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Eric Molloy
Personal information
Full name Eric Keith Molloy
Date of birth (1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Carlow, Ireland[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Arklow Town[2]
2012–2016[3] Wexford 103 (15)
2016–2017[4] Southern United 15 (6)
2017–2019 Team Wellington[5] 27 (3)
2019–2020 Stomil Olsztyn 12 (0)
2021 Waterford 9 (2)
2021 Shelbourne 6 (0)
2022 Longford Town 27 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:45, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Eric Molloy (born 12 December 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger.

Career

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Molloy was born in Carlow, Ireland. He started his senior career with Arklow Town. After that, he played for Wexford, Southern United, and Team Wellington. In 2019, he signed for Stomil Olsztyn in the Polish I liga.[6][7] Molloy returned to home and signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford on 25 March 2021.[8] He made his debut a day later in a 2–1 loss to Sligo Rovers.[9] Molloy signed for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne on 22 July 2021.[10] Having been released by Shels at the end of the 2021 season, Molloy joined Longford Town for the 2022 campaign.[11]

After leaving Longford at the end of 2022, Molloy started playing gaelic football for the team in his hometown of Carlow in 2023.[12][13]

Career statistics

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As of 27 October 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wexford 2012 League of Ireland First Division 12 1 3 0 0 0 0[c] 0 15 1
2013 League of Ireland First Division 23 5 1 1 1 0 0[c] 0 25 6
2014 League of Ireland First Division 24 4 2 0 2 0 0[c] 0 28 4
2015 League of Ireland First Division 21 3 1 0 0 0 1[c] 1 23 4
2016 League of Ireland Premier Division 23 2 2 1 1 0 2[c] 4 28 7
Total 103 15 9 2 1 0 3 5 119 22
Southern United 2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship 15 6 0 0 15 6
Team Wellington 2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship 19 1 0 0 8[d] 2 1[e] 0 28 3
2018–19 New Zealand Football Championship 12 2 0 0 4[d] 0 1[f] 0 17 2
Total 31 3 0 0 12 2 2 0 45 5
Stomil Olsztyn 2019–20 I liga 12 0 3 0 15 0
Waterford 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division 9 2 9 2
Shelbourne 2021 League of Ireland First Division 6 0 1 0 7 0
Longford Town 2022 League of Ireland First Division 27 2 0 0 27 2
Career total 201 28 13 2 4 0 12 2 5 5 242 37
  1. ^ Includes FAI Cup, Chatham Cup & Polish Cup
  2. ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearances in the OFC Champions League
  5. ^ Appearances in the Charity Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

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Wexford

Team Wellington

Shelbourne

References

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  1. ^ a b c Eric Molloy at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Understrength Arklow lose out against Crumlin Independent.ie
  3. ^ Wexford say farewell to Last, Ledwith, O'Keefe, Molloy and Mulligan Wexford FC
  4. ^ Irish striker Molloy released by Southern United Otago Daily Times Online News
  5. ^ 2017/18 Men's Team Team Wellington FC
  6. ^ Eric Molloy i Willian Pozo-Venta w Stomilu Olsztyn Stomil Olsztyn
  7. ^ "Eric Molloy". www.90minut.pl.
  8. ^ "Waterford FC". 25 March 2021.
  9. ^ "League Report: Waterford 1 - 2 Sligo Rovers".
  10. ^ "Shels sign winger Eric Molloy". 22 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Eric Molloy Signs for 2022!". Longford Town FC. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  12. ^ FORMER SOCCER STAR MOLLOY ONE OF THE NEW ADDITIONS FOR CARLOW AHEAD OF O’BYRNE CUP, carlow-nationalist.ie, 4 January 2023
  13. ^ Eric Molloy – Gaelic Football, finalwhistle.ie
  14. ^ "E. Molloy". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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