Dean Delany

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dean Delany
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 15, 1980(1980-09-15)
Age	44
Country	Ireland
Birth City	Dublin
Horoscope	Virgo

Dean Delany Biography

Dean Delany is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on September 15, 1980 in Dublin, Ireland. Dean Delany (born 15 September 1980) is an Irish former soccer player who played as a goalie.

In his four years with Port Vale he made 39 appearances across all competitions. He was not a replacement for the 2001 League Trophy final against Brentford at the Millennium Stadium. He also took home the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 2001. He also spent an unofficial loan of two months for Macclesfield Town. Delany did not manage to make an appearance at Macclesfield during his stint in Moss Rose. He was dropped to third place in the pecking order of Vale Park behind Mark Goodlad and Jonny Brain. He was dismissed from Manager Martin Foyle in May 2004.

Deciding to return home to Ireland’s League of Ireland, Delany joined Shelbourne to play first-team football. He joined the club in May 2004 on a short term contract until the close of the 2004 season, and secured a two-year deal after the club won the league title that year. He eventually made his “Shels” league debut during a 4–2 victory against Waterford United at the RSC on 24 June 2005 and earned himself a first team place. Delany won his second league winners medal with Shelbourne at the end of the 2006 season. He also represented Shelbourne in their successful years in the Champions League and UEFA Cup. Despite this success, he became a free agent as his contract at Shelbourne was not renewed due to the club’s troubled financial situation.

Prior to the 2007 season, Derry City offered Delany a trial. However, he did not join his former Shelbourne boss Pat Fenlon due to failed negotiations, and joined Waterford United on 15 March 2007 on a free transfer and quickly became the “Blues” first choice keeper. Despite Delany’s heroics throughout the season, Waterford were relegated to the First Division at the end of the season, losing to Finn Harps in a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off. Delany won Waterford’s overall Player of the Year award, and helped the “Blues” to win the Munster Senior Cup, but he departed Waterford at the end of the season to rejoin former club Shelbourne.

Delany was named at U15 16, 18 19, 20 21 and B-level internationals as well as for the Irish under-21s at the age of 17 in the triangular Celtic tournament which included Scotland in addition to Northern Ireland. Delany was regarded as the most promising goalie in Ireland following 1998’s World Youth Championship, in which Delany was part of that “Golden generation” of Irish youth football (which included players like Damien Duff, Richard Dunne and Robbie Keane), a team that ultimately reached the quarterfinals of the tournament. He also was included in the Irish UEFA Under-18 Championship winning team in 1998. The following year he qualified to play again and played a major role in winning an Olympic bronze medal in the third-place play-off in Sweden. He was a part of 28 games in Ireland’s Republic of Ireland youth teams and made a dazzling 21 , including 21 games for Irish under-21s under the direction of Ian Evans and Don Givens.

Dean Delany Net Worth

Dean Delany is one of the richest Association Football Player from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dean Delany 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After signing a contract for English Premier League side Everton as a youngster at the age of 17, his debut year at Everton saw him win the FA Youth Cup. Delany only played one game with Everton’s “Toffees”, and was not able to make it into their first-team. The summer of 2000, he made the move to Second Division side Port Vale.

His career began at the age of England at Everton in 1997 The following year, the club moved him to Port Vale, having never been a part of the first team of Everton despite having won an appearance in The Republic of Ireland under-21s and winning the FA Youth Cup. He spent four years at Vale and made 39 appearances for the first team however, he was not their first choice goalie. He also played on loan with Macclesfield Town, but never got on the field. Then he returned back to Ireland the year 2004 and signed an agreement with Shelbourne and helped them to win the League of Ireland title in the year 2006. He was a part of the 2007 season with Waterford United, though returned to Shelbourne in the following year. Shelbourne “Shels” had been demoted due to his absence. He was goalkeeper for the 2011 season as they were promoted back to the top league. He was signed by Bohemians just in time for the 2013 season. He then going back in Shelbourne once more in the year 2017. He helped the club win promotion to the League of Ireland First Division champions in 2019. He was named to the PFAI First Division Team of the Year for both the season of 2009 and 2018.

He later was noticed after making a start to the 2003–04 season with Port Vale by the then Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr who called him into the senior international squad for a training camp before the crucial European championship qualifier against Georgia.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Dean Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Dean Delany celebrates birthday on September 15 of every year.