is a

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player for

Vonds Ichihara Vonds Ichihara (''VONDS市原'') is a Japanese football club based in Ichihara, Chiba. The club plays in the first division of Kantō Soccer League, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. History Founded in 1967, the club was tied ...

Club career

Killoran is a product of

Tokyo Verdy is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country. Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated clubs in the J.League, with ...

's youth system, first entering the club as a ten-year-old. He was a member of the All Japan club youth tournament winning team in 2010. On 8 January 2012, Killoran joined

Giravanz Kitakyushu is a Japanese football club based in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. They currently play in the third tier of Japanese football as they were relegated after the 2021 season. History Mitsubishi Chemical SC (1947 –2000) The club was formed ...

on a season-long loan deal. His first league appearance came on 4 March 2012 against

Tokushima Vortis is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J2 League. The team is located in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture. Their home stadium is Naruto Otsuka Sports Park Pocari Sweat Stadium, in Naruto, Tokushima. The name, "Vortis ...

. On 15 June 2013, Killoran made his league debut for

, coming on as a 29th-minute substitute in the 2-1 loss to

V-Varen Nagasaki is a Japanese J2 League football club based in Nagasaki. The club was established in 1985 as Ariake SC till they merged with Kunimi FC in 2004 and adopted the present name in 2005. The club gained promotion into the J. League Division 2 in 20 ...

. Killoran spent a year in Germany (2015/6) with German club SC Kapellen-Erft In 2017, Colin joined to

Suzuka Point Getters is a Japanese professional football club based in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League. History The club was originally established in Nabari, Mie in 1980 under the name Mie Club, and it became a member of Mie Foo ...

. In 2021, Colin joined to

after left from Suzuka Point Getters.

International career

In August 2010, Killoran was selected to Japan U-19 team for the SBS International Youth Tournament.

Personal life

Killoran was born in

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to a Japanese mother and Irish father. His twin brother

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is also a former professional footballer. He also holds

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citizenship.

Club statistics

''Updated to 20 February 2016.''Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社
"J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2014 (NSK MOOK)"
14 February 2014, Japan, (p. 208 out of 290)

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