Gearóid Morrissey

Gearóid Morrissey
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-17) 17 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Ringmahon Rangers
2008–2010 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Cork City 131 (10)
2015 Cambridge United 10 (0)
2016–2021 Cork City 126 (17)
International career‡
2007–2008 Republic of Ireland U17 5 (0)
2009–2010 Republic of Ireland U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:02, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2012

Gearóid Morrissey (born 17 November 1991) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder for Cork City over two spells, with a brief stint in between at Cambridge United, where he made his debut against Manchester United.

Club career

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Morrissey joined Blackburn Rovers' youth setup in 2008, aged 16, after playing for local side Ringmahon Rangers. He returned to Ireland two years later, and signed for Cork City.[1]

Morrissey made his debut on 29 May 2010, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Athlone Town for the First Division championship. He achieved promotion to the Premier Division in 2011, appearing regularly, and was an ever-present figure for the club in the following campaigns.

On 22 December 2014, Morrissey moved to League Two's Cambridge United.[2] He made his U's debut on 3 February 2015, replacing Luke Chadwick in the 51st minute of a FA Cup 0–3 loss against Manchester United at Old Trafford.[3]

It was announced he had re-signed for home club Cork City on 10 December 2015, ahead of the 2016 season.[citation needed]

Morrissey announced his retirement from professional football on 2 December 2021 after 335 professional appearances, scoring 30 goals.[4]

International career

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Morrissey represented Republic of Ireland in the under-17 and under-19 levels.[2]

Career statistics

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Professional appearances – correct as of 2 December 2021.[5]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cork City 2010 LOI First Division 17 0 3 0 0 0 — 0[a] 0 20 0
2011 29 5 3 0 3 0 — 1[a] 0 36 5
2012 LOI Premier Division 27 1 2 0 1 0 — 0[a] 0 30 1
2013 32 2 1 0 0 0 — 5[b] 1 38 3
2014 26 2 3 0 1 0 — 0[a] 0 30 2
Cambridge United 2014–15 EFL League Two 8 0 1 0 0 0 — 0[c] 0 9 0
2015–16 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 3 0
Cambridge United Total 10 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0 12 0
Cork City 2016 LOI Premier Division 24 2 4 0 1 1 6[d] 0 1[e] 0 36 3
2017 27 6 4 0 2 0 4[d] 0 2[f] 0 39 6
2018 24 4 6 1 0 0 3[g] 0 2[h] 0 35 5
2019 23 3 2 0 1 0 2[d] 0 2[i] 0 30 3
2020 14 1 1 1 — — 0[a] 0 15 2
2021 LOI First Division 14 0 0 0 — — — 14 0
Cork City Total 257 26 29 2 9 1 15 0 13 1 323 30
Career Total 267 26 29 1 9 1 15 0 14 1 335 30
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Munster Senior Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in President's Cup
  6. ^ 1 appearance in President's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup
  7. ^ 1 appearance in UEFA Champions League & 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ 1 appearance in President's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup
  9. ^ 1 appearance in President's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Morrissey takes step back to go forward". Irish Examiner. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Morrissey set for United". Cambridge United FC. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Man Utd 3–0 Cambridge". BBC Sport. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ^ Casey, Gavan. "Morrissey announces LOI retirement and Beattie also departs Cork City ahead of 2022 season". The42.
  5. ^ "Republic of Ireland – G.Morrissey". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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