Rory Hale

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Rory Hale (born 27 November 1996) is a footballer from Northern Ireland who plays for Cliftonville in the NIFL Premiership.

Rory Hale
Personal information
Full name Rory Hale
Date of birth (1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cliftonville
Number 8
Youth career
-2016 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Galway United 8 (1)
2018 Derry City 32 (2)
2019–2021 Crusaders 31 (2)
2021– Cliftonville 32 (5)
National team
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:10, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career[]

Early career

Hale started his career at Aston Villa, and regularly played in their Under-23s side, and eventually becoming captain. Hale was released by Aston Villa aged 20, and trialled at Sheffield United and West Brom before signing with Galway United.[1]

Move to Galway United

Galway United announced the signing of Hale in August 2017.[2] Hale joined Derry City in January 2018.[3]

Derry City

Hale joined Derry City in January 2018 along with his brother, Ronan. The brothers’ grandfather is Derry City legend Danny Hale.[4]

Crusaders

Hale joined NIFL Premiership side Crusaders in January 2019. His grandfather, Danny, also played for Crusaders, scoring over 100 goals.[5] In 2019, he won the Irish Cup with the Crues, and was an unused substitute in the final.[6]

Cliftonville

Crusaders’ North Belfast rivals Cliftonville signed Hale in 2021.[7]

Honours[]

Derry City

Crusaders

Cliftonville

References[]

  1. ^ Dicken, by Alex; Updated (22 February 2018). "YouTube and scrambled eggs - released Villa kid tells his story". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ^ Team, Media (4 August 2017). "Rory Hale signs for United!". Galway United. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ Crossan, Brendan (15 February 2018). "Derry City new boys Rory and Ronan Hale aiming for England return". The Irish News. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Derry City's new signing follows in legendary grandad's footsteps - 40 year on!". www.derryjournal.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Crues sign midfielder Hale from Derry". BBC Sport. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ^ Fullerton, by Gareth; Updated (4 May 2019). "Crusaders vs Ballinamallard Utd as it happened at Windsor Park". BelfastLive. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Cliftonville sign Hale from Crusaders". BBC Sport. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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