Dylan Duffy (born 28 November 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Lincoln City.

Dylan Duffy
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 21)
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Lincoln City
Number 17
Youth career
2017–2019 Shamrock Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Shamrock Rovers II 9 (1)
2021 Shamrock Rovers 3 (0)
2022 University College Dublin 31 (3)
2023– Lincoln City 43 (3)
International career
2023 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:09, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Career

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After playing for Shamrock Rovers and University College Dublin,[1][2][3][4] Duffy signed for English club Lincoln City in January 2023.[5][6][7][8][9]

Having been injured when he signed for the club,[10] he made his debut for Lincoln on 25 March 2023, coming on as a substitute for Danny Mandroiu in the 79th minute of a 2–1 league defeat to Fleetwood Town.[11] He scored his first goal for the Imps away to Wycombe Wanderers on 22 April 2023.[12]

International career

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He was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 for the first time on 6 June 2023 with Lincoln City teammate Sean Roughan.[13] Duffy 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.[14]

Betting offences

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On 11 July 2024, it was revealed that Duffy had been charged by the Football Association with multiple alleged breaches of its gambling laws.[15] On 26 September 2024, he was fined £4,000 of which half was suspended for 12 months, having admitted to the charge at the first opportunity and also being fully co-operative throughout the investigation with the Football Association.[16]

Career statistics

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As of 3 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shamrock Rovers II 2020 League of Ireland First Division 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Shamrock Rovers 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
University College Dublin 2022 League of Ireland Premier Division 31 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 34 4
Lincoln City 2022–23[17] EFL League One 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
2023–24[18] EFL League One 34 2 1 0 2 0 4[a] 0 41 2
2024–25[19] EFL League One 2 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 4 0
Total 43 3 1 0 3 0 5 0 52 3
Career total 86 7 4 1 3 0 5 0 98 8
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

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  1. ^ a b Dylan Duffy at Soccerway
  2. ^ Dempsey, Andrew (17 July 2022). "21 Under 21: Most exciting League of Ireland players Under-21".
  3. ^ "Dylan Duffy | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com.
  4. ^ "Dylan Duffy gifts point for UCD at home". independent.
  5. ^ "Lincoln City sign Irish forward Duffy from UCD". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "League One's Lincoln City complete move for UCD attacker Dylan Duffy". independent.
  7. ^ Kilbane, Ryan (2023), Dylan Duffy departs UCD to join League One side Lincoln City, web: ExtraTime, retrieved 13 March 2023
  8. ^ Wllaston, Stee (2023), Lincoln City in transfer deadline day striker swoop, web: Lincolnshire Live, retrieved 13 March 2023
  9. ^ McCadden, Mark (2023), Lincoln duo make Drogheda United switch, as Imps snap up UCD striker, web: Irish Mirror, retrieved 13 March 2023
  10. ^ "MK: "My plan is absolutely to get him on the pitch sooner rather than later."". Vital Lincoln City. 18 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Fleetwood 2–1 Lincoln: Jayden Stockley earns win for Cod Army". Sky Sports. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Wycombe 0–2 Lincoln". BBC. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Crawford Names 26-Man Squad for Friendlies in Austria". FAI. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  14. ^ https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/report-u21-ireland-2-2-ukraine
  15. ^ "Lincoln's Duffy charged with betting on games". BBC. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Lincoln player Duffy fined after betting on games". BBC. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Games played by Dylan Duffy in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Games played by Dylan Duffy in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Games played by Dylan Duffy in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.