Ciarán Kelly

€500KMarket Value

Bristol Rovers•Defender•

Republic of Ireland

Ciarán Kelly

€500KMarket Value

Bristol Rovers•Defender•

Republic of Ireland

7.0

Season Score

Jul 4, 1998

191 cm

Height

0.04

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

7.0

Season Score

Jul 4, 1998

191 cm

Height

0.04

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

Season Performance 26/27

All Competitions

Matches: 2
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Goal Contributions: 0
Mins/game: 84
Avg Rating: 6.97

Career

Professional Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Bradford City

2022/2023 - 2025/2026

94220.026,6036.91

Bohemians

2019/2020 - 2022/2023

66100.025,239-

Drogheda United

2017/2018 - 2018/2019

31500.162,790-

St Patrick's

2014/2015 - 2019/2020

Total

2361020.0418,357

Professional Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Bristol Rovers

26/27

20—1670.00006.97

Bristol Rovers

25/26

10———00-

Bradford City

25/26

240—1,4610.00206.81

Bradford City

24/25

231—1,6290.06106.83

Bradford City

23/24

421—3,4270.08907.06

Bradford City

22/23

50—86—106.46

Bohemians

21/22

361—2,9580.0341-

Bohemians

20/21

270—2,1000.0030-

Ballymena United

20/21

121—1,0800.0800-

Bohemians

19/20

30—1810.0000-

St Patrick's

19/20

20—1800.0011-

St Patrick's

18/19

271—2,2980.0450-

Drogheda United

17/18

315—2,7900.1650-

St Patrick's

15/16

10———00-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2016	Premier Division	1	—	0	—	—	—
2018	First Division (Ireland)	31	2790	5	0	0.16	—
2019	Premier Division	25	2174	1	0	0.04	—
2020	Premier Division	2	91	0	0	0	—
2020/2021	Premiership	12	1080	1	0	0.08	—
2021	Premier Division	25	1934	0	0	0	—
2022	Premier Division	34	2778	1	0	0.03	—
2022/2023	League Two (England)	4	40	0	0	—	6.46
2023/2024	League Two (England)	34	2782	0	2	0.06	7.03
2024/2025	League Two (England)	18	630	1	0	0.14	6.82
2025/2026	League One (England)	18	1056	0	0	0	6.86
2026/2027	League Two (England)	1	47	0	0	—	7.22

Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Ciarán Kelly — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2023/2024 · 7.03League Two (England)
Lowest-rated season: 2024/2025 · 6.82League Two (England)
Career involvement (league): 0.06 G+A per 909 goals + 2 assists across 12 league seasons (per-90 from 15402 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 12 (2016–2026)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 6

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 69thrating 6.86 vs 172 rated peers
Goals rank: #93 of 1720 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 27th0 per 90

Cohort: 172 League One (England) defenders, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-03

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L			Last
Walsall	5	2	1	2	1	0	Jan 2025
Colchester United	4	3	1	0	0	0	Mar 2025
Swindon Town	4	2	0	2	1	0	Apr 2025
Sligo Rovers	4	2	1	1	0	0	—
UCD	4	3	1	0	0	0	—
Salford City	3	1	2	0	0	0	Aug 2024
Tranmere Rovers	3	2	0	1	0	0	Mar 2024
Mansfield Town	3	0	1	2	0	0	Jan 2026
Gillingham	3	3	0	0	1	0	Apr 2024
Carlisle United	3	2	1	0	1	0	Jan 2025
Shelbourne	3	2	1	0	0	1	—
Finn Harps	3	1	2	0	0	0	—
Derry City	3	0	1	2	0	0	—
Forest Green Rovers	2	1	0	1	1	0	Mar 2024
Wycombe Wanderers	2	0	0	2	0	0	Feb 2024
Stockport County	2	1	1	0	0	0	—
Wrexham	2	1	0	1	0	0	Feb 2024
Lincoln City	2	0	1	1	0	0	Jan 2026
Sutton United	2	2	0	0	0	0	Feb 2024
Milton Keynes Dons	2	2	0	0	0	0	Aug 2024

1–20 of 50

Transfers

Transfer History

Bradford City

Bristol Rovers

Jul 1, 2026

Bradford City

—

Jul 1, 2026

Jan 1, 2023

Jan 3, 2021

Oct 2, 2020

Jan 16, 2020

Jan 1, 2019

Jan 1, 2018

Player Information

Bristol Rovers

Current Team

Date of Birth

Jul 4, 1998

Nationality

Republic of Ireland

Height

191 cm

Weight

79 kg

Shirt Number

#18

Age

28 years

Position

Defender

Market Value

€500K

Performance Overview

Season Rating

6.97

Highest: 7.2 | Lowest: 6.7

Goals/Game

0.00

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

83%

Matches

Total played2

Started (Lineups)1

From Bench0

Total Minutes167

Minutes per game84

Attacking

Goals0

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency-

Goals per game0.00

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists0

Key passes2

Pass accuracy83%

Total passes45

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses0

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles4

Interceptions1

Clearances-

Blocks2

Clean Sheets-

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels21

Duels Won9

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles0

Cards

Yellow0

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

236

total appearances

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About Ciarán Kelly

Over 18 League One (England) games in 2025/2026 (1,056 minutes), Ciarán Kelly recorded no direct goal contributions. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.86. Compared with the 172 League One (England) defenders who played 450+ minutes in 2025/2026, he clears the median: 69th percentile by match rating; on goals he ranks 93rd of 172.

His best-rated season remains 2023/2024 (7.03, League Two (England)); his lowest was 2024/2025 (6.82).

Split by competition, the league record covers 5 domestic leagues: Premier Division (87 appearances, 2 goals), League Two (England) (57 appearances, 1 goal) and First Division (Ireland) (31 appearances, 5 goals) — the three with most games. Availability: 25-plus league games in 5 of the 12 campaigns on record. Across 2021–2022/2023, the heaviest three-year block, he totalled 75 league appearances (25 a season).

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Ciarán Kelly play?

Ciarán Kelly plays as a Defender for Bristol Rovers in the League Two (England). He has played 47 minutes across 1 appearance in the League Two (England) 2026/2027.

What team does Ciarán Kelly play for?

Ciarán Kelly currently plays for Bristol Rovers in the League Two (England). He has 1 appearance in the League Two (England) 2026/2027.

How old is Ciarán Kelly?

Ciarán Kelly is 28 years old, born on July 4, 1998. He is from Republic of Ireland.

How tall is Ciarán Kelly?

Ciarán Kelly is 191 cm tall. He weighs 79 kg.

What nationality is Ciarán Kelly?

Ciarán Kelly is from Republic of Ireland and represents them at international level. At club level, he plays for Bristol Rovers.