Andrew Moran is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andrew Moran | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 18) | ||
| Place of birth | Knocklyon, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Knocklyon United | |||
| St Joseph's Boys | |||
| Bray Wanderers | |||
| 2020– | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Bray Wanderers | 3 | (1) |
| 2021– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Republic of Ireland U15 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U16 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U17 | |||
| 2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:03, 30 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:32, 28 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Raised in the Dublin suburb of Knocklyon, Moran started out at his local club Knocklyon United.[1] He later moved to top schoolboy club St Joseph's Boys, before moving onto the academy of League of Ireland club Bray Wanderers who St Joseph's are a feeder club of.[2] He made his first team debut for the club in a victory over Drogheda United in August 2019 aged just 15 years 307 days old, making him the youngest player in the club's history.[3] On 28 February 2020, he became the club's youngest ever goalscorer at 16 years 135 days old when he scored in a 2–0 win over Wexford at the Carlisle Grounds.[4] Moran made a total of 3 senior appearances during his time with the club.[5]
In July 2020, he signed for the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion, alongside Bray Wanderers teammate Leigh Kavanagh.[6] April 2021 saw Moran linked with a move to fellow Premier League sides Manchester United and Chelsea.[7][8] After a year at the club, he signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2021.[2] On 24 August 2021, he made his first team debut, coming off the bench in the 67th minute of a 2–0 win away to Cardiff City in the EFL Cup.[9][10] He signed a 3 year contract extension with the club in August 2022.[11]
Moran has captained the Republic of Ireland under-15s and has also represented his country at under-16, under-17 and under-19 level.[1] On 27 August 2021, he was called up alongside Brighton & Hove Albion teammate Evan Ferguson to the Republic of Ireland U21 for the first time, for their the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina & Luxembourg.[12] He made his Ireland under-21 debut in a 1–1 draw with Luxembourg at the Stade Jos Nosbaum in Dudelange on 7 September 2021.[13] Moran's first international goal came on 29 March 2022 in the Republic of Ireland U19's 4–0 win over Armenia U19 in the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying Elite round.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bray Wanderers | 2019 | League of Ireland First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | League of Ireland First Division | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. – current squad | |
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