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2025 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. season

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St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
2025 season
ChairmanGarrett Kelleher
ManagerStephen Kenny
StadiumRichmond Park, Inchicore, Dublin 8
League of Ireland Premier Division1st
FAI CupSecond Round
UEFA Conference LeagueFirst Qualifying Round
Leinster Senior CupRound 3
Top goalscorerLeague: N/A (0 goals)
All: N/A (0 goals)
Highest home attendance0 vs Anyone (N/A)
Lowest home attendance0 vs Anyone (N/A)
← 2024
2026 →

The 2025 season is St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 96th year in existence and is the Supersaint's 74th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. It is the first full season in charge for manager Stephen Kenny, having taken over from Jon Daly in May 2024. Pre-season training for the squad began in the first week of December 2024. The fixtures were released on 17 December 2024, with Pat's down to play 2024 FAI Cup winners Drogheda United at home in the opening game of the season.[1]

As well as the league, the club are also competing in the FAI Cup, UEFA Conference League and are defending their Leinster Senior Cup title won in the previous season.

Squad

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No. Name Position(s) Nationality Hometown Date of birth (age) Previous club Year signed Club apps. Club goals
Goalkeepers
1 Danny Rogers GK Republic of Ireland United States New York City, New York State (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) England Oldham Athletic 2022 35 0
94 Joseph Anang GK England Ghana Teshie, Accra (2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 (age 24) England West Ham United 2024 49 0
Defenders
3 Anthony Breslin LB Republic of Ireland Blanchardstown, Dublin (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 27) Republic of Ireland Bohemians 2022 120 3
4 Joe Redmond CB Republic of Ireland Tallaght, Dublin (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24) Republic of Ireland Drogheda United 2022 108 9
5 Tom Grivosti CB England West Derby, Liverpool (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 25) Scotland Ross County 2022 66 3
21 Axel Sjöberg RB Sweden Helsingborg, Skåne County (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24) Sweden BK Olympic 2023 33 0
23 Ryan McLaughlin RB Northern Ireland Belfast, Antrim (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 30) England Morecambe 2023 23 0
24 Luke Turner CB Republic of Ireland Drimnagh, Dublin (2002-05-20) 20 May 2002 (age 22) Northern Ireland Cliftonville 2024 33 4
30 Al-Amin Kazeem LB England England (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22) England Colchester United 2024 13 1
Midfielders
6 Jamie Lennon CDM Republic of Ireland Santry, Dublin (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 26) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Academy 2017 218 5
8 Chris Forrester CM/CAM Republic of Ireland Smithfield, Dublin (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 32) Scotland Aberdeen 2019 379 83
10 Kian Leavy CAM/LW/RW Republic of Ireland Ardee, Louth (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 22) England Reading 2023 55 2
11 Jason McClelland LW/CM/LB Republic of Ireland Templeogue, Dublin (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27) Republic of Ireland UCD 2020 128 9
14 Brandon Kavanagh CAM/LW/RW Republic of Ireland Crumlin, Dublin (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 24) Republic of Ireland Derry City 2024 40 7
16 Aaron Bolger CDM/CM Republic of Ireland Avoca, Wicklow (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 21) Republic of Ireland Cork City 2024 29 0
17 Romal Palmer CM England Wigan, Greater Manchester (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26) Turkey Göztepe 2024 25 3
19 Barry Baggley CM/CDM Northern Ireland Turf Lodge, Belfast (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22) England Fleetwood Town 2025 0 0
20 Jake Mulraney LW/RW Republic of Ireland Drimnagh, Dublin (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 28) United States Orlando City 2023 76 15
25 Simon Power RW Republic of Ireland Greystones, Wicklow (1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 26) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 2025 0 0
26 Zachary Elbouzedi RW Republic of Ireland Swords, Dublin (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26) Sweden AIK 2024 18 3
Forwards
9 Mason Melia ST/RW Republic of Ireland Newtownmountkennedy, Wicklow (2007-09-22) 22 September 2007 (age 17) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Academy 2023 54 10
18 Aidan Keena ST Republic of Ireland Mullingar, Westmeath (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25) England Cheltenham Town 2024 20 5
31 Michael Noonan ST Republic of Ireland Rathangan, Kildare (2008-07-31) 31 July 2008 (age 16) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Academy 2024 5 3

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
11 November 2024 RW Republic of Ireland Simon Power Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Free transfer [2]
1 December 2024 CB Republic of Ireland Sean McHale Republic of Ireland Wexford Return from loan
1 December 2024 LB Republic of Ireland Luke O'Brien Republic of Ireland Finn Harps Return from loan
2 December 2024 CM England Romal Palmer Turkey Göztepe Free transfer [3]
3 December 2024 CM Northern Ireland Barry Baggley England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed fee [4]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
25 November 2024 LW Republic of Ireland Alex Nolan Republic of Ireland Cork City Free transfer [5]
29 November 2024 ST Republic of Ireland Cian Kavanagh Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Free transfer [6]
17 December 2024 CB Republic of Ireland Conor Keeley Republic of Ireland Drogheda United Free transfer [7]

Squad statistics

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Appearances, goals and cards

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Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last updated – 1 January 2025

No. Player SSE Airtricity League FAI Cup UEFA Conference League Leinster Senior Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 Danny Rogers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Anthony Breslin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Joe Redmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Tom Grivosti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Jamie Lennon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Chris Forrester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Mason Melia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Kian Leavy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Jason McClelland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Brandon Kavanagh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Aaron Bolger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Romal Palmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Aidan Keena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Barry Baggley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Jake Mulraney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Axel Sjöberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Conor Keeley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Ryan McLaughlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Luke Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Simon Power 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Zachary Elbouzedi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Michael Noonan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
94 Joseph Anang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

