Ronan Thomas Darcy (born 4 November 2000) is an English professional

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who plays for club Crawley Town.

Career

Bolton Wanderers

Darcy signed for the Bolton Wanderers Academy in 2008 at the age of 9. He spent the first half of the 2018–2019 season on loan at

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, where he played three times. On 5 May 2019, Darcy made his Bolton debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in Bolton's final game of the 2018–19 season away to

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. Darcy's scholarship contract was extended for a further year on 21 May 2019. He scored his first goal for Bolton Wanderers in a 5–2 defeat to

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in the

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, and scored his first league goal for the club in a 5-1 defeat to Lincoln City. He played 22 matches during the 2019–20 season, which saw Bolton relegated to

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. On 15 June 2020 Darcy signed his first professional contract, signing a new two-year contract with Bolton. During the 2020–21 season he played 11 matches as Bolton were promoted to League One. On 17 August 2021, he signed a new one-year contract extension until 2023 and while it was initially reported that he had simultaneously joined Norwegian side

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on loan until December, it wasn't until 27 August that the club confirmed the loan. The delay was due to work permit issues as Sogndal had not realised they had to apply for one, with English players no longer counting as EU players as a result of

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. His debut was delayed due to injury with Darcy making his debut on 22 September when he came on as a half time substitute in a 0–2 defeat against

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in the

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. Darcy helped Sogndal qualify for the

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, though they were eliminated in the first round by

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. On 1 February 2022, Darcy joined

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club Queen's Park on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut four days later when he came on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against

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. Darcy scored his first goal on 22 February in a 3–3 draw against Celtic U-20s in the

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. His first league goal for Queen's Park came on 12 March, a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw against

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. During his loan spell he helped Queen's Park reach the finals of both the

and the

. Though they lost the Glasgow Cup final 3–1 to Rangers B, they won the play-off final 3–2 on aggregate against

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earning them promotion to the

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Swindon Town

On 13 July 2022, Darcy signed a two-year deal for

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side Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee, after completing a successful trial period at the club. He then scored his first goal for the ''Robins'' on 24 September, in a 1-2 away

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victory against Grimsby Town.

Crawley Town

On 28 July 2023, Darcy signed for fellow League Two side Crawley Town on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reuniting with

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who had signed him for Swindon.

Personal life

Born in England, Darcy is of Irish descent through his grandfather born in

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Career statistics

;Notes

Honours

Bolton Wanderers *

third-place promotion:

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Queen's Park *

promotion play-offs:

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runner-up: 2021–22 Crawley Town * EFL League Two play-offs:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Darcy, Ronan 2000 births Living people Footballers from Ormskirk English men's footballers English people of Irish descent Men's association football midfielders Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Skelmersdale United F.C. players Sogndal Fotball players Queen's Park F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Northern Premier League players English Football League players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian Fourth Division players Scottish Professional Football League players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway English expatriate sportspeople in Norway