Patrick McEleney

Quick Facts

Full Name	Patrick McEleney
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 26, 1992(1992-09-26)
Age	32
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Derry
Horoscope	Virgo

Patrick McEleney Biography

Patrick McEleney is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on September 26, 1992 in Derry, United Kingdom. Patrick McEleney (born 26 September 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays in the midfield with Dundalk within the League of Ireland Premier Division. He previously played for Sunderland which is his hometown club Derry City and Oldham Athletic. McEleney has played for Dundalk as well as Derry City in European competition.

In 2011 McEleney played a further 34 league appearances while Derry placed third in its return to Premier Division. McEleney also won the League Cup as Derry beat Cork 1-1 during the semi-final on Turner’s Cross. in May of 2012 McEleney won a penalty at the end of the Setanta Sports Cup against Crusaders but Derry eventually lost the shootout. Later that year, McEleney was a part of the team that took home the FAI Cup on 4 November 2012, playing for 59 minutes in their 3-2 loss to St. Patrick’s Athletic in the final.

McEleney was a ballboy at Derry City in his youth. In 2015, an Italian football fan travelled 5,000 km to watch Derry City play and obtain McEleney’s autograph after managing the club in PC videogame Football Manager.

Despite interest from Peterborough United, Brentford and St. Patrick’s Athletic, McEleney signed a two-year deal with Dundalk in December 2015, linking up again with his former boss Stephen Kenny. He was primarily signed as a replacement for the departed Richie Towell who moved to Brighton and Hove Albion. Due to the fact that McEleney was under the age of 24 at the time, Dundalk had to pay a fee of €28,000 to Derry in compensation, a fee equal to one year of the player’s gross salary. McEleney marked his home debut with a goal during a 3–0 defeat of Finn Harps. He picked up a groin injury after just his fourth game for the club and a hamstring injury sustained during his comeback put him out for longer, with McEleney noting that it took him until the mid-season break to gain full fitness. Following this, McEleney appeared in all six of Dundalk’s UEFA Champions League qualifying ties, playing a particularly crucial role in the 3–0 defeat of BATE Borisov in the third qualifying round second leg after coming off the bench for the injured Ronan Finn.

McEleney is from McEleney is from the Shantallow region of Derry city. He was the son of Henry is also an athlete, playing in Coleraine within the Irish League. McEleney’s elder younger brother Shane plays center player with NIFL Premiership club Larne, who previously played with Ottawa Fury, St Patrick’s Athletic and also alongside Patrick in Derry City. Similar to Patrick, Shane has featured at the youth level in his country, the Republic of Ireland and recently changed his allegiance with Northern Ireland, playing and scoring for the under-21 side in August 2012 in Hungary.

Patrick McEleney Net Worth

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

McEleney came to Sunderland following his move from Foyle Harps on a scholarship in the summer of 2008. He signed a 2-year/2 year professional contract with Sunderland in September of 2008. He was a member of the reserve and under-18 teams that were crowned champions in their respective leagues during the season , under Kevin Ball. He as well as Everton youth team hopeful Shane Duffy, were granted an official civic Reception with the Mayor of Derry, Colr. Gerard Diver in the Guildhall in April 2009 in recognition of their quick rise to fame within their clubs. However his stay at the Stadium of Light was cut short when the player was struggling with home-sickness, and the club decided to let him go from the contract.

McEleney was among the four first players to be who were signed to Stephen Kenny for Derry City after their demotion to League of Ireland First Division signing a two-year contract at the end of December. McEleney was an integral part of the Derry team that won their first First Division title, scoring 12 league goals over 31 games, and was a target for some English Premier League clubs and Celtic because of his performance. McEleney received a nomination for 2010’s PFAI First Division Player of the Year, but ultimately losing against Graham Cummins. McEleney was the subject of a controversial incident in October of 2010 when, just three days after being pulled out of the Republic of Irish’s Under 19 team due to the injury to his ankle, he participated and scored two goals in an First Division fixture against Shelbourne. According to the League of Ireland Participation Agreement stipulated that if an athlete was not allowed to play for his club on international duty, he would not play for the club he was with in the following five days after that obligation. The FAI has cleared Derry of any violation However, they stated it was “by the time [McEleney] had recovered from the injury, he was no longer required to fulfil his international duties and so he was eligible to play for Derry City.”

McEleney played for the Northern Ireland Under-16 team before later representing the Republic of Ireland at youth level. He represented the Republic of Ireland at Under-17 level seven times and scored on his debut against Bulgaria in a 2–0 win at the Ovcha Kupel Stadium in August 2008. McEleney progressed to the Republic of Ireland Under-19 team in September 2009, making his debut against the Netherlands at the Carlisle Grounds in the Clarion Hotel Four-nation Tour. He went on to make a further 3 appearances for the Under-19s. Despite being contacted by Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill with a view to being called up to their senior squad, McEleney has indicated that his international future lies with the Republic of Ireland.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Patrick Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Patrick McEleney celebrates birthday on September 26 of every year.