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2025 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

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St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
2025 season
ChairmanGarrett Kelleher
ManagerStephen Kenny
StadiumRichmond Park, Inchicore, Dublin 8
League of Ireland Premier Division1st
FAI CupSecond Round
UEFA Conference LeagueFirst Qualifying Round
Leinster Senior CupRound 3
Top goalscorerLeague: N/A (0 goals)
All: Barry Baggley (1 goal)
Kian Leavy (1 goal)
Aidan Keena (1 goal)
Simon Power (1 goal)
Highest home attendance900 (Est.) vs Bray Wanderers (21 January)
Lowest home attendance900 (Est.) vs Bray Wanderers (21 January)
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2026 →

The 2025 season is St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 96th year in existence and is the Supersaint's 74th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It is the first full season in charge for manager Stephen Kenny, having taken over from Jon Daly in May 2024. Pre-season training for the squad began in the first week of December 2024. The fixtures were released on 17 December 2024, with Pat's down to play 2024 FAI Cup winners Drogheda United at home in the opening game of the season.[1]

As well as the league, the club are also competing in the FAI Cup, UEFA Conference League and are defending their Leinster Senior Cup title won in the previous season.

Squad

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No. Name Position(s) Nationality Hometown Date of birth (age) Previous club Year signed Club apps. Club goals
Goalkeepers
1 Danny Rogers GK Republic of Ireland United States New York City, New York State (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) England Oldham Athletic 2022 36 0
94 Joseph Anang GK England Ghana Teshie, Accra (2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 (age 24) England West Ham United 2024 50 0
Defenders
2 Seán Hoare CB Republic of Ireland Castleknock, Dublin (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30) Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 2025 98 4
3 Anthony Breslin LB Republic of Ireland Blanchardstown, Dublin (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 27) Republic of Ireland Bohemians 2022 122 3
4 Joe Redmond CB Republic of Ireland Tallaght, Dublin (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 25) Republic of Ireland Drogheda United 2022 109 9
5 Tom Grivosti CB England West Derby, Liverpool (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 25) Scotland Ross County 2022 68 3
21 Axel Sjöberg RB Sweden Helsingborg, Skåne County (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24) Sweden BK Olympic 2023 35 0
23 Ryan McLaughlin RB Northern Ireland Andersonstown, Belfast (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 30) England Morecambe 2023 24 0
24 Luke Turner CB Republic of Ireland Drimnagh, Dublin (2002-05-20) 20 May 2002 (age 22) Northern Ireland Cliftonville 2024 35 4
30 Al-Amin Kazeem LB England England (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22) England Colchester United 2024 14 1
Midfielders
6 Jamie Lennon CDM Republic of Ireland Santry, Dublin (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 26) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Academy 2017 219 5
7 Zachary Elbouzedi RW Republic of Ireland Swords, Dublin (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26) Sweden AIK 2024 20 3
8 Chris Forrester CM/CAM Republic of Ireland Smithfield, Dublin (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 32) Scotland Aberdeen 2019 380 83
10 Kian Leavy CAM/LW/RW Republic of Ireland Ardee, Louth (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 22) England Reading 2023 57 3
11 Jason McClelland LW/CM/LB Republic of Ireland Templeogue, Dublin (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27) Republic of Ireland UCD 2020 129 9
14 Brandon Kavanagh CAM/LW/RW Republic of Ireland Crumlin, Dublin (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 24) Republic of Ireland Derry City 2024 42 7
16 Aaron Bolger CDM/CM Republic of Ireland Avoca, Wicklow (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 22) Republic of Ireland Cork City 2024 29 0
17 Romal Palmer CM England Wigan, Greater Manchester (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26) Turkey Göztepe 2024 25 3
19 Barry Baggley CM/CDM Northern Ireland Turf Lodge, Belfast (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 23) England Fleetwood Town 2025 2 1
20 Jake Mulraney LW/RW Republic of Ireland Drimnagh, Dublin (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 28) United States Orlando City 2023 78 15
25 Simon Power RW Republic of Ireland Greystones, Wicklow (1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 26) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 2025 1 1
Forwards
9 Mason Melia ST/RW Republic of Ireland Newtownmountkennedy, Wicklow (2007-09-22) 22 September 2007 (age 17) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Academy 2023 54 10
15 Conor Carty ST Republic of Ireland Dunlavin, Wicklow (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 22) England Bolton Wanderers 2025 43 6
18 Aidan Keena ST Republic of Ireland Mullingar, Westmeath (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25) England Cheltenham Town 2024 22 6

