Aidan Downes

Aidan Downes

Personal information
Full name	Aidan Downes
Date of birth	24 July 1988 (1988-07-24)
Place of birth	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Bohemians
Youth career
-2005	Tolka Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005-2008	Everton	0	(0)
2008	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	5	(1)
2008-2010	Yeovil Town	29	(0)
2010	Shamrock Rovers	0	(0)
2011	Bohemians	13	(2)
National team
2007	Republic of Ireland U21	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Aidan Downes (born 24 July 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who last played for Bohemians in the League of Ireland Premier Division. He is currently without a club.

Youth Career and Everton

Aidan joined Everton’s Academy in 2005 from Tolka Rovers in his native Ireland.

Everton paid Tolka £90,000 compensation to secure the signature of the youngster.

Aidan quickly progressed through the youth set-up at Everton until an injury suffered at the end of the 2005/2006 season slowed him down.

Once recovered, Aidan earned call-ups to the Ireland under 19 squad, before marking his debut for Ireland’s under 21s in October 2007 with a goal.

In the latter part of the season, Downes linked up with Yeovil on loan, scoring his first senior goal at Swansea.

Everton released the striker at the end of the season

Yeovil Town

After spending a spell on loan at League One side Yeovil Town, for whom he made his debut in the Football League, he was released by Everton at the end of the 2007–08 season.

On 21 May 2008 it was announced that Downes had signed for Yeovil on a permanent basis on a two year contract. He joined officially on 1 July 2008 when his contract expired. He quickly impressed both management and fans during his time at Huish Park,especially at the Liberty Stadium where he scored a vital goal against League One Champions Swansea City, which in turn guaranteed safety in League One for the Glovers. He remained at the club for two seasons until 13 May 2010 when he was released along with three other players.

Shamrock Rovers

Downes joined Shamrock Rovers on 31 August 2010 until the end of the season and made his debut as a substitute in the FAI Cup on 17 September.

Bohemians

Aidan spent part of the 2011 season training with Bohemians and signed for Pat Fenlon's men in June of that year on amateur terms. He made his debut for the club in a 3-1 win over Dundalk at Oriel Park on 1 July.

International career

Downes has represented the Republic of Ireland at under16-17-18-19 level, and in October 2007, he made his under-21 debut, scoring a goal in the process.

External links

• Aidan Downes on Playerhistory.com
• Aidan Downes career stats at Soccerbase
• Profile on Yeovil's Official Site