Patrick Kelly (footballer, born 2004)
Northern Irish footballer (born 2004)
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Patrick Kelly (born 2 October 2004) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Barnsley and the Northern Ireland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Kelly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Portstewart, Northern Ireland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barnsley | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Coleraine | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Coleraine | 23 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2025– | Barnsley | 39 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Northern Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2023– | Northern Ireland U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2025– | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:26, 28 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 05:23, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Kelly began his career with Coleraine, where he spent one season with the senior team after making his debut in November 2021.[4]
Kelly signed for West Ham United in June 2022,[5][6][7][8] initially playing for their under-18s.[9]
Kelly moved on loan to Doncaster Rovers in August 2024.[10][11] He made his first competitive appearance for Doncaster in the EFL Cup first round, starting against Salford City on 13 August 2024, in a 2–0 victory.[12]
During the season, Kelly scored his first senior goal in the FA Cup with a strike in a 1–0 win over Barrow,[13] and later opened his league scoring account with a goal in a 3–1 victory against Tranmere Rovers in December 2024.[14]
During his loan Kelly earned both promotion and the EFL League Two title.[15]
On 29 July 2025, Kelly joined League One side Barnsley on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal.[16]
International career
He is a Northern Ireland under-19 youth international.[5][17][18]
On 17 November 2025, he made his debut for the Northern Ireland senior side in a 1–0 win over Luxembourg.[19]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coleraine | 2021–22[21] | NIFL Premiership | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| West Ham United | 2022–23[22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023–24[23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[24] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2024–25[24] | EFL League Two | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| Barnsley | 2025–26[25] | EFL League One | 39 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| Career total | 92 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 118 | 7 | ||
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
Honours
Doncaster Rovers
