Cillian Tollett
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cillian Tollett | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Oughterard, County Galway | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athlone Town (on loan from Galway United) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2022 | Oughterard AFC | ||
| 2022–2024 | Galway United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Galway United | 11 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Athlone Town (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Republic of Ireland U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2026– | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:10, 20 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:23, 29 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Cillian Tollett (born 9 February 2008) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for League of Ireland First Division club Athlone Town on loan from League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United.
Tollett was born in Oughterard and played youth football with Oughterard AFC before signing for Galway United’s youth academy. He would go on to make his professional debut for Galway in 2024 when he was only 16.
Tollett is a Republic of Ireland youth international.
Youth career
Tollett played for his local side Oughterard AFC from age 5, before signing for Galway United at age 14. Tollett would go on to represent Galway at U14, U15, U17 and U20 level.[1]
Galway United
On 18 October 2024 Tollett made his debut for Galway United at the age of just 16 at Richmond Park in a 1–2 defeat to St Patrick’s Athletic.[2]
On 10 December 2024 Tollett signed his first professional contract with Galway United.[3]
On 5 May 2025 Tollett made his first start for Galway United in a 1–2 defeat to Bohemians at Eamonn Deacy Park.[4] A knee ligament injury in September 2025 ended his season and he missed out on the 2025 World Cup with the Republic of Ireland under-17 team.[5]
Athlone Town (loan)
On 13 February 2026 Tollett joined League of Ireland First Division club Athlone Town on loan until the end of the season.[6][5] Tollett made his debut the same day in a 2–1 win over Finn Harps.
International career
Tollett has been capped at multiple youth levels for the Republic of Ireland. He is also eligible to represent Australia.[7]
Tollett was part of the under-17 squad that qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was the first time Ireland had ever qualified for the tournament. However due to an ill-timed knee ligament injury Tollett was out of contention for the squad that went to the tournament.[8][5]