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Jamie Lennon (born 9 May 1998) is an Irish professional footballer playing for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic, the club where he started his professional career.

Jamie Lennon

Lennon in action for St Patrick's Athletic in 2022.
Personal information
Full name	Jamie Lennon
Date of birth	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Santry, Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre midfielder
Club information
Current team	St Patrick's Athletic
Number	6
Youth career
2009–2015	Shelbourne
2016–2017	St Patrick's Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	St Patrick's Athletic	113	(0)
National team‡
2019–2020	Republic of Ireland U21	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:45, 15 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Club career

Youth career

Lennon spent seven years in the youth setup of Shelbourne but was let go ahead of his first year at under 19 level. It was then that he made the move to Dublin rivals St Patrick's Athletic in 2016, where he played at under 19 level for two years.[1] At Pats he captained the side as they reached the league final but lost out to Bohemians at Dalymount Park on 1 November 2017.[2]

St Patrick's Athletic

Lennon made his first team debut on 8 August 2017, starting a Leinster Senior Cup game against Firhouse Clover, scoring after 15 minutes when he smashed a shot into the top corner from 30 yards to help his side to a 2–1 win.[3] He went on to make a second first team appearance that season, playing the full 90 minutes again as Pats lost 1–0 to Shelbourne in the next round of the Leinster Senior Cup[4] On 19 December 2017, ahead of the 2018 season Lennon signed his first professional contract with the first team.[5]

Lennon made his League of Ireland Premier Division debut on 26 February 2018 in a 2–0 loss to Waterford, replacing Owen Garvan after 50 minutes.[6] His first league start came in Pats next game, a 1–0 win away to Bohemians.[7] After his first start, he cemented his place in the team earning great plaudits from manager Liam Buckley[8] as he ended the season with 36 appearances in all competitions with all but 3 of those being in the starting XI, as the Saints finished up in 5th place.[9] For his performances, Lennon was voted as St Patrick's Athletic Young Player of the Year by the club's supporters.[10]

On 7 December 2018 it was announced that Lennon had signed a contract extension for the 2019 season.[11][12]

On 28 November 2021 Lennon was part of the starting XI in the 2021 FAI Cup Final, beating rivals Bohemians 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record FAI Cup Final crowd of 37,126 at the Aviva Stadium.[13]

Lennon started in the 2022 President of Ireland's Cup against Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium on 11 February 2022, as his side lost 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[14]

International career

On 24 January 2019, Lennon was called up to a Republic of Ireland U21 home-based squad by newly appointed manager Stephen Kenny, for a friendly against the Ireland Amateur squad.[15][16] Lennon received great plaudits as he captained the side as they won 1–0 at Whitehall Stadium on 6 February 2019.[17][18] On 13 March 2019, Lennon was named in his first competitive underage international side as he was called up to the full Republic of Ireland U21 side for their 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification game against Luxembourg U21 at Tallaght Stadium.[19][20] Lennon came off the bench for Jayson Molumby in the 77th minute of a 3–0 win to earn his first international cap.[21][22] On 21 May 2019, Lennon was called up to the Ireland Under-21 side for the prestigious 2019 Toulon Tournament in France where they were drawn against China, Mexico and Bahrain.[23] On 18 November 2020, Lennon scored his first international goal, scoring the winner away to Luxembourg in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 October 2022[25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Patrick's Athletic	2017	League of Ireland Premier Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	1	2	1
	2018		29	0	2	0	1	0	—		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	36	0
	2019		28	0	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	0[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	0
	2020		16	0	1	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2021		28	0	5	0	—		—		—		33	0
	2022		12	0	1	0	—		4[lower-alpha 3]	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	18	0
Career total			113	0	10	0	1	0	6	0	7	1	137	1

Honours

Club

• FAI Cup: (1)
  • 2021

Individual

• St Patrick's Athletic Young Player of the Year: (1)
  • 2018

References

External links

• "Republic of Ireland – J.Lennon – Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
• "Player Profiles". stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
• "Player Profiles". extratime.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

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