Vinny Faherty

Vinny Faherty

Vinny Faherty in action for Galway in 2014
Personal information
Full nameVincent Faherty
Date of birth13 June 1987
Place of birthGalway, Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Limerick
Number10
Youth career
2003–2006Salthill Devon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2007Salthill Devon
2007–2009Galway United73(11)
2010St Patrick's Athletic[1]33(8)
2011–2012Moreland Zebras[2]20(14)
2012St Patrick's Athletic[1]11(5)
2013Dundalk[1]21(1)
2014Galway[1]17(7)
2015-Limerick[1]0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:57, 30 July 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Vincent "Vinny" Faherty (born 13 June 1987) is an Irish footballer who plays for Limerick in the League of Ireland Premier Division. He plays in either the forward position or as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Early career

Born in Galway,[3] Faherty began his career as a youngster with Salthill Devon. While playing for the Galway representative team, he broke Kevin Doyle's scoring record in the under-18 FAI Youth Interleague competition with 21 goals.[3] As captain of Salthill Devon's under-21 team, he opened the scoring in the 2006 eircom U21 League semi-final against Sligo Rovers,[4] and led his side to victory in the final, beating Cork City 2–1 to become the first club without a team in the National Leagues to succeed at that level.[5] In early 2007, Faherty spent two spells on trial with Ipswich Town of the English Championship. He scored twice against Millwall in a friendly, and played for the reserve team against Luton Town,[6][7] but no contract ensued.

Galway United

After three years with Salthill Devon,[3] Faherty chose to defer going to college[8] and, despite interest from clubs including Ipswich Town and Coventry City, joined Galway United, his hometown team, in July 2007.[9] Described by the Galway Advertiser as having "impressed when introduced for his debut" against Cork City,[10] he appeared regularly for the remainder of the season, sometimes in the starting eleven but more often as a substitute.[11] Faherty's first senior goal for the club coincided with Jeff Kenna's first game as manager, as Galway lost 3–2 at home to Bray Wanderers in April 2008.[12] He finished the 2008 season with five goals in the league,[13] and the following year was the club's top scorer with eight in all competitions, two short of the target he had set for himself.[14][15] He also notched up 17 assists which was the highest total in the league.

St Patrick's Athletic

Faherty and team-mate John Russell were linked with a move to Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in November 2009,[3] and Faherty also had a trial with Crystal Palace of the English Championship. However, Palace's reserve games were postponed because of heavy snow,[16] and when Faherty discovered that players were not being paid because of the club's financial difficulties, he returned to Ireland and signed for St Patrick's Athletic for the 2010 season.[3][17]

Faherty scored on his St Patrick's Athletic debut against Wexford Youths in a 3–0 victory for the Saints in pre-season. He started the season well, chalking up goals and assists, and was central to a team that found itself top of the table and in the Setanta Sports Cup Final. Faherty finished the 2010 league season as St. Patrick's Athletic's top scorer, with his goals including a diving header against rivals Shamrock Rovers and away to Bohemians.

He left St Patrick's at the end of the season.[18]

Moreland Zebras

Faherty signed for Australian club Moreland Zebras of the Victorian State League Division 1 for the 2011 season.[19] His 14 goals from 20 league games made him the club's top scorer, and second only to Caleb Nicholas of Langwarrin in the VSL Division 1 list,[2] as Zebras finished as champions, thus earning promotion to the Victorian Premier League.[20] Zebras confirmed that Faherty had signed on again for the 2012 season.[21]

Return to St Patrick's Athletic

Faherty returned to Ireland and joined up again with close friend John Russell when he re-signed for St Patrick's Athletic on 30 July 2012 on League of Ireland transfer deadline day.[22] His squad number was announced as 26 when he was included in the UEFA squad to face Hannover 96 in the third qualifying round of the Saints' 2012 Europa League campaign.[23] He made his return to the club as a late substitute appearance in a 1–0 over Cork City on 13 August 2012. Faherty scored his first goal since his return when he blasted an effort into the top corner in a friendly against Longford Town on 27 August 2012. He scored his first competitive goal on his home debut in a 3–0 win over Derry City when he smashed a volley over Gerard Doherty in the 92nd minute.[24] This earned him his first start, away to Dublin rivals Bohemians.[25] Faherty scored yet another goal in a Dublin derby for Pats when he scored a header in injury time against Shelbourne at Tolka Park to make it 2–0.[26] Faherty scored away to Drogheda United in the 92nd minute in the FAI Cup Quarter-final Replay to tie the game at 1–1 and bring it into extra time and penalties. He scored his spotkick as the Saints won 3–2 in the penalty shootout to march on to the Semi-finals.[27] He scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 5–0 win over U.C.D at Richmond Park on 1 October 2012, despite playing on the wing for the game.[28]