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
11 November 2024 RW Republic of Ireland Simon Power Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Free transfer [2]
1 December 2024 CB Republic of Ireland Sean McHale Republic of Ireland Wexford Return from loan
1 December 2024 LB Republic of Ireland Luke O'Brien Republic of Ireland Finn Harps Return from loan
2 December 2024 CM England Romal Palmer Turkey Göztepe Free transfer [3]
3 December 2024 CM Northern Ireland Barry Baggley England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed fee [4]
2 January 2025 CB Republic of Ireland Seán Hoare Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Free transfer [5]
15 January 2025 ST Republic of Ireland Conor Carty England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [6]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
25 November 2024 LW Republic of Ireland Alex Nolan Republic of Ireland Cork City Free transfer [7]
29 November 2024 ST Republic of Ireland Cian Kavanagh Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Free transfer [8]
17 December 2024 CB Republic of Ireland Conor Keeley Republic of Ireland Drogheda United Free transfer [9]
3 January 2025 CM Republic of Ireland Anthony Dodd Republic of Ireland Finn Harps Loan [10]
4 January 2025 CM Republic of Ireland Luke Kehir Republic of Ireland Wexford Loan [11]
7 January 2025 CM Republic of Ireland Rhys Bartley Republic of Ireland Bray Wanderers Loan [12]
10 January 2025 CB Republic of Ireland Sean McHale Republic of Ireland Dundalk Loan [13]
15 January 2025 ST Republic of Ireland Michael Noonan Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Free transfer [14]

Squad statistics

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Appearances, goals and cards

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Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last updated – 21 January 2025

No. Player SSE Airtricity League FAI Cup UEFA Conference League Leinster Senior Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 Danny Rogers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2 Seán Hoare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Anthony Breslin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0 2(1) 0
4 Joe Redmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
5 Tom Grivosti 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0 2(1) 0
6 Jamie Lennon 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
7 Zachary Elbouzedi 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
8 Chris Forrester 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 1(1) 0
9 Mason Melia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Kian Leavy 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1
11 Jason McClelland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 1(1) 0
14 Brandon Kavanagh 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0 2(1) 0
15 Conor Carty 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0 2(1) 0
16 Aaron Bolger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Romal Palmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Aidan Keena 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 1 2(1) 1
19 Barry Baggley 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1
20 Jake Mulraney 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0 2(1) 0
21 Axel Sjöberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0 2(1) 0
23 Ryan McLaughlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
24 Luke Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
25 Simon Power 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
30 Al-Amin Kazeem 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
94 Joseph Anang 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Top scorers

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Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 21 January 2025

Number Name SSE Airtricity League FAI Cup UEFA Conference League Leinster Senior Cup Total
19 Barry Baggley 0 0 0 1 1
10 Kian Leavy 0 0 0 1 1
18 Aidan Keena 0 0 0 1 1
25 Simon Power 0 0 0 1 1

Top assists

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Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 21 January 2025

Number Name SSE Airtricity League FAI Cup UEFA Conference League Leinster Senior Cup Total
20 Jake Mulraney 0 0 0 1 1

Top clean sheets

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Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 21 January 2025

Number Name SSE Airtricity League FAI Cup UEFA Conference League Leinster Senior Cup Total
1 Danny Rogers 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/1
94 Joseph Anang 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1

Disciplinary record

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Last updated 21 January 2025

Number Name SSE Airtricity League FAI Cup UEFA Conference League Leinster Senior Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
24 Luke Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Captains

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No. P Name Country No. games Notes
4 DF Joe Redmond Republic of Ireland 1 Captain
1 DF Danny Rogers Republic of Ireland 1

Last updated: 21 January 2025
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Club

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Coaching staff

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[15][16]

  • First-team Manager: Stephen Kenny
  • Assistant Coach: Brian Gartland
  • Assistant Coach: Seán O'Connor
  • Goalkeeping coach: Pat Jennings
  • Director of Football: Ger O'Brien
  • Technical Director: Alan Mathews
  • Head of Performance: Graham Byrne
  • Assistant Head of Performance: Harry Cornally
  • Head of Medical: Sam Rice
  • Athletic Therapist: David Mugalu
  • Club Doctor: Eoin Godkin
  • Masseuse: Christy O'Neill
  • Equipment Manager: David McGill
  • Head of Academy Football:
  • Assistant Head of academy: Jamie Moore
  • Academy Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach: James McCrudden
  • Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brian Hayes
  • Head of Academy Goalkeeping: Pat Jennings
  • Head of Academy Recruitment & Club Partner Link: Ian Bermingham
  • Head of Academy Medical: David Mugalu
  • Academy Physio: Christy O'Neill
  • Head of Academy Data: Philip Power
  • Head of Academy Equipment: Paul Quigley
  • Under 20s Head Coach:
  • Under 20s Coach: Paul Quigley
  • Under 20s Coach: John Behan
  • Under 17s Head Coach: Thomas Morgan
  • Under 17s Assistant Coach: Ryan Russell
  • Under 17s Coach: Barry Slattery
  • Under 17s Goalkeeper Coach: Jamie Quinn
  • Under 15s Head Coach: Alan Brady
  • Under 15s Assistant Coach: Ciarán Creagh
  • Under 15s Coach: Ian Cully
  • Under 15s Goalkeeper Coach: Mick Coakley
  • Under 14s Head Coach: Mark Connolly
  • Under 14s Assistant Coach: Philip Power
  • Under 14s Coach: Eoin Gavin

Kit

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Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Manguard Plus (Front of Jersey)
McCarthy Insurance Group (Back of Jersey - Top)
Clune Construction Company (Back of Jersey - Bottom)
Bill Griffin Motors (Sleeves of Jersey)

Home
Away
Third

The club released new Home & Third kits for the season and repurposed the 2023 Third kit as the Away kit for 2024.

