Shane Blaney

Shane Blaney (born 20 January 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish club Motherwell.

Shane Blaney
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999
Place of birth Letterkenny, Ireland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 20
Youth career
Finn Harps
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Finn Harps 3 (0)
2018–2020 Doncaster Rovers 0 (0)
2018 → Tamworth (loan)
2018 → Grantham Town (loan) 4 (0)
2020 → Blyth Spartans (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 Sligo Rovers 37 (1)
2023– Motherwell 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:47, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Blaney was born in Letterkenny.[1]

Career

Finn Harps

Blaney began his career with Finn Harps, captaining their under-17 team and also playing for their under-19 team.[2] He made his senior debut in the 2017 season, making 3 League of Ireland appearances.[1] He signed a new contract for the 2018 season in December 2017.[2]

Doncaster Rovers

He turned professional in January 2018 after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with English club Doncaster Rovers in January 2018.[3][4][5] He moved on loan to Tamworth in July 2018 for an intended six months.[6] He returned sooner and then moved on loan to Grantham Town in October 2018 for a month,[7] making four appearances in all competitions.[8] Blaney signed for Blyth Spartans on loan in February 2020.[9] He was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2019–20 season.[10]

Sligo Rovers

He signed for Sligo Rovers for the 2021 season.[11]

Motherwell

In December 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Scottish club Motherwell in January 2023.[12][13][14]

International career

Blaney represented Ireland at schoolboy level,[2][15] captaining the side.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played on 24 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Finn Harps 2017[1] League of Ireland Premier Division 300000––30
Doncaster Rovers 2018–19[16] EFL League One 000000–2[lower-alpha 3]020
Tamworth (loan) 2018–19 Southern Football League 00––––00
Grantham Town (loan) 2018–19[17] Northern Premier League 40––––40
Doncaster Rovers 2019–20[18] EFL League One 000000–2[lower-alpha 3]020
Total 000000–4040
Blyth Spartans (loan) 2019–20[1] National League North 10––––10
Sligo Rovers 2021[1] League of Ireland Premier Division 12110–2[lower-alpha 4]0–151
2022[1] 25000–6[lower-alpha 4]1–311
Total 37110–81–462
Career total 45110008140582
  1. Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
  2. Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. Shane Blaney at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. "Coll and Blaney re-sign for Harps". Finn Harps F.C. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. Harry Walsh (15 January 2018). "Donegal teenager joins the professional ranks". Donegal News. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. "Shane Blaney: Doncaster Rovers sign teenage Finn Harps defender". BBC Sport. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. "Blaney ambitious after Rovers move". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  6. "Blaney makes loan move to Tamworth". BBC Sport. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  7. "Loan deals for Rovers trio". Doncaster Rovers F.C. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  8. "Profile". Grantham Town F.C. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  9. "Arrival | Blaney joins on loan from Doncaster Rovers". 7 February 2020.
  10. "Retained list confirmed". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk.
  11. "Sligo Rovers sign ex-Doncaster defender Shane Blaney". 28 December 2020 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. https://news.stv.tv/sport/motherwell-announce-signing-of-defender-shane-blaney-from-sligo-rovers
  13. https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/sport/soccer/former-sligo-rovers-defender-shane-blaney-signs-for-motherwell-42232153.html
  14. https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/this-is-a-really-exciting-move-for-me-shane-blaney-cant-wait-to-join-motherwell-from-sligo-rovers-42232497.html
  15. "Successful Finn Harps awards night". Finn Harps F.C. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  16. "Games played by Shane Blaney in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  17. "StackPath". www.granthamtownfc.com.
  18. "Games played by Shane Blaney in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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