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Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 1 January 2025

Number Name SSE Airtricity League FAI Cup UEFA Conference League Leinster Senior Cup Total
# All Players 0 0 0 0 0

Top assists

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Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 1 January 2025

Number Name SSE Airtricity League FAI Cup UEFA Conference League Leinster Senior Cup Total
# All Players 0 0 0 0 0

Top clean sheets

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Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 1 January 2025

Number Name SSE Airtricity League FAI Cup UEFA Conference League Leinster Senior Cup Total
1 Danny Rogers 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
94 Joseph Anang 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

Disciplinary record

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Last updated 1 January 2025

Number Name SSE Airtricity League FAI Cup UEFA Conference League Leinster Senior Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
# All Players 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Captains

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No. P Name Country No. games Notes
4 DF Joe Redmond Republic of Ireland 0 Captain

Last updated: 1 January 2025
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Club

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Coaching staff

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[8][9]

  • First-team Manager: Stephen Kenny
  • Assistant Coach: Brian Gartland
  • Assistant Coach: Seán O'Connor
  • Goalkeeping coach: Pat Jennings
  • Director of Football: Ger O'Brien
  • Head of Performance: Graham Byrne
  • Assistant Head of Performance: Harry Cornally
  • Head of Medical: Sam Rice
  • Athletic Therapist: David Mugalu
  • Club Doctor: Eoin Godkin
  • Masseuse: Christy O'Neill
  • Equipment Manager: David McGill
  • Head of Academy Football:
  • Assistant Head of academy: Jamie Moore
  • Academy Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach: James McCrudden
  • Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brian Hayes
  • Head of Academy Goalkeeping: Pat Jennings
  • Head of Academy Recruitment & Club Partner Link: Ian Bermingham
  • Head of Academy Medical: David Mugalu
  • Academy Physio: Christy O'Neill
  • Head of Academy Data: Philip Power
  • Head of Academy Equipment: Paul Quigley
  • Under 20s Head Coach:
  • Under 20s Coach: Paul Quigley
  • Under 20s Coach: John Behan
  • Under 17s Head Coach: Thomas Morgan
  • Under 17s Assistant Coach: Ryan Russell
  • Under 17s Coach: Barry Slattery
  • Under 17s Goalkeeper Coach: Jamie Quinn
  • Under 15s Head Coach: Alan Brady
  • Under 15s Assistant Coach: Ciarán Creagh
  • Under 15s Coach: Ian Cully
  • Under 15s Goalkeeper Coach: Mick Coakley
  • Under 14s Head Coach: Mark Connolly
  • Under 14s Assistant Coach: Philip Power
  • Under 14s Coach: Eoin Gavin

Kit

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Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Manguard Plus (Front of Jersey)
McCarthy Insurance Group (Back of Jersey - Top)
Clune Construction Company (Back of Jersey - Bottom)
Bill Griffin Motors (Sleeves of Jersey)

Home
Away
Third

The club released new Home & Third kits for the season and repurposed the 2023 Third kit as the Away kit for 2024.

Type Shirt Shorts Socks Info
Home Red/White Sleeves White Red/White Worn 0 times; against Anyone
Away Yellow Black Yellow Worn 0 times; against Anyone
Third Green Green Green Worn 0 times; against Anyone

Key:
LOI=League of Ireland Premier Division
FAI=FAI Cup
UCL=UEFA Conference League
PIC=President of Ireland's Cup
LSC=Leinster Senior Cup
FRN=Friendly

Competitions

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League of Ireland Premier Division

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 13 February 2025.
Source: [10]

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2025. Source: 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

FAI Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Second Round

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18/19/20 July 2025 Second Round St Patrick's Athletic v TBC
TBC Stadium: TBC

UEFA Conference League

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  Win   Draw   Loss

First Qualifying Round

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10 July 2025 1st leg St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland v Europe TBC Dublin, Republic of Ireland
19:45 Stadium: Richmond Park
Note: Capacity of Richmond Park reduced due to UEFA regulations on standing areas being used during UEFA Conference League matches.
17 July 2024 2nd leg TBC Europe v Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic TBC
TBC Stadium: TBC

Leinster Senior Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Round 3 - Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Athlone Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bray Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inchicore Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
St Patrick's Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 January 2025 Match 1 Inchicore Athletic v St Patrick's Athletic Inchicore, Dublin 8
14:00 GMT Stadium: Bernard Curtis Park

Friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

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21 January 2025 St Patrick's Athletic v Athlone Town TBC
19:30 GMT Stadium: TBC

References

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  1. ^ "Saints To Host Drogs On Opening Night". www.stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Simon Power Joins The Saints". www.stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  3. ^ https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=9717
  4. ^ "Barry Baggley Is A Saint". www.stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  5. ^ Horgan, Andrew (25 November 2024). "Cork City complete signing of winger Alex Nolan from St Pats". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Kavanagh signs two year deal – Sligo Rovers". 29 November 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  7. ^ Keeley, Conor (17 December 2024). "Conor Keeley signs for Drogheda United". LMFM.ie. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Coaching Staff". www.stpatsfc.com.
  9. ^ "Academy Coaching Staff". www.stpatsfc.com.
  10. ^ "Summary - Premier Division - Republic of Ireland - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.