Pierce Sweeney

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Pierce Sweeney
Personal information
Full name Pierce Liam Sweeney[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 26
Youth career
2006–2012 Belvedere
2012 Bray Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Bray Wanderers 12 (0)
2012–2016 Reading 0 (0)
2016–2021 Exeter City 186 (17)
2021 Swindon Town 0 (0)
2021– Exeter City 19 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 Republic of Ireland U17 2 (0)
2011–2013 Republic of Ireland U19 6 (0)
2013 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:27, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:00, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Pierce Liam Sweeney (born 11 September 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two side Exeter City.

Career[]

Belvedere[]

Sweeney began his career at the under-12 level with Belvedere.[3]

Bray Wanderers[]

In 2012, Sweeney joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Bray Wanderers. He made 12 appearances for the Seagulls during the 2012 season.

Reading[]

On 6 July 2012, Sweeney signed with then-Premier League side Reading. Although he was a member of Reading's Under 21 2013-14 Premier League Cup-winning side, on 9 May 2016, Sweeney was released by Reading without having made a first-team appearance for the club.[4]

Exeter City[]

On 22 July 2016, Sweeney signed with Exeter City as the 1931 Fund fan-funded player after a successful trial.[5] He scored two goals and an assist in Exeter's 5–1 defeat of Notts County on 8 September 2018,[6] and had already scored two additional goals before the end of September 2018.

Swindon Town[]

On 11 June 2021, Sweeney signed a two-year deal with Swindon Town to begin on 1 July 2021,[7] after rejecting an offer from Exeter City.[8] His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 2 July 2021, with Sweeney stating that 'due to family circumstances at this current moment I am unable to fulfil relocating to be part of the team'.[9]

Exeter City return[]

Following his abrupt departure from Swindon, Sweeney returned to Exeter City on 8 July 2021.[10][11]

International career[]

Sweeney has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-U17, under-U19, and under-U21 levels.[12]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 8 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bray Wanderers 2012[12] LOI Premier Division 12 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 13 0
Reading 2012–13[13] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2013–14[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[15] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2015–16[16] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Exeter City 2016–17[17] League Two 29 0 1 0 2 0 5[b] 0 37 0
2017–18[18] League Two 40 8 4 1 1 0 4[c] 0 49 9
2018–19[19] League Two 43 4 1 0 1 0 1[d] 0 46 4
2019–20[20] League Two 36 2 4 0 1 1 7[e] 0 48 3
2020–21[21] League Two 38 3 2 0 0 0 2[d] 0 42 3
Total 186 17 12 1 5 1 19 0 222 19
Career total 198 17 12 1 5 1 20 0 235 19
  1. ^ Appearance in Setanta Sports Cup
  2. ^ Three appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
  3. ^ One appearance in EFL Trophy, three appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  5. ^ Four appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in EFL League Two play-offs

Honours[]

Club[]

Reading

Individual[]

  • FAI Under-19 Irish International Player of the Year: 2013

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Pierce Sweeney - Defender - First Team - Exeter City". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Pierce Sweeney Interview (Ireland U19 Player Of The Year)". Belvedere Football Club. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Ex-Bray Wanderers Player Pierce Sweeney Released By Reading". League of Ireland. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Exeter City: Defender Pierce Sweeney signs permanent deal". BBC Sport. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Exeter City: Harry Kewell sent off in first league game in charge of Notts Country". BBC Sport. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  7. ^ Leighfield, Jonathan (11 June 2021). "Swindon Town sign defender Pierce Sweeney on two-year deal". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  8. ^ Clark, Daniel (11 June 2021). "Pierce Sweeney signs for Swindon Town after turning down Exeter City contract extension". Devon Live. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Pierce Sweeney: Defender leaves Swindon Town less than a month after joining the club". BBC Sport. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  10. ^ "✍️ Welcome back, Pierce Sweeney". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Defender Sweeney rejoins Exeter City" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ^ a b "P. Sweeney Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  21. ^ "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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