Niall O'Reilly

Niall O'Reilly
Personal information
Full name Niall O'Reilly
Date of birth 12 April 1987 (1987-04-12) (age 24)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Longford Town
Youth career
Skerries Town
Belvedere
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Bohemians 12 (0)
2007 Shelbourne 13 (0)
2009 St. Patrick's Athletic 0 (0)
2009 Athlone Town 11 (0)
2010– Longford Town 27 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Niall O'Reilly (born 12 April 1987 in Skerries, Dublin) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Longford Town. O'Reilly plays as a right-back.

Career

O'Reilly's playing days started at local club Skerries Town FC, before moving on to the Dublin schooolboy team, Belvedere FC. Niall signed for Bohemians in 2005 and made rapid progression up to the Bohs First Team. O'Reilly made his league debut for Bohemians on 11 August 2005 against Bray Wanderers.[1] He spent 2 seasons at the club and after a brief trial at UCD he signed for Shelbourne in February 2007.[2] Niall made his Shelbourne league debut against Kildare County at Tolka Park on 9 March 2007.[3] Despite becoming a regular name on the teamsheet for Shels, by the mid-point of the 2007 season O'Reilly found himself out of favour at Shelbourne and became part of the Reds' under 21 panel for the remainder of the season. O'Reilly was released by Shelbourne at the end of the 2007 season.[4] O'Reilly made 15 league and cup appearances during the 2007 Season for the Tolka Park club. After a spell at St. Patrick's Athletic in which he did not make the breakthrough to the first team he joined Athlone Town in July 2009. He joined Longford Town in February 2010.

As a part time footballer O'Reilly makes his living as a member of Irish police force having passed out in October 2009.

References

  1. ^ Bohs hold on for win against Bray → www.irishfootballonline.com
  2. ^ Official Squad for 2007 → www.shelbournefc.com
  3. ^ Shels battle back to earn draw with Kildare → www.irishfootballonline.com
  4. ^ Player Update → www.shelbournefc.com

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