Georgie Kelly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Donegal, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rotherham United | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Derry City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Derry City | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | UCD | 68 | (37) |
| 2018–2020 | Dundalk | 36 | (8) |
| 2020 | → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2021 | Bohemians | 31 | (21) |
| 2022– | Rotherham United | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:13, 28 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Georgie Kelly (born 12 November 1996) is an Irish association football player who plays as a forward for English club Rotherham United.
Career[]
UCD[]
Kelly joined UCD after a brief stint with Derry City. In 2017, Kelly scored a hat-trick against, Athlone Town, securing the top scorer title for the season. [1]
Dundalk[]
After two and a half season's in the First Division, Kelly signed with Premier Division club, Dundalk.[2] He played his first European match against Estonian side, FCI Levadia Tallinn in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds. During the 2019 season, Kelly and Dundalk narrowly missed out on the treble, following a penalty shootout in the 2019 FAI Cup Final against Shamrock Rovers.[3]
Loan to St Patrick's Athletic[]
Kelly was loaned to St Patrick's Athletic for the remainder of the 2020 season on 28 July 2020.[4] On 7 August 2020, he scored his first goals for the club, netting a brace as his side beat Finn Harps 2–0 at Richmond Park.[5] His only other goal for the club came in a 3–2 loss away to Finn Harps on 29 October 2020.[6]
Bohemians[]
On 22 December 2020, Kelly signed for Bohemians.[7] Kelly scored his first Premier Division hat-trick in a 5–1 victory against Dundalk.[8] Following a successful first season at the club, Kelly was the league's top scorer with 21 goals including a late equaliser against Sligo Rovers in the final game of the season. He was later named to the team of the year. [9] He helped the club reach the 2021 FAI Cup Final where they eventually lost to his former club, St Patrick's Athletic.[10]
Rotherham United[]
In January 2022 he signed for EFL League One club Rotherham United.[11]
Career statistics[]
- As of 24 January 2022[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derry City | 2015 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| UCD | 2016 | League of Ireland First Division | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 1 | 30 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 30 | 17 | |||
| 2018 | 17 | 14 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0[b] | 0 | 18 | 14 | ||||
| UCD Total | 68 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 78 | 38 | |||
| Dundalk | 2018 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3[c] | 0 | 4[d] | 2 | 43 | 14 | ||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Dundalk Total | 36 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 16 | ||
| St Patrick's Athletic (loan) | 2020 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Bohemians | 2021 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 31 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | 6[e] | 4 | — | 40 | 26 | ||
| Rotherham United | 2021–22 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 150 | 69 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 192 | 83 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League & 1 appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ 1 appearance in President of Ireland's Cup & 1 appearance in Leinster Senior Cup & 2 appearances, 2 goals in Champions Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours[]
Club[]
- League of Ireland Premier Division (2): 2018, 2019
- FAI Cup (1): 2018
- League of Ireland Cup (1): 2019
- Champions Cup (1): 2019
Individual[]
- League of Ireland Premier Division Top Scorer (1): 2021
- League of Ireland First Division Top Scorer (1): 2017
References[]
- ^ "Georgie Kelly Enters UCD History Books with Season Ending Hat-Trick". donegaldaily.com.
- ^ "Striker Georgie Kelly Signs For Dundalk and Sets Out Tropy Aim". donegaldaily.com.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers deny Dundalk treble dream in penalty shootout". irishtimes.com.
- ^ "St Pat's bring in Georgie Kelly on loan to boost attacking options". the42.ie.
- ^ "League Report: St Patrick's Athletic 2-0 Finn Harps". ExtraTime.com.
- ^ "League Report: Finn Harps 3 - 2 St Patrick's Athletic". ExtraTime.com.
- ^ "Bohemians confirm signing of ex-Dundalk striker Georgie Kelly". Irish Independent. 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Bohs run riot as Georgie Kelly nets hat-trick against Dundalk". irishtimes.com.
- ^ "Georgie Kelly and Ronan Boyce Named In PFAI Team Of The Year". donegaldaily.com.
- ^ "St Patrick's Athletic v Bohemians recap as Saints win the FAI Cup final on penalties". irishmirror.ie.
- ^ "Rotherham sign ex-Bohs striker Kelly" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "G. Kelly". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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