Gearóid Morrissey
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 November 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cork City | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ringmahon Rangers | |||
2008–2010 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Cork City | 131 | (10) |
2015 | Cambridge United | 10 | (0) |
2016– | Cork City | 117 | (18) |
International career‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 5 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:02, 5 October 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2012 |
Gearóid Morrissey (born 17 November 1991) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Cork City. He played for Cambridge United briefly, making his debut against Manchester United. He moved back to Cork, playing for his first team again with a different number.
Club career
Morrissey joined Blackburn Rovers' youth setup in 2008, aged 16, after playing for local side Ringmahon Rangers. He returned to Ireland two years later, and signed for Cork City.[1]
Morrissey made his debut on 29 May 2010, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Athlone Town for the First Division championship. He achieved promotion to the Premier Division in 2011, appearing regularly, and was an ever-present figure for the club in the following campaigns.
On 22 December 2014 Morrissey moved to League Two's Cambridge United.[2] He made his U's debut on 3 February 2015, replacing Luke Chadwick in the 51st minute of a FA Cup 0–3 loss against Manchester United at Old Trafford.[3]
It was announced he had re-signed for home club Cork City on 10 December 2015, ahead of the 2016 season.
International career
Morrissey represented Republic of Ireland in the under-17 and under-19 levels.[2]
Career statistics
Professional appearances – correct as of 8 October 2020.[4]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cork City | 2010 | League of Ireland First Division | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
2011 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 5 | |||
2012 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0[a] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
2013 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 1 | 38 | 3 | |||
2014 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0[a] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
Cambridge United | 2014–15 | EFL League Two | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Cambridge United Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
Cork City | 2016 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 36 | 3 |
2017 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||
2018 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[g] | 0 | 2[h] | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||
2019 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 2[i] | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
2020 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0[a] | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||||
Cork City Total | 238 | 26 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 304 | 30 | ||
Career Total | 248 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 316 | 30 |
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in Munster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in President's Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in President's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in UEFA Champions League & 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ 1 appearance in President's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in President's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup
References
- ^ "Morrissey takes step back to go forward". Irish Examiner. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Morrissey set for United". Cambridge United FC. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Man Utd 3–0 Cambridge". BBC Sport. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland – G.Morrissey". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
External links
- Cork City official profile
- Gearóid Morrissey at Soccerbase
- Gearóid Morrissey at Soccerway
- Gearóid Morrissey – UEFA competition record (archive)