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Kieran Sadlier
Personal information
Full name Kieran Paul Sadlier[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Haywards Heath, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cork City
Number 11
Youth career
Cambridge United
2005–2013 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 West Ham United 0 (0)
2015 St Mirren 11 (1)
2015–2016 Peterborough United 0 (0)
2015 → Halifax Town (loan) 8 (0)
2016–2017 Sligo Rovers 49 (15)
2017– Cork City 44 (15)
International career‡
2010–2012 Republic of Ireland U17 2 (0)
2012–2013 Republic of Ireland U19 10 (1)
2014 Republic of Ireland U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:08 21 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Kieran Paul Sadlier (born 14 September 1994) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cork City.[3] He won both the League of Ireland Premier Division & FAI Cup in his first season with Cork.

Club Career

West Ham United

A youth team player with Cambridge United, Sadlier joined West Ham United in 2005.[4] After finishing top goal scorer for the U18s in their 2012/13 season, [5]Sadlier went on to feature regularly for the U21s, he requested to be released from his contract early in January 2015 in order to sign for St Mirren until the end of the 2014–15 season.[6]

St Mirren

Sadlier made his debut on 28 February in a 1–0 home win against Hamilton Academical coming on as a half-time substitute for Viktor Genev.[7] He made his full home debut against Celtic on 3 April 2015 in a Good Friday evening televised game that Celtic went on to win 0-2.[8] Sadlier scored his only goal for St Mirren in a 4–1 home victory against Kilmarnock on 25 April 2015.[9]

Sadlier decided that he wanted to be playing back in England to be nearer to his family and left the club at the end of his contract, despite the St Mirren manager Ian Murray inviting him back for pre-season training.[10]

Peterborough United

On 20 July 2015 Sadlier signed a contract with Peterborough United after a successful trial period.[10] He was an unused substitute against Burton Albion[11] and started against Charlton Athletic in the second round of the Capital One League Cup.[12]

FC Halifax Town

On 9 October 2015 Sadlier joined FC Halifax Town, on loan from Peterborough United for three months.[13]

Sligo Rovers

On 11 January 2016, Sadlier signed for League of Ireland Premier League side Sligo Rovers until the summer where he linked up with former manager Dave Robertson at the club, for whom he played under at Peterborough United.[14] After 6 weeks the club wanted to retain Sadlier on a longer term contract and signed him to the club for a further 18 months; till the end of the 2017 season. [15] Sadlier finished the 2016 season strongly, ending the season as joint top goal scorer for the club with 10 goals.[16] [17]

Sadlier started the 2017 season with 8 League & Cup goals (7 League & 1 EA Sports Cup) before attracting interest from three Premier League of Ireland clubs; Dundalk, Limerick & Cork City FC for his signature to join them. [18] [19]

Cork City

On 3 July 2017, Sadlier joined Cork City FC.[20][21]

Having joined Cork City half-way through the 2017 season, after settling into his new club Sadlier finished the season with five goals for his new club; two goals in the League and three goals in the early rounds, together with the assist of the only goal in the semi final of the FAI Cup that saw Cork City through to the Cup Final. Cork City met Dundalk FC in the FAI Cup Final at the Aviva Stadium on 5 November 2017 where Sadlier scored the winning penalty after the game finished 1-1 in extra time. [22] [23]

International Career

Under 15 - U19s

Sadlier has played for Republic of Ireland at U15, U16, U19 and U21 levels.[4] For the U15 side, Sadlier made two appearances, scoring on his debut against Northern Ireland U15s and was a substitute against Wales U15s, coming on for the last 20 minutes.[24][25] He made four appearances for the under-16s against Czech Republic U16s (twice), Portugal U16s and Italy U16s [26][27] and played in three U17 games against Norway U17, Albania U17 and Malta U17s in the U17 Euro Championships.[28][29][30][31][32]

For the U19 team, Sadlier made 10 appearances, starting in all 10 games, scoring one goal against Switzerland U19s in the U19 European Championship finals held in Serbia. [33] [34] [35][36]

Under 21s

Sadlier made his Ireland U21 debut against Qatar in a friendly played in Aachen, Germany on 24 May 2014.[37] He made four further appearances for the Irish U21s, against Germany in Leipzig,[38] Norway U21s on 26 September 2014 [39] played in Drammen, Norway, both these matches were in the U21 European Championship. This was followed by a double header of friendlies against the USA & Russia U21s in which Sadlier played against Russia, both games were played in Spain. [40]

