Joe Rafferty
 Rafferty in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Gerard Rafferty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rochdale | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2012 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | Rochdale | 82 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011– | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:27, 21 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Joseph Gerard "Joe" Rafferty (born 6 October 1993) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for English League One club Rochdale. He has been capped by the Republic of Ireland at Under 18 and Under 19 levels.
Club career
Liverpool
Rafferty spent his youth career with Liverpool, and in 2011 was made captain of the Under-18 side.[2] Whilst at Liverpool he was capped by the Republic of Ireland at Under 18 level making his debut in 2010 in the Jerez tournament against Czech Republic in Prague.[3] The following season Rafferty represented Republic of Ireland at Under 19 levels.[4]
Rochdale
He joined Football League Two side Rochdale A.F.C. on 2 July 2012.[5] On 4 September 2012 Rafferty made his first-team debut for Rochdale in the Football League Trophy against Fleetwood Town coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Brian Barry-Murphy.[6] On 16 May 2013 Rafferty signed a new 1-year contract at Rochdale. on 8 October 2013 Joseph scored his first professional goal with a header against Port Vale in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. On 26 April 2014 Joseph was part of the Rochdale team which won promotion to league one. On 1 July 2014 Joseph agreed a new 2-year contract extending his stay at spotland until May 2016.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 1 January 2014.[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rochdale | 2012–13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |
| Career total | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 1 | |
References
- ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 69. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ Pearce, James (1 September 2011). "Joe Rafferty speaks of pride at captaining Liverpool FC under-18s". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "Late brace condemns U18s to defeat". Football Association of Ireland. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "Under-19s lose season opener". Football Association of Ireland. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "McIntyre, Rafferty and Edwards join Rochdale". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "Rochdale 2–2 Fleetwood Town". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "Contracts: Bunney, Rafferty & Rose". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ Joseph Rafferty career statistics at Soccerbase
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