Darragh Lenihan

Darragh Lenihan
Personal information
Full name Darragh Patrick Lenihan[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994[2]
Place of birth Dunboyne, Republic of Ireland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder / Defender
Club information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 26
Youth career
Belvedere
2011–2012 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Blackburn Rovers 65 (0)
2014–2015 → Burton Albion (loan) 17 (1)
National team‡
2010–2011 Republic of Ireland U17 2 (0)
2012–2013 Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0)
2014–2016 Republic of Ireland U21 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:17, 7 May 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:52,28 March 2015 (UTC)

Darragh Patrick Lenihan (born 16 March 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Blackburn Rovers.

Career

Blackburn Rovers

In the summer of 2011 he signed for Blackburn Rovers from Belvedere.[3] Two years later, Lenihan signed a contract with the club and then again in May 2014.[4][5]

In April 2015 Lenihan made his debut for Rovers against Millwall coming off the bench in the first half to replace Matt Kilgallon.[6] After making his debut, Lenihan spoke out in his post-match interview that it was a great experience playing in Ewood Park and pleased to progress with hard work and patience, earning him first team.[7] The following game he made his full debut starting against Huddersfield Town.[8]

Burton Albion (loan)

In October 2014 he signed for Burton Albion on a months loan.[9] Lenihan made his league debut on 25 October coming off the bench against Stevenage.[10]

On 24 November 2014, Lenihan's loan spell with Burton Albion was extended until 3 January 2015.[11] Lenihan's loan spell with Burton Albion was extended twice for another month on 5 January 2015[12] and on 9 February 2015.[13]

He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Portsmouth on 17 January 2015.[14] After five months spell at Burton Albion, Lenihan was recalled by the club on 4 March 2015.[15]

International career

After appearing twice for the Republic of Ireland U17 level, Lenihan was called up by Republic of Ireland U19 in September 2012.[16] Lenihan made his only Ireland U19 debut on 8 September 2012, in a 1–1 draw against Latvia U19.[17]

Lenihan was called up by Republic of Ireland U21 for the first time in May 2014.[18] Lenihan made his Ireland U21 debut, playing 90 minutes and as captain, in a 1–1 draw against Qatar U23.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 July 2017
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 2013–14[20] Championship 000000—00
2014–15[21] 000000—00
2015–16[22] 2303010—270
2016–17[23] 4002020—440
Blackburn total 630503000710
Burton Albion 2014–15[21] League Two 17100003[lower-alpha 1]0201
Career total 801503030911
  1. ↑ Appearances in the League Two play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Darragh Lenihan". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Darragh Lenihan". rovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Done deals". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "New deals for future stars". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Report: Rovers 2 Millwall 0". rovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Patience and hard work pays off for Lenihan". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  8. ↑ . Blackburn Rovers F.C. 25 April 2015 http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/huddersfield-town-vs-blackburn-rovers-2420904.aspx. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "Darragh Lenihan has today joined Burton Albion on an initial month-long loan deal.". rovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Match Report. "MATCH REPORT". burtonalbionfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "ALBION EXTEND LENIHAN LOAN". Burton Albion F.C. 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Darragh Lenihan: Blackburn midfielder extends Burton loan". BBC Sport. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Lenihan extends Burton stay". Sky Sports. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Portsmouth 1–1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "DARRAGH LENIHAN HAS BEEN RECALLED BY HIS PARENT CLUB BLACKBURN ROVERS". Burton Albion F.C. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Seven get the call". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Debut for Darragh". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Two get Under-21 call". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "Lenihan's Irish hopes". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Darragh Lenihan in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Darragh Lenihan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Darragh Lenihan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Darragh Lenihan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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