Dean Delaney

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Dean Delaney (born September 15, 1980) is an Irish footballer born in Dublin. Delaney looked to be Ireland's most promising young goalkeeper after the 1999 World Youth Championship in which he was part of the "golden generation" of Irish youth football (which included current stars Damien Duff and Robbie Keane), a side that eventually made it to the quarter finals of the competition. Overall he made 20 appearances for the Republic of Ireland. However, his club career has thus far proved to be less successful. After securing a contract with Premiership side Everton F.C. as a teenager, Delaney was unable to break into the first team and was eventually sold to the then Division 2 side Port Vale. Despite dropping two divisions in search of first team football, Delaney struggled to find a place at Port Vale as well and in 2004 decided to return home to Ireland in order to play first team football. So far his time at Eircom League side Shelbourne F.C. has been a success.He made his Shels league debut against Waterford United in June 2005 and has kept his place in the team ever since.

[edit] Honours

• League of Ireland Championship: 1
  • Shelbourne - 2006

Shelbourne F.C. - Current Squad
1 Williams | 2 Heary | 3 Crawley | 4 Rogers | 5 Harris | 6 Crawford | 7 Cahill | 9 Crowe | 10 Byrne | 12 O'Halloran | 14 Baker | 15 Moore | 16 O'Neill | 17 Ryan | 18 Ndo | 19 Hawkins | 22 Dillon | 24 Kearney | Manager: N/A