John Sullivan (Irish footballer)
John Sullivan (born 6 January 1991) is an Irish association football coach and former professional player who is the first team coach at Women's National League club DLR Waves.
| Sullivan playing for Galway United in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crumlin United | |||
| Bohemians | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Hamilton Academical | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Limerick | 13 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Shelbourne | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | Drogheda United | 10 | (1) |
| 2013 | Dundalk | 28 | (1) |
| 2014 | Shelbourne | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Crumlin United | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Bray Wanderers | 18 | (2) |
| 2016 | Galway United | 15 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Bray Wanderers | 60 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| Republic of Ireland U17 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2018 | |||
Career edit
Sullivan signed for Hamilton Academical on 2 January 2009 from Irish side Bohemians.[1] He made his professional debut on 26 December 2009, in a Scottish Premier League match against Celtic.[2] Sullivan left Hamilton at the end of the 2009–10 season to return to Ireland, spending the 2010 season with Limerick, before moving to Shelbourne in time for the 2011 season.[3][4]
Sullivan left Shelbourne on 30 July 2012.[5]
Sullivan signed for Dundalk on 8 January 2013.[6]
On 12 December 2015, Sullivan signed for Galway United for the 2016 season.[7] On 4 March 2016, in the season opener against St Patrick's Athletic at Richmond Park, Sullivan made his debut and scored an 83rd-minute header in a 3–1 win.[8] Despite the great start to his time at Galway United, it was announced on 28 June 2016 that Sullivan had left the club citing travel issues.[9]
Sullivan re-signed for Bray Wanderers in July 2016.[10] He left Bray after their 2018 season, spending 2019 playing with amateur teams Bluebell United and Crumlin United. He then stopped playing at 28 years old and joined DLR Waves as a coach for their 2020 season.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Transfers – February 2009". BBC Sport. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ "Celtic 2 – 0 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ Shelbourne F.C. profile 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ . Shelbourne F.C. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "John Sullivan released by Shels".
- ^ "Sullivan moves to Lilywhites from Louth rivals".
- ^ "John Sullivan signs for Galway United!". Galway United. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Match Report: St Patrick's Athletic 1-3 Galway United". Galway United. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "John Sullivan departs". Galway United. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Commute chaos for John Sullivan sees him return to Bray Wanderers after 'sour' 2015". Irish Mirror. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ Donnelly, Dave (21 November 2019). "Sullivan is set to join DLR Waves backroom team". Dublin Gazette. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
External links edit
- John Sullivan at Soccerbase
- John Sullivan at WorldFootball.net
- John Sullivan at Soccerway