Kian Leavy (born 21 March 2002) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for

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club

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Career

Early career

A native of Ardee,

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, Leavy began playing with Drogheda Town at under-8s level, before moving on to Drogheda Boys, Shelbourne, St Francis, St Kevin's Boys and

. In July 2018, he joined the youth academy of

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side Reading in July 2018 from

's academy after receiving interest from the youth academies of

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and

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Reading

On 2 July 2021, Leavy signed his first professional contract with Reading, until the summer of 2022. On 10 August 2021, Leavy made his debut for Reading in their 3–0 defeat to

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in the

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. On 9 August 2022, he was in the starting XI in a 2–1 loss to

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in the

. On 17 May 2023, it was announced that Leavy would leave Reading in the summer of 2023, upon the expiry of his contract.

Shelbourne loan

On 8 February 2023, Leavy joined Shelbourne on loan until the summer transfer window. He scored the first senior goal of his career on 3 March 2023, coming off the bench in the 60th minute before scoring the only goal of the game in the 78th minute of a win over

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at Tolka Park. On 6 July 2023, Shelbourne announced that Leavy had left the club at the end of his loan spell after rejecting a contract offer from the club for a permanent move.

St Patrick's Athletic

2023 season

On 6 July 2023, it was announced that Leavy had signed for

, returning to the club where he previously played at youth level. Injured upon signing, he had to wait until 11 August 2023 to make his debut, when he was in the starting XI for a 0–0 draw with

at Richmond Park. On 23 October 2023, he scored his first senior goal for the club, finding the top left corner from 25 yards in a 1–0 win at home to

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to help his side secure UEFA Conference League football for the following season. On 12 November 2023, Leavy was part of the starting XI in the

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, in a 3–1 win over

in front of a record breaking

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Final crowd of 43,881 at the Aviva Stadium.

2024 season

On 8 February 2024, Leavy signed a multi-year contract extension with the club, switching from the squad number 17 squad to number 10 also. On 25 July 2024, he made his first European appearance of his career, replacing Zachary Elbouzedi from the bench in a 3–1 win over Vaduz of Liechtenstein in the UEFA Conference League.

International career

Leavy has featured at youth level for the Republic of Ireland at U15 and U18 level. In March 2022, he featured for the Republic of Ireland U20 side in a 1–0 win against the Republic of Ireland Amateur team in a friendly at Whitehall Stadium. Leavy made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21 team in a 2–1 friendly win over Iceland U21 at Turners Cross on 26 March 2023.

Career statistics

Honours

;St Patrick's Athletic *

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* * 2002 births Living people Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Men's association football midfielders St. Kevin's Boys F.C. players Reading F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players League of Ireland players Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers {{Ireland-footy-bio-stub