Stephen Mallon
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen Anthony Mallon[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
St Oliver Plunkett FC 1969 | |||
2013–2019 | Sheffield United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Central Coast Mariners (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2020 | → Derry City (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Bohemians | 15 | (1) |
2022–2024 | Cliftonville | 24 | (2) |
2024- | Sligo Rovers | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Northern Ireland U15 | 2 | (0) |
2016 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 5 | (1) |
2018 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2020 |
Stephen Anthony Mallon (born 7 February 1999) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Irish Club Sligo Rovers F.C.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Mallon joined A-League side Central Coast Mariners on loan from Sheffield United in January 2019.[2]
On 10 January 2020, Mallon signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City on loan.[3] He made his league debut against Finn Harps on 21 February before scoring his first league goal the following week against Bohemians at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. One week after his first goal for the club on Friday 6 March he scored again against Waterford away at the RSC. In July, his loan was extended until the end of the League of Ireland Premier Division season.[4][5] Mallon returned to Sheffield United after making 17 appearances and scoring 3 goals in all competitions for Derry City.[6] On 12 January 2021, Mallon departed Sheffield United, joining League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians on a permanent basis.[7] In 2022 Mallon signed for Northern Irish Club Cliftonville. after Mallon departed Cliftonville he signed for Irish Club Sligo Rovers after being introduced to fans at Half Time during 2-1 Win against Drogheda United he made his debut in 2-1 against former club Derry City. In his second game for the club in a 2-0 against Bohemians he got sent off after 38 Minutes after receiving two yellow cards both for fouls
International
[edit]Mallon represented Northern Ireland at youth level before switching allegiances to play for the Republic of Ireland's youth teams.[8] In September 2020, he announced his intention to switch allegiances back to Northern Ireland.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Professional appearances – correct as of 29 April 2024.[10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sheffield United | 2018–19 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Central Coast Mariners (loan) | 2018–19 | A-League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
Sheffield United | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Derry City (loan) | 2020 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | ||
Sheffield United | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Bohemians | 2021 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2022 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||||
Total | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
Cliftonville | 2022-23 | NIFL Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2023-24 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 27 | 3 | |||
Total | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 3 | ||
Career Total | 61 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 8 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in County Antrim Shield
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Fullerton, Gareth (31 January 2019). "West Belfast footballer secures move into Australian A-League". Belfast Live. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ Barr, Ethan (10 January 2020). "City Sign Stephen Mallon On Loan". Derry City Football Club.
- ^ Barr, Ethan (2 July 2020). "Thomson and Mallon Sign City Deals". Derry City Football Club.
- ^ "Derry City's Declan Devine delighted by Stephen Mallon extension". www.derryjournal.com.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland - S. Mallon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "BOHEMIANS COMPLETE SIGNING OF WINGER STEPHEN MALLON | Bohemian FC".
- ^ "Who is Stephen Mallon? Meet the Belfast lad who has made his senior debut in Australia's A-League". Belfasttelegraph – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland U21 winger Mallon switches allegiance to Northern Ireland". The 42. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland – S.Mallon". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
External links
[edit]- Stephen Mallon at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Belfast
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Central Coast Mariners FC players
- Derry City F.C. players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Cliftonville F.C. players
- A-League Men players
- League of Ireland players
- NIFL Premiership players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia