Market value
—
Rating · 2018
5.5
Average
Right Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
10/11
debut season
0.1
goals / match
Bohemian Football Club
top club · 147 apps
Position rank · 2018
#22
goals rank
#30
assists rank
35
season goals
24
season assists
Among 43 Midfield - Right Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€50k
peak value · 2008
—
top transfer fee
7
best season · 2012
—
int'l / penalties
352Appearances
35Goals
24Assists
49Yellow cards
1Red cards
122Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Paddy Kavanagh |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Patrick Kavanagh |
| Date of birth | 1985-12-29 (40 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
| Citizenship |  Ireland |
| Position | Midfield - Right Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 177.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2018-10-31 |
| Contract expires | — |
Oct 2018
Transfer: Shelbourne → Retired
18/19 · Transfer
Aug 2018
Transfer: Bohemians → Shelbourne
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — Shelbourne FC, Bohemian Football Club
25 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Bohemian Football Club
29 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — Bohemian Football Club
37 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
May 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2015
2015 — Bohemian Football Club
31 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
May 2015
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2014
2014 — Bohemian Football Club
33 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: Derry City → Bohemians
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Derry City
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — Derry City
22 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: Shelbourne → Derry City
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
2012 — Shelbourne FC
38 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Shamrock Rovers → Shelbourne
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Shamrock Rovers
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
2011 — Shamrock Rovers
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Shamrock Rovers
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
2010 — Shamrock Rovers
29 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Bray Wanderers → Shamrock Rovers
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
2009 — Shamrock Rovers, Bray Wanderers
21 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
2008 — Bray Wanderers
39 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
2007 — Bray Wanderers
18 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Birmingham → Bray Wanderers
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 2007
Transfer: UCD → Birmingham
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
2006 — University College Dublin
10 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: Wayside Celtic → UCD
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
2005 — Wayside Celtic
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €50k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 28 other Midfield - Right Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2018. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.17/90
Assists1 total · 0.09/90
G+A3 total · 0.26/90
Yellow cards3 total · 0.26/90
Minutes played by club
Shelbourne FC
4.1%
Bohemian Football Club
69.9%
Derry City
1.2%
Shamrock Rovers
0.8%
Bray Wanderers
22.6%
University College Dublin
1.3%
Wayside Celtic
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelbourne FC | 2 | 2012 | 2018 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 452 |
| Bohemian Football Club | 5 | 2014 | 2018 | 147 | 11 | 12 | 7,663 |
| Derry City | 2 | 13/14 | 2013 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 137 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 5 | 10/11 | 2011 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| Bray Wanderers | 3 | 2007 | 2009 | 70 | 10 | 3 | 2,474 |
| University College Dublin | 1 | 2006 | 2006 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 146 |
| Wayside Celtic | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | FAI Cup | Shelbourne FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 2018 | First Division | Shelbourne FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | League of Ireland Cup | Bohemian Football Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Leinster Senior Cup | Shelbourne FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Play-Offs | Shelbourne FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Premier Division | Bohemian Football Club | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 910 |
| 2017 | FAI Cup | Bohemian Football Club | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 2017 | Premier Division | Bohemian Football Club | 28 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2,233 |
| 2016 | FAI Cup | Bohemian Football Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 |
| 2016 | League of Ireland Cup | Bohemian Football Club | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Leinster Senior Cup | Bohemian Football Club | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Premier Division | Bohemian Football Club | 30 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2,424 |
| 2015 | FAI Cup | Bohemian Football Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | League of Ireland Cup | Bohemian Football Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Leinster Senior Cup | Bohemian Football Club | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Premier Division | Bohemian Football Club | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 752 |
| 2014 | FAI Cup | Bohemian Football Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
| 2014 | League of Ireland Cup | Bohemian Football Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Leinster Senior Cup | Bohemian Football Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Premier Division | Bohemian Football Club | 29 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1,007 |
| 2013 | FAI Cup | Derry City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | League of Ireland Cup | Derry City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Premier Division | Derry City | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | FAI Cup | Shelbourne FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | League of Ireland Cup | Shelbourne FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Leinster Senior Cup | Shelbourne FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Premier Division | Shelbourne FC | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 317 |
| 2011 | FAI Cup | Shamrock Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | League of Ireland Cup | Shamrock Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Leinster Senior Cup | Shamrock Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Premier Division | Shamrock Rovers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | FAI Cup | Shamrock Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | League of Ireland Cup | Shamrock Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Leinster Senior Cup | Shamrock Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Premier Division | Shamrock Rovers | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | FAI Cup | Shamrock Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2009 | Premier Division | Shamrock Rovers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Premier Division | Bray Wanderers | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1,035 |
| 2008 | FAI Cup | Bray Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 431 |
| 2008 | League of Ireland Cup | Bray Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Premier Division | Bray Wanderers | 31 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 508 |
| 2007 | FAI Cup | Bray Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Premier Division | Bray Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 |
| 2006 | Premier Division | University College Dublin | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| 2005 | FAI Cup | Wayside Celtic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Europa League Qualifying | Derry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| 11/12 | Champions League Qu. | Shamrock Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Europa League Qualifying | Shamrock Rovers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Wayside Celtic | UCD | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-31 | UCD | Birmingham | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Birmingham | Bray Wanderers | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-27 | Bray Wanderers | Shamrock Rovers | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-20 | Shamrock Rovers | Shelbourne | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-01 | Shelbourne | Derry City | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-01 | Derry City | Bohemians | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-01 | Bohemians | Shelbourne | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-10-31 | Shelbourne | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Knock | 2015-05-25 | 2015-06-22 | 29 | 4 |
| 15/16 | Ankle injury | 2016-05-30 | 2016-06-06 | 8 | 1 |
Current—
Peak€50k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Lopes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Buckley | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Prendergast | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dinny Corcoran | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Eoin Wearen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Kelly | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Karl Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ismaheel Akinade | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Oscar Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Premier Division | Shelbourne FC | 7 | 29 |
| 2008 | Premier Division | Bray Wanderers | 5 | 31 |
| 2006 | Premier Division | University College Dublin | 4 | 10 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Premier Division | Shelbourne FC | 4 | 29 |
| 2013 | Premier Division | Derry City | 3 | 16 |
| 2014 | Premier Division | Bohemian Football Club | 3 | 29 |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Senior debut season | |
| 13/14 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | 1,045 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.34 |
| 2017 | 29 | 2,329 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 2016 | 37 | 2,541 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 2015 | 31 | 752 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 2014 | 33 | 1,131 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 2013 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 38 | 317 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.99 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 21 | 1,125 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 2008 | 39 | 939 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.38 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier Division
283 apps
28 G
22 A
FAI Cup
32 apps
6 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
6 apps
1 G
0 A
First Division
4 apps
0 G
1 A
Leinster Senior Cup
12 apps
0 G
0 A
League of Ireland Cup
14 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Paddy Kavanagh
Who is Paddy Kavanagh?
Paddy Kavanagh is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a right midfield for Retired.
How old is Paddy Kavanagh?
Paddy Kavanagh is 40 years old. He was born on December 29, 1985 in Dublin.
What position does Paddy Kavanagh play?
Paddy Kavanagh plays as a right midfield (Midfield - Right Midfield).
What club does Paddy Kavanagh play for?
Paddy Kavanagh currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Paddy Kavanagh scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Paddy Kavanagh has scored 35 goals in 352 appearances.