Shane Blaney
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 January 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Letterkenny, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sligo Rovers | ||
Youth career | |||
Finn Harps | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Finn Harps | 3 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Tamworth (loan) | ||
2018 | → Grantham Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Sligo Rovers | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:59, 12 July 2020 (UTC) |
Shane Blaney (born 20 January 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
Early and personal life
Blaney was born in Letterkenny.[1]
Career
Finn Harps
Blaney began his career with Finn Harps, captaining their under-17 team and also playing for their under-19 team.[2] He made his senior debut in the 2017 season, making 3 League of Ireland appearances.[1] He signed a new contract for the 2018 season in December 2017.[2]
Doncaster Rovers
He turned professional in January 2018 after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with English club Doncaster Rovers in January 2018.[3][4][5] He moved on loan to Tamworth in July 2018 for an intended six months.[6] He returned sooner and then moved on loan to Grantham Town in October 2018 for a month,[7] making four appearances in all competitions.[8]
He was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2019–20 season.[9]
Sligo Rovers
He signed for Sligo Rovers for the 2021 season.[10]
International career
Blaney represented Ireland at schoolboy level,[2][11] captaining the side.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 29 December 2018
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Finn Harps | 2017[1] | LOI Premier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Doncaster Rovers | 2018–19[12] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2019–20[13] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c d Shane Blaney at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Coll and Blaney re-sign for Harps". Finn Harps F.C. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ a b Harry Walsh (15 January 2018). "Donegal teenager joins the professional ranks". Donegal News. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Shane Blaney: Doncaster Rovers sign teenage Finn Harps defender". BBC Sport. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Blaney ambitious after Rovers move". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Blaney makes loan move to Tamworth". BBC Sport. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Loan deals for Rovers trio". Doncaster Rovers F.C. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Profile". Grantham Town F.C. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Retained list confirmed". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Sligo Rovers sign ex-Doncaster defender Shane Blaney". 28 December 2020 – via www.rte.ie.
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(help) - ^ "Successful Finn Harps awards night". Finn Harps F.C. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Shane Blaney in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Shane Blaney in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
External links
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Finn Harps F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Tamworth F.C. players
- Grantham Town F.C. players
- Sligo Rovers F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Association football defenders
- Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Republic of Ireland association football biography stubs