Michael Kelly (footballer, Born 1996)
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Michael Sean Kelly (born 13 July 1996) is an Irish professional
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who plays as a
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for club
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.


Career

A native of Confey in
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, Kelly began playing with local side Confey FC, before continuing his youth football with Cherry Orchard and
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. He then played senior football in the League of Ireland for Shamrock Rovers II,
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,
Cabinteely Cabinteely () is a suburb of Dublin's southside. It is in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland. The population of all electoral divisions labelled as Cabinteely was 15,864 as of the 2022 census. Geography Cabinteely lies around t ...
,
Longford Town Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It had a population of 10,952 at the 2022 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meeting of I ...
,
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and
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, before signing for English club
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on 30 July 2022. On 30 May 2023, it was announced that Kelly had been released by the club following their promotion, without making a league appearance during the season. After over three months without a club, on 9 September 2023 Kelly joined League Two club
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on a short-term deal following injury to Dons goalkeeper Nathan Harness. Kelly was released by MK Dons at the end of the 2023–24 season. On 23 May 2024, Kelly was announced to have agreed to join
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side
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on a two-year contract. He made his debut on 10 August 2024, in a 4–1 defeat away to
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on the opening day of the season.


Career statistics


Honours

Carlisle United *
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Michael 1996 births Living people Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Cherry Orchard F.C. players Dunboyne A.F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Cabinteely F.C. players Longford Town F.C. players Bohemian F.C. players Bray Wanderers F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players League of Ireland players Men's association football goalkeepers English Football League players 21st-century Irish sportsmen