Kieran Sadlier

Kieran Sadlier
Personal information
Full name Kieran Paul Sadlier[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994[2]
Place of birth Haywards Heath, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Sligo Rovers
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 1 (0)
2015Halifax Town (loan) 10 (0)
2016– Sligo Rovers 29 (10)
National team
Republic of Ireland U17 2 (0)
2012-2013 Republic of Ireland U19 9 (1)
2014- Republic of Ireland U21 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:02, 29 October 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Kieran Paul Sadlier (born 14 September 1994) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sligo Rovers.

Club career

West Ham United

A youth team player with Cambridge United, Sadlier joined West Ham United in 2005.[3] Graduating to play for their U21 development squad, he was released in February 2015 in order to sign for St Mirren on a short-term contract until the end of the 2014–15 season.[4]

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.[5] He made his full home debut against Celtic on April 3, 2015 in a Good Friday evening game that Celtic went on to win 0-2.[6] Sadlier scored his only goal for St Mirren in a 4–1 home victory against Kilmarnock on April 25, 2015.[7]

Sadlier decided that he wanted to be playing back in England and left the club at the end of his contract, despite Saints manager Ian Murray inviting him back for pre-season training.[8]

Peterborough United

On July 20, 2015, Sadlier signed a contract with Peterborough United after a successful trial period.[8] He played in matches against Burton Albion[9] and Charlton Athletic.[10]

FC Halifax Town

On 9 October 2015 Sadlier joined FC Halifax Town, on loan from Peterborough United for three months.[11]

Sligo Rovers

On 11 January 2016, Sadlier signed for League of Ireland side Sligo Rovers until the summer. He links up with former manager Dave Robertson at the club, for whom he played under at Peterborough United.[12]

International career

Sadlier has played for Ireland at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[3] For the under-15 side, Sadlier made two appearances, scoring in his début against N Ireland and as a used substitute against Wales.[13][14] He made four appearances for the under-16s against Czech Republic (twice), Portugal and Italy.[15][16] and played in three under-17 games against Denmark, Albania and Malta in the U17 Euro Championships.[17]

For the Under-19 team, Sadlier played nine matches, scoring one goal.[18]

References

  1. "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 47. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. "Kieran Sadlier". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "West Ham U21 squad". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  4. "St Mirren sign former West Ham midfielder Kieran Sadlier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  5. "St Mirren 1–0 Hamilton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  6. BBC Sport match report April 3, 2015 Retrieved October 21, 2015
  7. "St Mirren 4–1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Sadlier Completes Move". Official Peterborough United website. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  9. Peterborough United Match Report August 22, 2015 Retrieved October 20, 2015
  10. Peterborough United Match Report August 25, 2015 Retrieved October 20, 2015
  11. Sadlier Joins FC Halifax Town FC Halifax Town official website October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015
  12. "Former Ireland U-21 Sadlier moves to Sligo Rovers". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  13. Ireland U15 squad for Celtic tri-nations Republic of Ireland Team official website May 4, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2015
  14. Late goal defeats Ireland U15s in Celtic tri-nations Republic of Ireland Team official website May 15, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2015
  15. Seven changes for second U16 friendly against Czech Rep Republic of Ireland Team official website November 26, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2015
  16. U16 squad named for Portugal 4-nation tournament Republic of Ireland Team official website January 19, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2015
  17. Norway edge out Ireland U17 for top spot Republic of Ireland Team official website October 1, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2015
  18. U19 Squad Profiles Republic of Ireland Team official website February 11, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2015
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