Tommy Lonergan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Lonergan | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunboyne, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2019 | Cherry Orchard | ||
| 2019–2021 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | UCD | 19 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | St Patrick's Athletic | 31 | (4) |
| 2024– | Fleetwood Town | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 |
Republic of Ireland U16 | 6 | (4) |
| 2021 |
Republic of Ireland U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 5 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:43, 3 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Thomas "Tommy" Lonergan (born 2 January 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Fleetwood Town.
Club career
Youth career
A native of
St Patrick's Athletic
Lonergan's senior debut for the club came on 23 July 2021, when he replaced Billy King from the bench for the final 10 minutes of a 6–0 win over Bray Wanderers in the FAI Cup.[5] This proved to be his only first team playing time of the season as he remained an unused substitute on 10 occasions in the league and cup.[6]
UCD
In search of regular first team football, Lonergan signed for UCD on 21 January 2022.[7] Following an ankle fracture in pre-season, he had to wait until 19 May 2022 to make his debut, when he came off the bench in a 3–0 defeat against Shamrock Rovers at the UCD Bowl.[8] The first senior goal of his career came on 7 July 2022 in a 3–1 defeat at home to Bohemians.[9] On 29 July 2022, Lonergan scored twice in a 3–0 win at home to Cockhill Celtic in the First Round of the FAI Cup.[10] On 1 August 2022, he scored his 4th goal in 5 games in a 1–1 draw away to Drogheda United to lift his side off the bottom of the table.[11] On 26 August 2022, he scored another 2 FAI Cup goals, as his side defeated Galway United at Eamonn Deacy Park.[12] On 9 September 2022, Lonergan scored 2 goals in a vital 3–2 win at home to Dundalk, to again lift his side off the bottom of the table.[13][14] A week later he scored a consolation goal in a 4–1 loss away to Treaty United in the Quarter Final of the FAI Cup.[15] Lonergan condemned relegation rivals Finn Harps to the League of Ireland First Division on 28 October 2022, when he scored 2 second half goals in a 3–1 win at Finn Park to avoid automatic relegation for his side.[16] He scored the winning goal of the game in the 2022 Promotion/Relegation Playoff Final on 11 November 2022 as his side defeated Waterford 1–0 at Richmond Park to confirm their League of Ireland Premier Division status for 2023.[17] His form for UCD drew interest from all of the top 4 clubs, with Dundalk and St Patrick's Athletic offering him contracts, while Derry City and Shamrock Rovers were reportedly monitoring his situation.[18]
Return to St Patrick's Athletic
On 25 November 2022, it was announced that Lonergan would be returning to
Fleetwood Town
On 1 February 2024, it was announced that Lonergan had signed for EFL League One club Fleetwood Town on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[25][26] He made his debut for the club on 12 March 2024, coming off the bench as a late substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to Bristol Rovers.[27] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 April 2024, in a 3–0 win over Burton Albion on the last day of the season in what proved to be his only goal of the season in his 9 appearances as his side were relegated to EFL League Two.[28]
International career
Lonergan has represented the
Career statistics
- As of match played on 27 April 2024[34]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup
|
Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| UCD | 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 19 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1[a] | 1 | 23 | 12 | ||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 38 | 6 | |
| 2024 | LOI Premier Division | — | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 6 | |||
| Fleetwood Town | 2023–24 | League One | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 59 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearances in League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Playoff
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Leinster Senior Cup
Honours
St Patrick's Athletic
References
- ^ "Dunboyne's twin towers ready for next career chapter". BOYLAN TALKS SPORT. 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Lonergan | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com.
- ^ "Tommy Lonergan". www.stpatsfc.com.
- ^ Donnelly, David (20 October 2021). "The Athletic bow out of UEFA Youth League with 2-0 defeat to Crvena Zvezda". DublinLive.
- ^ "St Pat's see off Bray in most dominant performance of season". Irish Mirror. 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland - T. Lonergan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
- ^ @UCDAFC (21 January 2022). "📝 We are delighted to confirm the signings of Dylan Duffy and Alex Dunne from @ShamrockRovers , Thomas Lonergan fro…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "League Report: UCD 0 – 3 Shamrock Rovers". extratime.com.
- ^ MacNamara, Rónán. "League Report: UCD 1 - 3 Bohemians". extratime.com.
- ^ Buttner, Paul (29 July 2022). "UCD have too much for Cockhill Celtic as teenager Lonergan doubles up". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Thomas Lonergan keeps up scoring run to help UCD off bottom spot". The Irish Times.
- ^ Kelly, Keith (2 September 2022). "United gift UCD late winner to suffer FAI Cup dejection". Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.
- ^ Donnelly, Dave (9 September 2022). "Lonergan stars for UCD as they stun Dundalk to move off the bottom". The 42.
- ^ Buttner, Paul (9 September 2022). "Tommy Lonergan bags a brace as UCD beat Dundalk". Irish Examiner.
- ^ Graham, Brendan (16 September 2022). "Curran hat-trick helps Treaty United power past UCD and into semi-finals". The 42.
- ^ "Finn Harps relegated as UCD claim relegation play-off place". Independent.ie. 28 October 2022.
- ^ "UCD secure another season of top-flight football in play-off victory over Waterford". BreakingNews.ie. 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Dundalk FC offer deal to UCD striker Thomas Lonergan". Independent.ie. 22 November 2022.
- ^ "#SAINTS2023 | Tommy Lonergan Returns". www.stpatsfc.com.
- ^ "15-year-old Mason Melia becomes youngest Saints scorer in rout of UCD". Independent.ie. 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Mark Doyle's late strike keeps struggling Saints alive in Conference qualifier". Independent.ie. 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Lonergan completes St Pat's comeback to flatten Harps". 15 September 2023 – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ McNamara, Ronan (22 September 2023). "Lonergan on the double as Saints sink Dundalk" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ Fenton, James (12 November 2023). "FAI Cup final recap: Bohemians 1-3 St Pat's" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ "Town sign young forward Tommy Lonergan from St Patricks Athletic". Fleetwood Town FC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Tommy Lonergan Departs". www.stpatsfc.com.
- ^ "Fleetwood Town v Bristol Rovers" – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Burton avoid drop despite final-day mauling" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland 2 - 4 Denmark | 2019 - U16 Mens Friendlies | 999945879 | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "England 3 - 3 Republic of Ireland | 2019 - U16 Mens Friendlies | 999945880 | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "REPORT | MU18 0-1 Sweden | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "REPORT | Malta MU18 1-7 Ireland MU18 | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ Team, The42 (21 September 2022). "Ireland U19s open Euro qualifying campaign on a high with 6-0 rout". The 42.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Republic of Ireland - T. Lonergan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.