Dara James Morgan Costelloe (born 11 December 2002) is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley, on loan from EFL Championship club Burnley.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dara James Morgan Costelloe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Accrington Stanley (on loan from Burnley) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Galway United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Galway United | 16 | (0) |
| 2021– | Burnley | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Bradford City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Dundee (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 21 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editCostelloe was born in Limerick, County Limerick and was a part of the youth team at Aisling Annacotty before joining Galway United under-15 side in 2017.[2] He made his first team debut for Galway a year later on 31 August 2018, aged 15, when he came on as a substitute in the 2–0 defeat to Finn Harps.[2] This broke the record for the youngest every player to play for the first team. A day later he signed a first team contract having impressed for manager, Alan Murphy's, under-17 side.[3]
In February 2021, it was announced that Costelloe had signed a contract for Premier League side Burnley having trained and featured for the under-18 and under-23 setups since the previous summer.[4] He signed a deal with Steve Stone's Academy side until June 2022.[4] After two successful campaigns in the Academy, he signed a new contract with Burnley in the summer of 2022.[5] He finished as top scorer for the under-23 side with twelve goals and also made the bench for the first team for the last seven games of the Premier League season as Burnley were relegated.[5]
Costelloe made his first team debut on 29 July 2022, starting the first league game of the season in a 1–0 win over Huddersfield Town at the Kirklees Stadium.[6] It was also Vincent Kompany's managerial debut for the Clarets.[6]
On 13 January 2023, Costelloe joined EFL League Two side Bradford City on loan for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.[7]
In August 2023, he signed on loan for St Johnstone of the Scottish Premiership.[8] After being recalled on 1 January 2024, Costelloe immediately joined fellow Scottish side Dundee on loan until the end of the season.[9] Costelloe made his debut for the Dark Blues on 20 January in a Scottish Cup game away to Kilmarnock.[10] On 21 May 2024, Burnley said the player would be returning once the loan ended.[11]
In August 2024, Costelloe joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on a season-long loan deal.[12] He made his debut from the bench in the league opener against Doncaster Rovers.[13] Costelloe scored his first goal for Stanley on 1 October against Cheltenham Town, and followed that up four days later with a crucial double which gave the Reds a league win over Morecambe.[14][15]
International career
editCostelloe made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut on 16 June 2023, in a 2–2 draw with Ukraine U21 in a friendly played in Bad Blumau, Austria.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 21 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Galway United | 2018[1] | LOI First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019[1] | LOI First Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2020[1] | LOI First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Burnley | 2021–22[1] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[1] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Bradford City (loan) | 2022–23[1] | League Two | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2023–24[1] | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Dundee (loan) | 2023–24[1] | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2024–25[1] | League Two | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| Career total | 76 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 6 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup, EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Dara Costelloe at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b Browne, PJ (2 February 2021). "Limerick Teenager Signs For Burnley After Impressing During Trial". www.balls.ie.
- ^ Byrne, Tom (2 February 2021). "GALWAY UNITED: Kelly, Higgins and Costelloe Sign First Team Contracts". Galway Daily. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b Kelly, Darren (1 September 2018). "Former Galway United player Dara Costelloe signs for Burnley under-23s". Extra Time. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Young Burnley forward Dara Costelloe signs new deal". www.burnleyexpress.net. 22 June 2022.
- ^ a b James, Alex (29 July 2022). "Burnley team news confirmed as Vincent Kompany names his first Clarets XI". LancsLive.
- ^ "Costelloe joins Bantams on loan". Burnley FC. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Hamilton, Sean (15 August 2023). "St Johnstone seal loan deal for Burnley starlet Dara Costelloe". thecourier. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Costelloe joins Dundee". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Kilmarnock v Dundee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "CLUB CONFIRM RETAINED LIST | BurnleyFC". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "SIGNING: Dara joins on loan". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Cheltenham Town 2-1 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley 2-1 Morecambe: League Two". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/report-u21-ireland-2-2-ukraine [bare URL]