 0[b] | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2024[21] | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 3[d] | 1 | 43 | 1 | |||
| 2025[21] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 53 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 3 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League
- ^ 1 appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup & 2 appearances, 1 goal in the Leinster Senior Cup
Honours
edit- St Patrick's Athletic
- FAI Cup (1): 2023
- Leinster Senior Cup (1): 2023–24
References
edit- ^ "Ardee man Leavy called up to Ireland U21 squad". LMFM.
- ^ a b FC, Reading. "Home of the Royals!". Reading FC.
- ^ "Delight as Kian Leavy pens three-year Reading deal". independent.ie.
- ^ "SEVEN SIGN ON WITH NEW DEALS". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Kian Leavy at Soccerway
- ^ "Late Stevenage goal seals deserved win at Reading" – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "KIAN LEAVY JOINS SHELBOURNE ON LOAN". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Sub Kian Leavy leaves it late but Damien Duff's Shelbourne triumph over Bohemians in tense derby". Independent.ie. 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Kian Leavy departs". 6 July 2023.
- ^ Jordan, Luke. "Kian Leavy and Alex Nolan sign for the Saints". extratime.com.
- ^ "Stalemate in breathless Dublin derby as Bohemians and St Pat's share the points in Inchicore". Independent.ie. 11 August 2023.
- ^ Buttner, Paul (23 October 2023). "Youngster Leavy stars as St Pat's secure European football for next season". The 42.
- ^ Fenton, James (12 November 2023). "FAI Cup final recap: Bohemians 1-3 St Pat's" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ "Kian Leavy Extends Contract". www.stpatsfc.com.
- ^ "St Pat's return to form with impressive European win over FC Vaduz". Irish Independent. 25 July 2024.
- ^ Team, Extratime. "St Patrick's Athletic crowned Leinster Senior Cup winners". extratime.com.
- ^ "REPORT | Ireland U20s 0-1 Ireland Amateurs | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland 2 - 1 Iceland | 2023 - Under-21 Mens Friendlies | 999948672 | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "Games played by Kian Leavy in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Kian Leavy in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Republic of Ireland - K. Leavy - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
External links
edit- Kian Leavy at Soccerway
- Kian Leavy at WorldFootball.net