Galway

Faherty was signed by Tommy Dunne for Galway's inaugural season in the League of Ireland.[29] He scored the new club's first ever goal, in a 5–2 friendly win over Sligo Rovers, then scored their first league goal, against Finn Harps at Finn Park on 29 March 2014,[30] and became the first Galway player to score a hat-trick when he claimed the match ball within 19 minutes against Cobh Ramblers on 25 July.[31]

International career

Faherty's performances for Salthill earned him selection for the Republic of Ireland at various levels. He played for the Irish amateur team against Northern Ireland in March 2007, scoring twice and creating a third,[32] in a junior international against Scotland in April,[33] and for the National League representative team in the 2007 Four Nations Tournament.[34] In 2010, Faherty played for the Republic of Ireland under-23 side in a training match against the senior national squad.[35]

Honours

Salthill Devon
Moreland Zebras

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Player Profile: Vincent Faherty". AirtricityLeague. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Football Federation Victoria: Goal Scorers". Results Vault Football. InteractSport. Retrieved 5 October 2011. Select 2011 from Season dropdown and Mens State League Div 1 from the Grade dropdown. Stats refer to 2011 season only.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Player profiles: Vinny Faherty". St Patrick's Athletic. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Sligo Rovers are blown away". Sligo Weekender. 28 November 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "Salthill Devon score a magnificent victory to win the eircom U21 League". Football Association of Ireland. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "Faherty in Reserves". TWTD.co.uk. Philip Ham. 12 February 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  7. ↑ O'Rourke, Peter (12 February 2007). "Town hope to keep Peters". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  8. ↑ Malone, Emmet (18 May 2010). "League of Ireland, Premier Division Previews". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  9. ↑ "Faherty Signs". Galway United F.C. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  10. ↑ O'Connell, Caomhan (12 July 2007). "O'Donovan bags the goals as Cork City take the points". Galway Advertiser. p. 148. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  11. ↑ "Stats for 2007 season". Galway United F.C. 21 January 2008. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012.
  12. ↑ Rooney, Declan (26 April 2008). "Result: Galway United 2 Bray Wanderers 3". Galway United F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  13. ↑ "Stats for 2008 season". Galway United F.C. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  14. ↑ "Stats for 2009 season". Galway United F.C. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  15. ↑ "Vinny Faherty signs for Pat's". St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  16. ↑ O'Hehir, Paul (15 January 2010). "Crowe flies to Sporting" (REPRINT). The Mirror (The Free Library (Farlex)). Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  17. ↑ O'Hehir, Paul (9 April 2010). "It's a fine start but we're far from Vinished" (REPRINT). The Mirror (The Free Library (Farlex)). Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  18. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Aidan (6 November 2010). "McAllister in blades wait". Evening Herald (Dublin). Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  19. ↑ Landsberger, Sam (15 March 2011). "Sky's the limit". Whittlesea Leader. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  20. ↑ Suleyman, Mem (18 September 2011). "Zebras snatch title as Port stumbles". Goal! Weekly. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  21. ↑ "Zebras lock in British brigade for 2012". Whittlesea Zebras FC. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  22. ↑ "Vinny Faherty returns". St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  23. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2013/clubs/club=50133/index.html
  24. ↑ http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/17972/2/
  25. ↑ http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/18000/2/
  26. ↑ http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/18011/2/
  27. ↑ http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/132/2012/18796/1/
  28. ↑ http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/18029/2/
  29. ↑ "Kenny and Faherty commit for 2014". Galway FC. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  30. ↑ Foley, Alan (29 March 2014). "Paul McVeigh grabs point for Finn Harps against Galway FC". Donegal Democrat. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  31. ↑ Kelly, Keith (29 July 2014). "Faherty grabs a hat-trick as Galway FC defeat Cobh". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  32. ↑ "Football: Salthill Devon v UCD" (REPRINT). The Mirror (The Free Library (Farlex)). 15 June 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  33. ↑ "Gerry Smith's Junior Side Continue Winning Streak Against Scotland". Football Association of Ireland. 30 April 2007. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013.
  34. ↑ "National League of Ireland represented by youthful squad in Scotland". Football Association of Ireland. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  35. ↑ "Stokes winner gives Trap's troops victory". Football Association of Ireland. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.

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