Gearóid Morrissey

Gearóid Morrissey (born 17 November 1991) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder for Cork City over two spells, with a brief stint in between at Cambridge United, where he made his debut against Manchester United.

Gearóid Morrissey
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-17) 17 November 1991
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Ringmahon Rangers
2008–2010 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Cork City 131 (10)
2015 Cambridge United 10 (0)
2016–2021 Cork City 126 (17)
International career‡
2007–2008 Republic of Ireland U17 5 (0)
2009–2010 Republic of Ireland U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:02, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2012

Club career

Morrissey joined Blackburn Rovers' youth setup in 2008, aged 16, after playing for local side Ringmahon Rangers. He returned to Ireland two years later, and signed for Cork City.[1]

Morrissey made his debut on 29 May 2010, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Athlone Town for the First Division championship. He achieved promotion to the Premier Division in 2011, appearing regularly, and was an ever-present figure for the club in the following campaigns.

On 22 December 2014 Morrissey moved to League Two's Cambridge United.[2] He made his U's debut on 3 February 2015, replacing Luke Chadwick in the 51st minute of a FA Cup 0–3 loss against Manchester United at Old Trafford.[3]

It was announced he had re-signed for home club Cork City on 10 December 2015, ahead of the 2016 season.

Morrissey announced his retirement from professional football on 2 December 2021 after 335 professional appearances, scoring 30 goals.[4]

International career

Morrissey represented Republic of Ireland in the under-17 and under-19 levels.[2]

Career statistics

Professional appearances – correct as of 2 December 2021.[5]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cork City 2010 LOI First Division 1703000—0[lower-alpha 1]0200
2011 2953030—1[lower-alpha 1]0365
2012 LOI Premier Division 2712010—0[lower-alpha 1]0301
2013 3221000—5[lower-alpha 2]1383
2014 2623010—0[lower-alpha 1]0302
Cambridge United 2014–15 EFL League Two 801000—0[lower-alpha 3]090
2015–16 200000—1[lower-alpha 3]030
Cambridge United Total 1001000—10120
Cork City 2016 LOI Premier Division 24240116[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0363
2017 27640204[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 6]0396
2018 24461003[lower-alpha 7]02[lower-alpha 8]0355
2019 23320102[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 9]0303
2020 14111——0[lower-alpha 1]0152
2021 LOI First Division 14000———140
Cork City Total 257262929115013132330
Career Total 267262919115014133530
  1. Appearances in Munster Senior Cup
  2. Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in President's Cup
  6. 1 appearance in President's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup
  7. 1 appearance in UEFA Champions League & 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. 1 appearance in President's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup
  9. 1 appearance in President's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup

References
  1. "Morrissey takes step back to go forward". Irish Examiner. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. "Morrissey set for United". Cambridge United FC. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. "Man Utd 3–0 Cambridge". BBC Sport. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. Casey, Gavan. "Morrissey announces LOI retirement and Beattie also departs Cork City ahead of 2022 season". The42.
  5. "Republic of Ireland – G.Morrissey". ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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