Seán Hoare (born 15 March 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for League of Ireland club

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Club career

St Patrick's Athletic

Under 19s

Hoare signed with

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's Under 19s in the summer of 2012. He signed on to the scholarship scheme between NUI Maynooth and St Patrick's Athletic. Hoare's first involvement with the first team squad came on 1 October 2012 when he was an unused substitute in a 5–0 win over UCD.

2013 season

Hoare made his first team debut on 4 June 2013 in a 2–0 AET win over Longford Town in the Leinster Senior Cup Quarter-final at Richmond Park. His next appearance was a Dublin derby away to

in the quarter-final of the League Cup. Hoare also played in the Leinster Senior Cup Semi-final win away to Shelbourne and also in the final at Richmond Park as Pats were runners up to Shamrock Rovers. Although he didn't make any League of Ireland appearances, manager

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ensured all players in the squad received winners medals, as the club lifted their ninth league title on 18 October 2013 against

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Collingwood Cup

As part of the scholarship scheme between Pats and

Maynooth University The National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM; ga, Ollscoil na hÉireann Mhá Nuad), commonly known as Maynooth University (MU), is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. It ...

Hoare played for the university's football team as well as his club's under 19 side.

captain

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was also appointed as manager of university's football side, with Pats goalkeeper

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brought in as his assistant before the annual football competition between universities and colleges the 2014

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. O'Brien organised a friendly against Pats' first team and Hoare impressed manager

as Maynooth lost 2–1. Hoare was made captain of the college side and scored the winner as they knocked out tournament favourites UCD in the quarter-final by a 2–1 scoreline. After knocking

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in the semi-final, Hoare's Maynooth side would face NUI Galway in the final at the UCD Bowl, which was broadcast live on

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. Hoare captained his side to a 2–1 victory to win Maynooth's first ever Collingwood Cup and he was named as Player of the Tournament after the game.

2014 season

Hoare was involved in the first team's pre-season training for the first time, in late January/early February 2014, taking part in the teams friendly games before playing in the

with

. Hoare signed his first professional contract and was given the squad number 20 before the season started. His first appearance of the season was a 2–0 defeat to

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. On 28 March 2014, as Pats were away to

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picked up a groin injury in the 29th minute and was replaced by Hoare who was making his League of Ireland debut. He marked the previous season's top goalscorer

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and contributed towards a clean sheet as the Saints drew 0–0. After a poor 4–1 defeat at home to

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, Derek Foran was replaced by Hoare for the away trip to

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and his performance was praised by both sets of supporters and the media after the game. Hoare maintained his place at centre back alongside Kenny Browne for the visit of

and put in a Man-of-the-match performance as Pats beat their arch rivals 1–0, earning Hoare huge praise from supporters on social media and making it into many website's Team of the Week section. Following this performance, Hoare became a mainstay in the starting eleven alongside Browne, even when

and Derek Foran return from injury, such was the defensive solidity of the Saints back five of

, Hoare, Browne and

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. On 30 May 2014, Hoare scored his first goal for Pats in a 5–2 win over Derry City at Richmond Park, when he headed a Killian Brennan freekick into the top right corner in the 48th minute. Hoare picked up an ankle injury on 6 June in a 3–0 win over St. Patrick's CY in the

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This injury would rule him out of the next six competitive games but Hoare made his comeback on 23 July when he came on from the bench to replace the injured Ger O'Brien at

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against

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in the Champions League, his debut in

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competitions. Hoare returned to the starting eleven three days later for the trip to

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and helped his side to a clean sheet as well as scoring the second goal to secure a 2–0 win. On 5 October 2014, Hoare scored in the FAI Cup Semi-final at home to

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, when he headed home from a corner to restore Pats' lead in the 37th minute before they ran out 6–1 winners to book a place in the final at the Aviva Stadium. Hoare was a part of the starting eleven that wrote themselves into

history by beating Derry City 2–0 to end the club's hoodoo by winning the

for the first time in 53 years, on 2 November 2014 at the Aviva Stadium in front of a crowd of just over 17,000. As well as being called up to the

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, He was voted the St Patrick's Athletic Young Player of the Year following an excellent 2014 season. In November 2014, Hoare impressed on trial with

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side Hull City.

2015 season

It was announced on 15 January 2015 that Hoare changed his squad number again, this time to first XI number, number 5. Amidst from interest in Hoare from such English clubs as Hull City,

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and Millwall,

held onto their man as the English transfer window closed on 2 February. Hoare was given the honour of captaining the

against the Republic of Ireland Amateur International's on 21 February 2015. He made his first

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appearance on 28 February as the Saints finished runners up following a 2–1 loss to

at Oriel Park. Hoare went on to feature in St Pats' League Cup success, beating

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on penalties in the final.

2016 season

The 2016 season was a disappointing one for St Pat's and Hoare, as they disappointingly failed to secure qualification for Europe for the first time since 2009. However they did retain the League Cup, with Hoare playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–1 win over

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in the final. He also featured in all four of the Saints'

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qualifiers, as they knocked out Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg, before being narrowly beaten by Dinamo Minsk of Belarus.

Dundalk

Hoare scored six goals in 82 league appearances to help win the two Premier Division title's in 2018 and 20019. He also helped Dundalk win the 2019 League Cup and the 2018 FAI Cup. In the 2020 Europa League third qualifying round, he scored in the penalty shoot-out against Sheriff Tiraspol helping Dundalk qualify for the playoffs. He featured regularly for Dundalk FC in the

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, scoring in the final group game against Arsenal, but lost 4–2. On 6 December 2020, He scored in the 111 minute of extra time in the 2020 FAI Cup Final in a 4–2 win over

at the Aviva Stadium.

International career

Hoare was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 team for the first time, on 5 November 2014 by manager

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for the friendlies against United States under-21 and Russia under-21, following an excellent debut season in the League of Ireland. He made his debut for the under-21s on 17 November 2014 when he came on as a substitute in the 73rd minute against Russia under-21 in a 2–2 draw at the Marbella football centre. His second appearance came on 21 February 2015 when he captained the side against the Republic of Ireland Amateur International's.

Career statistics

Honours

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* League of Ireland Cup:

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* Champions Cup:

* Leinster Senior Cup:

Individual * PFAI Team of the Year:

Young Player of the Year:

* Collingwood Cup Player of the Tournament:

References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoare, Sean 1994 births Living people Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players League of Ireland players Men's association football defenders Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Home Farm F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Dundalk F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Alumni of Maynooth University