John Paul Kelly

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John Paul Kelly
Personal information
Full name	John Paul Kelly
Date of birth	(1987-06-16) 16 June 1987
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Winger
Youth career
2003-2005	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2008	Bohemians
2009	Drogheda United
National team
	Republic of Ireland U19
	Republic of Ireland U21
	Republic of Ireland U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

John Paul Kelly (born 16 June 1987 in Dublin) is a former Irish professional footballer who played for Bohemians and Drogheda United.

Club career

"Joxer" as he is commonly known, played at youth level for Lourdes Celtic before moving to the Liverpool academy in 2003 under the guidance of Steve Heighway. He made quick progression at Liverpool and before long was a regular in the reserves. However he was later released by Liverpool and returned home to Dublin where he took step backwards in his career and joined the amateur League of Ireland side Bohemians.

He made his league of Ireland debut on April 1, 2005 in a 1-0 defeat by Derry City and soon became an integral part of the side. An exciting and skilful player, Kelly played a part in Bohs' Double winning 2008 season picking up his first domestic medals of his career.

However when his contract ended at the finish of the 2008 season, Joxer was released by Bohemians.^[1] He signed for Drogheda United in time for the beginning of the 2009 season. He then left Drogheda 12 games into the 2009 season and then retired from football.

International career

"Joxer" has represented the Republic of Ireland at many underage levels and was voted Under-19 Player of the Year at FAI Awards in 2006.

He captained the Irish Under-21 team in all three of their games in the Madeira tournament in early 2007. Also played twice for the Irish U23s.^[2]^[3]

Honours

League of Ireland: 1
- Bohemians - 2008
FAI Cup: 1
- Bohemians - 2008

References

v t e FAI Under 19 International Player of the Year

2002: Sean Thornton 2004: Willo Flood 2005: Joey O'Brien 2006: John Paul Kelly 2007: Keith Treacy 2008: Michael Spillane 2009: Lanre Oyebanjo 2010: Conor Clifford 2011: John Egan

Persondata
Name	Kelly, John Paul
Alternative names
Short description	Irish footballer
Date of birth	16 June 1987
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death
Place of death

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