| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Pádraig Amond | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlow, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Accrington Stanley (on loan from Paços de Ferreira} |
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| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2006 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | Shamrock Rovers | 36 | (10) |
| 2007 | → Kildare County (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2010 | Sligo Rovers | 27 | (17) |
| 2010– | Paços de Ferreira | 17 | (0) |
| 2011– | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Pádraig Amond (born 15 April 1988)[1] is an Irish footballer who currently plays for League Two club Accrington Stanley on loan from Paços de Ferreira of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.[2] He has twice been awarded a Sportsperson of the Year award for his sporting achievements by his native county of Carlow.
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Amond joined Shamrock Rovers in 1999 and progressed through the schoolboy ranks of the club. He represented the club in the Milk Cup in both 2003 and 2004, assisting the team in reaching the quarter finals the first year. He scored the Hoops' first goal of the tournament in 2003 in a 3-1 defeat of Israeli side Maccabi Haifa in the junior section game at The Warren, Portstewart.
He was promoted to the senior squad for the 2006 season, making his League of Ireland debut as a substitute against Athlone Town on 16 March 2006. He made ten appearances, eight from the bench, for the whole season and scored his only goal against Finn Harps in September 2006.[3] Amond also represented his native county of Carlow at minor (under-18) level hurling in 2006, reaching the Leinster final at Croke Park.
Amond joined Kildare County on a season long loan for the 2007 season. He became the first opposition player to score at Athlone Town's new stadium at Lissywollen in the League of Ireland First Division game between Kildare County and Athlone Town on 16 April 2007. Amond scored twice in what was Kildare County's first victory of the season. He went on to score 5 goals for Kildare before being recalled by Shamrock Rovers.
Amond scored Shamrock Rovers' 4000th league goal in a 4-0 win over Galway United on 14 September.[4] He scored his first goal of the 2008 season on 18 April and followed it with another three weeks later. He earned his first cap for the Republic of Ireland U21 team against Austria on 19 August 2008.[5] He made his second appearance for the team in Bulgaria and his first start against Portugal.[6][7] He earned his fourth cap in October 2008 in Lithuania.[8]
Amond finished the 2008 season as Shamrock Rovers' top goalscorer with 9 league goals and won the club's Young Player of the Year award. In December 2009, he signed for Sligo Rovers.[9]
On his time in Ireland Padraig reflects: “Shamrock Rovers is the biggest and best club in Ireland by a distance and to have come all the way up through the ranks is something that I am very proud of. If you speak to anyone in Ireland they have a good memory of Rovers and it was a great opportunity for me to play for them. Hopefully, I will return and play for Rovers again some day.” [10]
His brothers John and Aaron also played for Rovers underage teams when Padraig was in the first team.
In September 2010, Amond signed for Portuguese Primeira Liga side Paços de Ferreira for an undisclosed fee.[11] He made his debut as a substitute in a home game against Braga on 19 September, helping his team haul back a two goal deficit to draw the match 2-2.[12] He made his second start and scored his first goal for Paços de Ferreira against Leixoes in the domestic cup on 10 November.[13]
On the 26th August 2011 it was announced Amond had signed for English League Two club Accrington Stanley on a Season Long loan deal.
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