Karl Bermingham (born 6 October 1985) is an Irish former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a forward. He began his career in the

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...

with Manchester City spending the first three years of his professional career, also having brief loan spells with both Lincoln City and

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston, at the confluence of the River C ...

before returning to his native

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. He remained in Irish football for the rest of his career playing for Newry City, Derry City,

Waterford United Waterford Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Phort Láirge) formerly Waterford United Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Waterford who play in the League of Ireland First Division. The club was founded and elected to the ...

Monaghan United Monaghan United F.C. ( ga, Cumann Peile Mhuineacháin Aontaithe) is an Irish association football club based in Monaghan currently playing in the Ulster Senior League. The club joined the League of Ireland in 1983 and subsequently went on to pl ...

, Shelbourne and

Longford Town Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meet ...

. He has represented the

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern ...

at schoolboy level.

Career

Early career

Bermingham played for the Irish-based club until moving to Manchester City's youth system. He made his league debut, however, for Lincoln City, where he spent three months on loan at the end of the 2004–05 season. At the start of the 2005–06 season he made a number of appearances in first team friendlies for Manchester City but did not play any competitive matches. During Autumn 2005 he was loaned out to

, and was released by Manchester City at the end of the 2005–06 season. He had an unsuccessful trial with

Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently play in Scottish League One after being relegated from the 2021–22 Scottish Championship. Dunfermline ...

in July 2006 before signing with Newry City in October, scoring on his debut against Coleraine.

Return to Ireland

In early 2007, he was invited to join Derry City on trial prior to the impending kick-off of the 2007

League of Ireland The League of Ireland ( ga, Sraith na hÉireann), together with the Football Association of Ireland, is one of the two main governing bodies responsible for organising association football in the Republic of Ireland. The term was originally use ...

season. Impressing in pre-season, he earned a one-year contract with the Candystripes on 2 February 2007. In July 2007 Bermingham joined

and made his first appearance for the Blues against Shamrock Rovers on 10 July 2007. He scored his first goal for the Blues during his home debut against Sligo Rovers in a 2–1 loss. Bermingham signed for

for the 2009 First Division season. In his first season with the Mons, Bermingham scored 17 goals, equalling the club's single season record, held by Andy Myler. The 2010 season was not as successful for Bermingham, with manager Mick Cooke preferring a strikeforce of Sean Brennan and Philly Hughes, but Bermingham still managed to score 10 goals. Bermingham parted company with Monaghan United following the 2010 season. He scored 29 goals in 70 league and cup appearances for the club. On 20 February 2011, Bermingham signed for Shelbourne. Bermingham secured promotion with Shelbourne to the Premier Division in 2011 but struggled to score goals with one goal in 24 league and cup appearances. He also made an appearance for Shelbourne as a substitute during their 2011 FAI Cup final defeat to Sligo Rovers. Bermingham departed Shelbourne at end of 2011 and signed for

ahead of their First Division campaign in 2012. He was released by Longford at the end of the 2012 season.

Career statistics

''Correct as of 6 November 2011.'' Competitions include

Setanta Sports Cup The Setanta Sports Cup was a club football competition featuring teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland. Inaugurated in 2005, it was a cross-border competition between clubs in the League of Ireland from the Republic of I ...

, Leinster Senior Cup, Munster Senior Cup and League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Play-offs

References

External links

Karl Bermingham's profile at www.shelbournefc.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bermingham, Karl 1985 births Living people Association footballers from County Dublin Association football forwards Republic of Ireland association footballers English Football League players NIFL Premiership players League of Ireland players Manchester City F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Newry City F.C. players Derry City F.C. players Waterford F.C. players Monaghan United F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Belvedere F.C. players Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers People from Clondalkin