Andy Lyons (Irish footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 August 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Naas, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Shamrock Rovers | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | St Joseph's Boys | ||
2016 | Bray Wanderers | ||
2016–2017 | Bohemians | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Bohemians | 58 | (1) |
2022– | Shamrock Rovers | 41 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
Republic of Ireland U15 | |||
Republic of Ireland U17 | |||
Republic of Ireland U19 | |||
2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:48, 11 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:51, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
Andrew Lyons (born 2 August 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers and the Republic of Ireland U21 national team.
Club career
Youth career
A native of Naas, County Kildare, Lyons originally played with Dublin club St Joseph's Boys until July 2016 when he signed for League of Ireland club Bray Wanderers under-17 side, although a month later he signed for the under-17 side of Bohemians in August 2016.[1] 2017,[2] and 2018,[3] saw Lyons help his side to back to back League of Ireland U19 Division wins, an Enda McGuill Cup win in 2018, while he also featured in the UEFA Youth League against Midtjylland in 2018 and PAOK in 2019.[4] He was named League of Ireland U19 Division Player of the Year during his time with the club's under-19 team.[5]
Bohemians
Lyons was an unused substitute in 3 league fixtures during the 2017 season.[6] He made his debut in senior football on 5 June 2018 in a 3–1 defeat away to Dundalk in the Leinster Senior Cup.[7] Lyons scored the first goal of his senior career on 16 September 2019 in a 2–0 win over Crumlin United in the Quarter Final of the FAI Cup at Richmond Park.[8] At the end of the 2020 season he was named in the PFAI Team of the Year by his fellow professionals.[9] He signed a new one-year contract with the club on 25 January 2021.[4]
Shamrock Rovers
Lyons signed a multi-year contract with rivals Shamrock Rovers on 24 January 2022.[10] Lyons scored the first European goal of his career on 25 August 2022 in a 1–0 win over Hungarian side Ferencváros in a UEFA Europa League Playoff Round tie at Tallaght Stadium.[11] On 6 September 2022, he was named League of Ireland Player of the Month for August 2022.[12]
Blackpool
On 29 August 2022, it was announced that Lyons would join EFL Championship club Blackpool in January 2023 on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an fee believed to be in the region of £300,000 plus add-ons.[13][14][15][16]
International career
Lyons has represented the Republic of Ireland at every level from under-15 up to under-21 level, including representing the under-19 side in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Armenia.[4] He made his debut for the under-21 team in a friendly against Australia U23 on 2 June 2021.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 11 September 2022
Club | Division | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Bohemians | League of Ireland Premier Division | 2018[6] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2019[6] | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
2020[6] | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
2021[6] | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 6[c] | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | ||||
Total | 58 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 3 | ||
Shamrock Rovers | League of Ireland Premier Division | 2022[6] | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 9[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | |
Career total | 83 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 114 | 12 |
- ^ a b One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, one appearance in Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Club
- Shamrock Rovers
Individual
References
- ^ a b "Andy Lyons".
- ^ "SSE Airtricity League". www.sseairtricityleague.ie.
- ^ "SSE Airtricity League". www.sseairtricityleague.ie.
- ^ a b c "TheJournal.ie – Boost for Bohemians as highly-rated Irish underage international re-signs". www.the42.ie.
- ^ "Football - Andy Lyons is FAI SSE Airtricity U19 Player of the Year".
- ^ a b c d e f "Republic of Ireland – A. Lyons – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Dundalk 3 - 1 Bohemians | 2017/2018 Leinster Senior Cup Fourth Round | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com.
- ^ "TheJournal.ie - Wright and Lyons ensure Bohs account for Crumlin and set up semi-final clash with Rovers". www.the42.ie.
- ^ a b "Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians dominate the 2020 PFAI Team of the Year – Extra.ie". 7 December 2020.
- ^ "TheJournal.ie – Ireland U21 full-back Lyons leaves Bohemians to join rivals Shamrock Rovers". www.the42.ie.
- ^ "TheJournal.ie - Lyons heads late winner to boost Shamrock Rovers ahead of Europa Conference League draw". www.the42.ie.
- ^ a b "TheJournal.ie – Shamrock Rovers' Andy Lyons scoops Player of the Month award for August". www.the42.ie.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers ace Andy Lyons to join Blackpool next January in £300k deal". independent.
- ^ FC, Blackpool. "Seasiders To Sign Andy Lyons From Shamrock Rovers In January". Blackpool FC.
- ^ Gleeson, Bill (29 August 2022). "Andy Lyons Transfer Agreement – Shamrock Rovers – Wing-back will depart in January".
- ^ "Blackpool agree to sign Shamrock Rovers full-back" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "REPORT | Australia U23 1–2 Ireland U21 | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association footballers from County Kildare
- People from County Kildare