Stephen Dooley

Stephen Paul Dooley (born 19 October 1991) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for English club Harrogate Town, as a winger.

Stephen Dooley
Personal information
Full name Stephen Paul Dooley[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-19) 19 October 1991
Place of birth Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Harrogate Town
Number 22
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Loyola Greyhounds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Coleraine 20 (3)
2013–2014 Coleraine 1 (1)
2014–2016 Derry City 29 (3)
2016–2017 Cork City 53 (9)
2017–2018 Coleraine 10 (1)
2018–2022 Rochdale 111 (4)
2022– Harrogate Town 6 (0)
International career
Northern Ireland U17
Northern Ireland U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Born in Ballymoney, Dooley grew up in Portstewart and attended Loreto College, Coleraine.[1]

Club career

Dooley began his career with Coleraine.[2][3] He left in 2010 to play college soccer in the United States for the Loyola Greyhounds.[1][3] He returned to Coleraine in 2013.[2][3] He signed for Derry City in January 2014, before moving to Cork City in January 2016.[3][4][5] He returned to Coleraine for a third spell in December 2017.[6][7][8]

He signed for English club Rochdale in May 2018.[9] On 19 June 2021, Dooley signed a new one-year contract.[10]

On 14 June 2022, it was announced that Dooley would move to fellow League Two club Harrogate Town on a two-year deal, at the end of his current contract with Rochdale.[11][12]

International career

Dooley represented Northern Ireland at under-17 and under-19 levels.[1]

References
  1. "Stephen Dooley Bio". Loyola Greyhounds. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. Stephen Dooley at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. "Stephen Dooley". ExtraTime. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. Collins, Simon (11 January 2016). "Stephen Dooley turns down Derry offer to sign for Cork City". Derry Journal. Johnston Press. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. Spillane, Noel (20 April 2017). "Humble Dooley is flying high for Cork City". Evening Echo. Cork. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. "Stephen Dooley: Cork City winger Stephen Dooley joins Coleraine for third spell". BBC Sport. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  7. "Cork City lose one of their key players to Coleraine". The 42. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  8. Luney, Graham (5 May 2018). "Stephen Dooley hoping to soothe memories of Coleraine's 2008 Irish Cup heartbreak". Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  9. "Stephen Dooley: Rochdale sign midfielder from Northern Irish side Coleraine". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  10. "Stephen Dooley Signs New Contract". Rochdale AFC. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  11. "Stephen Dooley Arrives from Rochdale". www.harrogatetownaffc.com. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  12. "Harrogate sign midfielder Dooley from Rochdale" – via www.bbc.co.uk.


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