Justin Devenny
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021 | Kilmarnock | ||
| 2023– | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Kilmarnock | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Broomhill (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Airdrieonians | 33 | (1) |
| 2023– | Crystal Palace | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Northern Ireland U21 | 8 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17.49, 9 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:29, 15 October 2024 | |||
Justin Devenny (born 11 October 2003) is a professional football midfielder for Crystal Palace. Despite being born and raised in Scotland until he was 19 years old, he represents Northern Ireland internationally at age group level.[1]
Club career
[edit]Devenny came through the youth system at Kilmarnock. During the 2021–22 season, he was loaned out to Broomhill in the Lowland Football League. Devenny joined Airdrieonians initially on loan in February 2022[2]and made the move permanent that summer.[3] He helped Airdrie gain promotion to the Scottish Championship via the play-offs, and scored his first senior goal in the Scottish League Cup win over Cowdenbeath. Devenny also scored in the play-off semi-final win against Falkirk[4] and during the penalty shoot-out win for Airdrie in the play-off final in May 2023 against Hamilton Academical.[5]
He joined Premier League club Crystal Palace in August 2023, to start off in their under-21 development team.[6][7] He made his Premier League debut on 9 November 2024 at home against Fulham.[8]
International career
[edit]Devenny was born and raised in Scotland 'til aged 19. He has been a regular member of the Northern Ireland U21 team since making his debut in October 2023.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 9 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kilmarnock | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broomhill (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Lowland Football League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Airdrieonians | 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 4 |
| Crystal Palace | 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 64 | 7 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Justin Devenny". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Banks, Ben (11 February 2022). "Kilmarnock starlet joins Airdrie as Diamonds boss bolsters squad". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Thomson, Paul (22 June 2022). "Kilmarnock kid makes permanent move to Airdrieonians". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Kearney, Ben (10 May 2023). "We couldn't match them, admits Falkirk boss John McGlynn as he slams 'brutal' defending in Airdrie defeat". Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Lindsay, Clive (20 May 2023). "Hamilton Academical 2-1 Airdrieonians (agg 2-2): Visitors promoted after penalty shoot-out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Macgilvray (21 August 2023). "Crystal Palace swoop for Airdrie midfield ace~first=Andy". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Macgilvray, Andy (30 August 2023). "Crystal Palace move shows Airdrie is the right club for player development, says boss". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "CRYSTAL PALACE VS. FULHAM". Soccerway. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.