Career statistics

Professional appearances – correct as of 22 February 2018.[41]

Club Division Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United Premier League 2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
West Ham United Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
St Mirren Scottish Premiership 2014–15 11 1 – – – – 11 1
Peterborough United EFL League One 2015–16 0 0 – 1 0 – 0 0 1 0
Halifax Town (loan) National League 2015–16 8 0 1 0 – – – 9 0
Sligo Rovers League of Ireland Premier Division 2016 29 8 2 2 1 0 – – 32 10
2017 20 7 – 2 1 – – 22 8
Sligo Rovers Total 68 15 3 2 4 1 – _ 54 18
Cork City League of Ireland Premier Division 2017 13 2 5 3 – 2[a] 0 – 20 5
2018 31 13 5 6 1 0 4[b][a] 0 3[c] 3 44 22
Cork City Total 44 15 10 9 1 0 6 0 3 3 64 27
Career Total 111 30 13 11 5 1 6 0 3 3 138 46
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup, 1 appearance 1 goal in President's Cup

References

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  2. ^ "Kieran Sadlier". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Cork City bolster squad signing Kieran Sadlier". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "West Ham U21 squad". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "2012-13 Academy League - whuprogrammes". whu-programmes.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. ^ "St Mirren sign former West Ham midfielder Kieran Sadlier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  7. ^ "St Mirren 1–0 Hamilton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  8. ^ BBC Sport match report 3 April 2015 Retrieved 21 October 2015
  9. ^ "St Mirren 4–1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Sadlier Completes Move". Official Peterborough United website. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  11. ^ Peterborough United Match Report 22 August 2015 Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 October 2015
  12. ^ Peterborough United Match Report 25 August 2015 Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 October 2015
  13. ^ Sadlier Joins FC Halifax Town Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine FC Halifax Town official website 9 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015
  14. ^ "Former Ireland U-21 Sadlier moves to Sligo Rovers". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  15. ^ "Sadlier extends contract | Sligo Rovers Football Club". www.sligorovers.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Season Review 2016 - Sligo Rovers - ExtraTime.ie". ExtraTime.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  17. ^ "Extratime.ie - Top Scorers - 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division". www.extratime.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  18. ^ "Kieran Sadlier | Football Stats | Cork City | Age 23 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Cork City sign Kieran Sadlier from Sligo Rovers - ExtraTime.ie". ExtraTime.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Kieran Sadlier signs for City – Cork City Football Club". www.corkcityfc.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  21. ^ "Cork City sign Kieran Sadlier from Sligo Rovers - ExtraTime.ie". ExtraTime.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  22. ^ "Kieran Sadlier wanted responsibility of decisive penalty to give Cork City FAI Cup win". 7 November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  23. ^ Pyne, Anthony (5 November 2017). "Cork City claim first double with FAI Cup shootout win". RTE.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  24. ^ Ireland U15 squad for Celtic tri-nations Republic of Ireland Team official website 4 May 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2015
  25. ^ Late goal defeats Ireland U15s in Celtic tri-nations Republic of Ireland Team official website 15 May 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2015
  26. ^ Seven changes for second U16 friendly against Czech Rep Republic of Ireland Team official website 26 November 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2015
  27. ^ U16 squad named for Portugal 4-nation tournament Republic of Ireland Team official website 19 January 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2015
  28. ^ Norway edge out Ireland U17 for top spot Republic of Ireland Team official website 1 October 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2015
  29. ^ U19 Squad Profiles Republic of Ireland Team official website 11 February 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2015
  30. ^ "Ireland U-19s held after Swiss fightback". RTE.ie. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  31. ^ "Norway edge out Ireland U17 for top spot | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  32. ^ "Ireland progress to UEFA U17 elite qualifiers | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  33. ^ "Changes to UEFA U19 Championship venues | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  34. ^ "U19 squad face Gibraltar in training match | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  35. ^ "Republic of Ireland U19s draw with Czechs in friendly | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  36. ^ "Sadlier going for goals | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  37. ^ "King's U21s face Qatar test in Aachen | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  38. ^ "Germany 2 - 0 Republic of Ireland | 2015 - Under 21 | 2011488 | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  39. ^ "King makes changes to U21 squad for Norway game | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  40. ^ "King announces U21 squad for USA & Russia games | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  41. ^ "Kieran Sadlier Profile". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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