Type Shirt Shorts Socks Info
Home Red/White Sleeves White Red/White Worn 0 times; against Anyone
Away Yellow Black Yellow Worn 2 times; against Inchicore Athletic (LSC) (A), Bray Wanderers (LSC) (H)
Third Green Green Green Worn 0 times; against Anyone

Key:
LOI=League of Ireland Premier Division
FAI=FAI Cup
UCL=UEFA Conference League
PIC=President of Ireland's Cup
LSC=Leinster Senior Cup
FRN=Friendly

Competitions

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League of Ireland Premier Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bohemians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Cork City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round
3 Derry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Drogheda United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Galway United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Shamrock Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Shelbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Sligo Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 St Patrick's Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for promotion/relegation play-off
10 Waterford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League of Ireland First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2025. Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway[17]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[17]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 13 February 2025.
Source: [18]

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2025. Source: 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

FAI Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Second Round

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18/19/20 July 2025 Second Round St Patrick's Athletic v TBC TBC
TBC Stadium: TBC

UEFA Conference League

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  Win   Draw   Loss

First Qualifying Round

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10 July 2025 1st leg St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland v Europe TBC Dublin, Republic of Ireland
19:45 Stadium: Richmond Park
Note: Capacity of Richmond Park reduced due to UEFA regulations on standing areas being used during UEFA Conference League matches.
17 July 2024 2nd leg TBC Europe v Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic TBC
TBC Stadium: TBC

Leinster Senior Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Round 3 - Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
St Patrick's Athletic 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 6
Athlone Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bray Wanderers 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1 0
Inchicore Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 2 –2 0
18 January 2025 Match 1 Inchicore Athletic 0–2 St Patrick's Athletic Clondalkin, Dublin 22
14:00 GMT Report Simon Power 45+1'
Aidan Keena 61'
Stadium: Capco Park
Attendance: 572
Referee: Gavin Colfer
21 January 2025 Match 3 St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 Bray Wanderers Inchicore, Dublin 8
19:45 GMT Kian Leavy 32'
Barry Baggley 36'
Luke Turner Red card 42'
Report Cian Curtis soccer ball with red X 42'<be />Paul Murphy 44'
Killian Cantwell Yellow card 68'
Max Murphy Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Richmond Park
Attendance: 900 (Est.)
Referee: Rob Harvey
24 January 2025 Match 3 St Patrick's Athletic v Athlone Town Cherry Orchard, Dublin 22
19:45 GMT Stadium: Ballyfermot United Sports & Social Club

Friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

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29 January 2025 Vancouver Whitecaps Canada v Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Marbella, Spain
15:00 GMT Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
1 February 2025 Molde Norway v Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Marbella, Spain
11:30 GMT Stadium: Marbella Football Centre

References

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  1. ^ "Saints To Host Drogs On Opening Night". www.stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Simon Power Joins The Saints". www.stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Romal Palmer Pens New Two Year Deal".
  4. ^ "Barry Baggley Is A Saint". www.stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Sean Hoare Returns To The Saints". www.stpatsfc.com.
  6. ^ "Conor Carty Is Back At St Pat's". www.stpatsfc.com.
  7. ^ Horgan, Andrew (25 November 2024). "Cork City complete signing of winger Alex Nolan from St Pats". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Kavanagh signs two year deal – Sligo Rovers". 29 November 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  9. ^ Keeley, Conor (17 December 2024). "Conor Keeley signs for Drogheda United". LMFM.ie. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  10. ^ Lee, Ethan (3 January 2025). "Harps Secure Dodd Loan Signing - Finn Harps FC Official Website". finnharps.ie.
  11. ^ "Luke Kehir Loan Signing | Wexford FC". wexfordfc.ie. 4 January 2025.
  12. ^ "x.com".
  13. ^ Wallace, Keith (10 January 2025). "MCHALE JOINS DUNDALK ON LOAN". Dundalk Football Club.
  14. ^ "Michael Noonan is a Hoop! 15 January 2025".
  15. ^ "Coaching Staff". www.stpatsfc.com.
  16. ^ "Academy Coaching Staff". www.stpatsfc.com.
  17. ^ a b "PREMIER DIVISION". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Summary - Premier Division - Republic of Ireland - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.