Brian Maher (footballer)

Brian Philip Maher (born 1 November 2000) is an Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City. He previously played for St Patrick's Athletic and Bray Wanderers.

Brian Maher
Personal information
Full name Brian Philip Maher
Date of birth (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Derry City
Number 1
Youth career
Raheny United
St Kevin's Boys
2016–2018 St Patrick's Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 St Patrick's Athletic 0 (0)
2020 → Bray Wanderers (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 Bray Wanderers 44 (0)
2022– Derry City 64 (0)
International career‡
2017 Republic of Ireland U17 10 (0)
2018–2019 Republic of Ireland U19 9 (0)
2021–2022 Republic of Ireland U21 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:46, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:46, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Maher was born in Dublin in 2000 and played for local clubs Raheny United and St Kevin's Boys in Dublin at underage level before signing for St Patrick's Athletic in 2016.

Club career

Maher joined St Patrick's Athletic's under-17 side in 2016 and signed his first contract for the club in 2018, although never made a senior league appearance for the club and left to join Bray Wanderers in 2020, initially as a loan move, but then made permanent later that year.[1] Maher made his debut for Bray in a 4–2 loss to Cabinteely.[2] Maher went on to make 19 total appearances for Bray that season, helping them to a second-place finish. The next season Maher would become a regular for Bray and he would make 29 appearances in the 2021 First Division season.

In 2022 Maher signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City.[3] It would go on to be a very successful season for Derry and Maher as they would finish second in the table and win the FAI Cup for the first time in 10 years.[4] Maher would even be shortlisted for Soccer Writers Ireland Goalkeeper of the Year award.[5]

International career

Maher has been a regular for the Republic of Ireland at underage level since he first played for the U17, and has since went on to play for the country at U19 and U21 level.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played on 15 September 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Patrick's Athletic 2018 LOI Premier Division 000000—2[lower-alpha 1]020
2019 0000000[lower-alpha 2]03[lower-alpha 1]030
2020 00————00
Total 000000005050
Bray Wanderers (loan) 2020 LOI First Division 20————20
Bray Wanderers 18010——1[lower-alpha 3]0200
2021 26010——3[lower-alpha 4]0300
Total 46020——40520
Derry City 2022 LOI Premier Division 34050—2[lower-alpha 5]0—410
2023 30010—6[lower-alpha 5]01[lower-alpha 6]0380
Total 64060—8010790
Career total 1100800080601320
  1. Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in the 2020 League of Ireland First Division Promotion Play-Offs
  4. Appearances in the 2021 League of Ireland First Division Promotion Play-Offs
  5. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup

Honours

Club

St Patrick's Athletic

Derry City

References
  1. "Maher signs for Bray". braywanderersfc.ie.
  2. "Cabinteely 4-2 Bray Wanderers". www.rte.ie.
  3. "Maher signs for Derry". the42.ie. 25 November 2021.
  4. "Derry win FAI Cup". www.the42.ie. 13 November 2022.
  5. "Maher shortlisted for award". www.derryjournal.com.
  6. "Brian Maher ROI stats". www.fai.ie.
  7. "Republic of Ireland - B. Maher - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
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