Gearóid Morrissey

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Gearóid Morrissey
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-17) 17 November 1991 (age 29)
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club 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 124 (17)
National team‡
2007–2008 Republic of Ireland U17 5 (0)
2009–2010 Republic of Ireland U19 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:02, 19 July 2021 (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.[citation needed]

International career[]

Morrissey represented Republic of Ireland in the under-17 and under-19 levels.[2]

Career statistics[]

Professional appearances – correct as of 19 July 2021.[4]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
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 14 1 1 1 — — 0[a] 0 15 2
2021 League of Ireland First Division 12 0 0 0 — — — 12 0
Cork City Total 255 26 29 2 9 1 15 0 13 1 321 30
Career Total 265 26 29 1 9 1 15 0 14 1 333 30
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Appearances in Munster Senior Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in President's Cup
  6. ^ 1 appearance in President's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup
  7. ^ 1 appearance in UEFA Champions League & 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ 1 appearance in President's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup
  9. ^ 1 appearance in President's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup

References[]

  1. ^ "Morrissey takes step back to go forward". Irish Examiner. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Morrissey set for United". Cambridge United FC. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Man Utd 3–0 Cambridge". BBC Sport. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Republic of Ireland – G.Morrissey". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

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