Fiacre Blane Kelleher (born 10 March 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for League Two team Colchester United as a defender.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fiacre Blane Kelleher[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 March 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Colchester United | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Avondale | |||
2012–2016 | Celtic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Peterhead (loan) | 19 | (3) |
2017–2019 | Oxford United | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Solihull Moors (loan) | 38 | (2) |
2018–2019 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 42 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Macclesfield Town | 36 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Wrexham | 42 | (1) |
2021–2023 | Bradford City | 9 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Solihull Moors (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2023– | Colchester United | 29 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:06, 9 April 2024 (UTC) |
Born in Cork,[2] Kelleher is from Blackrock.[3] He has three older brothers who played hurling, as did he.[3][4] He is the older brother of Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher.[5]
Kelleher began his career with local Cork club Avondale, before signing for Scottish club Celtic in 2012.[3] He moved on loan to Peterhead in July 2016.[6]
He signed for English club Oxford United in June 2017.[7] He moved on loan to Solihull Moors in August 2017,[8] extending the deal in January 2018 until the end of the season.[9]
He joined Macclesfield Town on loan in June 2018.[10] Kelleher made his professional debut on the first day of the 2018–19 season, starting the game against Swindon Town.[2] He scored his first goal for club in an EFL Cup draw with Bradford City in August, and his first league goal in a 3–3 draw with Newport County at the beginning of October.[11] After being released by Oxford at the end of the season,[12] he returned to Macclesfield and was named captain of the side for the 2019–20 season.[13]
On 12 September 2020, Kelleher signed for National League side Wrexham.[14]
Kelleher was released by Wrexham on 2 June 2021.[15]
On 29 June 2021 it was announced that he had signed a two-year contract with Bradford City.[16][17] He later said that he was "excited" to train with his new teammates.[18] He entered the starting line-up after an injury to captain Niall Canavan,[19] later saying that the club's dip in form was not enjoyable.[20]
In April 2022 he said was "gobsmacked" that the club had hired Mark Hughes as manager.[21]
He moved on loan to Solihull Moors in July 2022, for the entire season.[22] He was recalled by Bradford City in January 2023, with a view to making a permanent transfer elsewhere.[23]
The next day, he signed for Colchester United for an undisclosed fee.[24][25] He had said that his time at Bradford had "not worked out", having made 11 appearances for the club.[26] After signing for Colchester he became "in the heart of the defence".[27]
Kelleher has represented Ireland at under-19 level.[28]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Celtic | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peterhead (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 25 | 3 |
Oxford United | 2017–18 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Solihull Moors (loan) | 2017–18 | National League | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 42 | 2 |
2022–23 | National League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
Total | 56 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||
Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 48 | 2 |
Macclesfield Town | 2019–20 | League Two | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 1 |
Wrexham | 2020–21 | National League | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
Bradford City | 2021–22 | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Colchester United | 2022–23 | League Two | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 20 | 2 |
Career total | 225 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 248 | 11 |