Cathal Heffernan
Irish footballer (born 2005)
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Cathal Séan Heffernan Andrews (born 27 April 2005) is an Irish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Harrogate Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cathal Séan Heffernan Andrews [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Harrogate Town | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Ringmahon Rangers | ||
| 2019–2021 | Cork City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Cork City | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → AC Milan (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Harrogate Town | 21 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Republic of Ireland U15 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U16 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U17 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U18 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U19 | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:53, 3 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:49, 16 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
Club career
Heffernan began his career with Ringmahon Rangers, signing for Cork City in 2019.[4] He made his senior debut for Cork City in the 2021 season.[3] In March 2021 he trained with Italian clubs Juventus, AC Milan, Roma and Atalanta,[5][6] and turned professional with Cork in June 2021.[4]
He moved on loan to AC Milan in January 2022.[3][7][8][9][10][11] He made his debut for Milan's under-18 team a few days later.[12] In May 2022 he made his debut for the under-19 team.[13]
His transfer to Milan was made permanent in June 2022.[14][15] He joined English club Newcastle United in August 2023.[16]
On 14 January 2026, Heffernan signed an 18 month contract with EFL League Two side Harrogate Town.[17][18][19]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played on 15 October 2025[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cork City | 2021 | LOI First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Newcastle United U21 | 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | — | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2025–26 | — | — | — | 2[b] | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
