| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ciarán Kilduff | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilcock, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Clane United | |||
| Kilcock Celtic | |||
| Maynooth Town | |||
| Shamrock Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006-2008 | Shamrock Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Kildare County (loan) | 35 | (8) |
| 2009-2010 | UCD | 63 | (29) |
| 2011- | Shamrock Rovers | 20 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 21, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ciarán Kilduff (born 29 September 1988 in Kilcock), is a footballer currently playing with League of Ireland club Shamrock Rovers.
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Ciaran "Killer" Kilduff played in the Kildare and District Schoolboys League for Clane Boys and Kilcock Celtic before moving to Maynooth Town in the Brenfer League. From Maynooth Town Ciaran Kilduff signed for Shamrock Rovers at under 16 level.[1]
Kilduff was highly rated at Shamrock Rovers as a youngster and after a prolific season at under 21 level, where he scored over 20 goals, Kilduff made the breakthrough to the first team making his debut against Derry City in the Brandywell in May 2007 [1]. He went on to make a further three appearances for The Hoops.
As well as excelling for the Shamrock Rovers first team, Kilduff was a member of their title winning Futsal side [2][3] and he travelled to Portugal as part of the Irish under 21 Futsal team where they took on sides from Portuguese giants Benfica and Sporting Lisbon. He also competed in the Dallas Cup.[4]
Kilduff joined Kildare County on loan from Shamrock Rovers in 2007. The 6 ft 3’ striker followed in the footsteps of Shamrock Rovers team mate Padraig Amond who spent the first half of the previous season on loan at Station Road. He finished the season as top scorer for The Thoroughbreds with 11 league and cup goals, including his perfect hat-trick against Fanad United. The fans voted him as their player of the season 2008.
He moved to UCD for the 2009 season where he had a blistering start, scoring 5 goals in his opening 4 starts for The Students. Kilduff was UCD's top scorer during the 2009 season with 16 goals in 31 league and cup appearances. His goals helped the students secure the First Division title and an immediate return to the Premier Division.
In January 2011 Kilduff returned to Shamrock Rovers [2].
| Club | Season | League | FAI Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| UCD AFC | 2010 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 9 |
| UCD AFC | 2009 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 16 |
| Kildare County | 2008 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 88 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 36 | |
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