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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dara James Morgan Costelloe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Dundee (on loan from Burnley) | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Galway United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Galway United | 16 | (0) |
| 2021– | Burnley | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Bradford City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Dundee (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:06, 1 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Dara James Morgan Costelloe (born 11 December 2002) is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Dundee, on loan from Premier League club Burnley.
Club career
Costelloe was born in Limerick, County Limerick and was a part of the youth team at Aisling Annacotty before joining Galway United under-15 side in 2017.[2] He made his first team debut for Galway a year later on 31 August 2018, aged 15, when he came on as a substitute in the 2–0 defeat to Finn Harps.[2] This broke the record for the youngest every player to play for the first team. A day later he signed a first team contract having impressed for manager, Alan Murphy's, under-17 side.[3]
In February 2021, it was announced that Costelloe had signed a contract for Premier League side Burnley having trained and featured for the under-18 and under-23 setups since the previous summer.[4] He signed a deal with Steve Stone's Academy side until June 2022.[4] After two successful campaigns in the Academy, he signed a new contract with Burnley in the summer of 2022.[5] He finished as top scorer for the under-23 side with twelve goals and also made the bench for the first team for the last seven games of the Premier League season as Burnley were relegated.[5]
Costelloe made his first team debut on 29 July 2022, starting the first league game of the season in a 1–0 win over Huddersfield Town at the Kirklees Stadium.[6] It was also Vincent Kompany's managerial debut for the Clarets.[6]
On 13 January 2023, Costelloe joined EFL League Two side Bradford City on loan for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.[7]
In August 2023, he signed on loan for St Johnstone of the Scottish Premiership.[8] After being recalled on 1 January 2024, Costelloe immediately joined fellow Scottish side Dundee on loan until the end of the season.[9]
International career
Costelloe made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut on 16 June 2023, in a 2–2 draw with Ukraine U21 in a friendly played in Bad Blumau, Austria.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Galway United | 2018[1] | LOI First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019[1] | LOI First Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2020[1] | LOI First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Burnley | 2021–22[1] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[1] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[1] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Bradford City (loan) | 2022–23[1] | League Two | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2023–24[1] | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Dundee (loan) | 2023–24[1] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Includes League of Ireland Cup, EFL Cup
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Dara Costelloe at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- 1 2 Browne, PJ (2 February 2021). "Limerick Teenager Signs For Burnley After Impressing During Trial". www.balls.ie.
- ↑ Byrne, Tom (2 February 2021). "GALWAY UNITED: Kelly, Higgins and Costelloe Sign First Team Contracts". Galway Daily. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- 1 2 Kelly, Darren (1 September 2018). "Former Galway United player Dara Costelloe signs for Burnley under-23s". Extra Time. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- 1 2 "Young Burnley forward Dara Costelloe signs new deal". www.burnleyexpress.net. 22 June 2022.
- 1 2 James, Alex (29 July 2022). "Burnley team news confirmed as Vincent Kompany names his first Clarets XI". LancsLive.
- ↑ "Costelloe joins Bantams on loan". Burnley FC. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ Hamilton, Sean (15 August 2023). "St Johnstone seal loan deal for Burnley starlet Dara Costelloe". thecourier. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ↑ "Costelloe joins Dundee". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ↑ https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/report-u21-ireland-2-2-ukraine