Eoin Patrick Wearen (born 2 October 1992) is a retired Irish

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who played as a midfielder/defender for various clubs in both the UK and Ireland.

Club career

Growing-up in Dublin, Wearen played

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for Scoil Uí Chonaill and football for St. Kevin's Boys, the boys' club in Dublin which gave starts to Liam Brady,

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and

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amongst others. Given the opportunity to join Dublin's Gaelic Football team in 2008 he instead chose to join the youth team of West Ham United. Having played youth and reserve team football, in January 2012 he moved on loan to

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side,

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

until 31 January 2012. Wearen made his debut for Dagenham on 7 January in the

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third-round game against Millwall which finished 0–0. At the end of January 2012 Wearen returned to West Ham having played four games, in all competitions, for Dagenham. Wearen signed for League of Ireland side

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in May 2014, making his debut as a half-time substitute against

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on 2 May at

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. In November 2014, Wearan signed for

Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish professional football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club is based in Sligo in the west of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 ...

. Following on from Owen Heary's departure from

, Wearen rejoined

in July 2015. In January 2018, Wearen joined

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. On 28 January 2019, Wearen signed for

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club

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on a -year contract. Following multiple leg injuries Glenavon and Wearen mutually terminate his contract in December. Whilein the United States, Wearen began playing for the Denton Diablos of the

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, a semi-professional summer league. During his first season, Wearen wore the captain's armband and the team won the NPSL National Championship, with him also scoring an early goal in the final against

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International career

Making his debut in the qualifying rounds of the

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Wearen has represented the Ireland under-17 team and the Ireland under-19 team.

Coaching career

Following Wearen's first

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injury whilst at West Ham, he combined studying at the

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with gaining his coaching badges, working with Bohemians' youth sides as a coach. After his spell at Glenavon and following competition of his UEFA Licensing, Wearen took up an opportunity to further his coaching career in Dallas, Texas. In 2022, Wearen went to

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to join

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's International Academy America.

Career statistics

Honours

;Bohemians * Leinster Senior Cup (1): 2015-2016 ;Glenavon *

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(1): 2018–19 ;Denton Diablos * Lone Star Conference (1):

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* NPSL West Region (1):

* NPSL National Championship (1):

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wearen, Eoin 1992 births Living people West Ham United F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Association footballers from Dublin (city) Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers English Football League players League of Ireland players National Premier Soccer League players Bohemian F.C. players Sligo Rovers F.C. players Limerick F.C. players Glenavon F.C. players Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Alumni of the Open University Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Republic of Ireland expatriate association football managers Republic of Ireland association football managers Liverpool F.C. non-playing staff Association football coaches