Oscar Kelly (born 5 February 2007) is a 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 le ...

currently playing as a

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for

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

Club career

Kelly made his professional debut for

in a 2–0

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loss to

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...

on 5 November 2022, coming on as a substitute for

Devante Rodney Devante Darrius Rodney (born 19 May 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Rochdale. He spent his youth at the academies at Manchester City and Sheffield Wednesday before signing with Hartlepool United in Ja ...

. In doing so, he became the third youngest player in Rochdale history, behind Peter Thomas and Kevin dos Santos.

International career

He was called up to the Northern Ireland under-16 squad for a mini tournament in October 2022, playing against

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and

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, scoring against both. He was called up again for the

Victory Shield The Victory Shield is an annual football tournament competed for by the under-16 teams of Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The Victory Shield had traditionally been competed for by the four Home Nations, but the Football A ...

. He has also represented Northern Ireland at under-17 level.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Oscar 2007 births Living people English people of Northern Ireland descent English men's footballers Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Rochdale A.F.C. players Place of birth missing (living people)