Pierce Sweeney

Pierce Sweeney
Personal information
Full name Pierce Liam Sweeney
Date of birth (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 2
Youth career
–2012 Belvedere
2012 Bray Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Bray Wanderers 12 (0)
2012–2016 Reading 0 (0)
2016– Exeter City 78 (12)
National team‡
2010–2011 Republic of Ireland U17 2 (0)
2011–2013 Republic of Ireland U19 6 (0)
2013 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:21, 25 September 2018 (CEST)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:00, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Pierce Liam Sweeney (born 11 September 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Exeter City in League Two.

Playing career

Belvedere

Sweeney began his career at the under-12 level with Belvedere.[1]

Bray Wanderers

In 2012, Sweeney joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Bray Wanderers. He made 12 appearances for the Seagulls during the 2012 season.

Reading

On 6 July 2012, Sweeney signed with then-Premier League side Reading. Although he was a member of Reading's Under 21 2013-14 Premier League Cup-winning side, on 9 May 2016, Sweeney was released by Reading without having made a first-team appearance for the club.[2]

Exeter City

On 22 July 2016, Sweeney signed with Exeter City as the 1931 Fund fan-funded player after a successful trial.[3] He scored two goals and an assist in Exeter's 5-1 defeat of Notts County on 8 September, 2018[4], and had already scored two additional goals before the end of September 2018.

International career

Sweeney has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-U17, under-U19, and under-U21 levels.[5]

Career statistics

As of 25 September, 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bray Wanderers 2012[5] League of Ireland Premier Division 12000001[lower-alpha 1]0130
Total 120000010130
Reading 2012–13[5] Premier League 0000000000
2013–14[5] EFL Championship 0000000000
2014–15[5] EFL Championship 0000000000
2015–16[5] EFL Championship 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Exeter City 2016–17[5] EFL League Two 29010205[lower-alpha 2]0370
2017–18[5] EFL League Two 40841104[lower-alpha 3]0499
2018–19[5] EFL League Two 9400201[lower-alpha 4]0124
Total 781251501009813
Career total 9012515011011113
  1. ↑ Appearance in Setanta Sports Cup
  2. ↑ Three appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
  3. ↑ One appearance in EFL Trophy, three appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
  4. ↑ One appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Club

Reading

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Pierce Sweeney Interview (Ireland U19 Player Of The Year)". Belvedere Football Club. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ex-Bray Wanderers Player Pierce Sweeney Released By Reading". League of Ireland. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Exeter City: Defender Pierce Sweeney signs permanent deal". BBC Sport. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Exeter City: Harry Kewell sent off in first league game in charge of Notts Country". BBC Sport. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "P. Sweeney Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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