Aaron Greene

Aaron Greene
Personal information
Full name Aaron Greene
Date of birth January 2, 1990 (1990-01-02) (age 22)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Left Winger / Striker
Club information
Current club Sligo Rovers
Number 22
Youth career
St. Francis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Galway United 14 (5)
2010 Bohemians 18 (1)
2011- Sligo Rovers 49 (6)
National team
2010– Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Aaron Greene (born 2 January 1990 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland.

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Career

Aaron joined Galway United from St. Francis in 2009 and scored five times playing in fourteen games[1] for the club.[2] His most high profile strike was the goal that ended on 30 October in a 1-1 draw at Tallaght Stadium hopes for the title of Shamrock Rovers.[3]

During the Irish off season, Greene participated, in addition to Dundee United,[4] the club Peterborough United. Though after spending pre-season in training with Bohemians, he signed for Pat Fenlon's side in February 2010.

As of 10 February 2011, Greene was announced as having signed for League of Ireland Premier Division outfit Sligo Rovers. He scored on his debut for Sligo on the opening gane of the season in a 1-0 victory against Derry City.

On August 9th, Greene made his Republic of Ireland U-21 debut in a 2-1 friendly victory over Austria in Sligo. He made his competitive debut at the same venue in November in a 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship win over Liechtenstein [1].

Honours

Career statistics

Club

Correct as of 7 November 2011.

Season Club League League FAI Cup League Cup Europe Setanta Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2011 Sligo Rovers League of Ireland 35 4 6 2 2 0 2 0 4 0 49 6

References

  1. ^ http://www.galwayunitedfc.ie/galway-united-player-statistics
  2. ^ "In Brief: Greene to sign for Dundee". Independent News & Media PLC. Sunday Independent. Sunday, December 20, 2009. http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/in-brief-greene-to-sign-for-dundee-1982557.html. Retrieved 28 December 2010. 
  3. ^ "Shamrock Rovers 1-1 Galway United". Raidió Teilifís Éireann Commercial Enterprises Limited. RTÉ.ie Sports. Friday, October 30, 2009. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1030/sham_galway.html. Retrieved 28 December 2010. 
  4. ^ "Transfer talk: December 22 - Morrow seeks new club, Reds want Aiden, Utd eye Greene, Celtic want African pair". DailyRecord.co.uk. Scottish Daily Record. December 22, 2009. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2009/12/22/transfer-talk-december-22-morrow-seeks-new-club-reds-want-aiden-utd-eye-greene-celtic-want-african-pair-86908-21915870/. Retrieved 28 December 2010. 

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