Derek Foran
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek Foran | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lourdes Celtic | |||
| St Patrick's Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Bray Wanderers (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2009 | Bray Wanderers | 25 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Sligo Rovers | 20 | (0) |
| 2012 | Dundalk | 25 | (0) |
| 2013 | Shamrock Rovers | 26 | (1) |
| 2014 | St Patrick's Athletic | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Sacramento Republic | 37 | (0) |
| 2017 | Bray Wanderers | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Derek Foran (born 9 October 1989) is an Irish footballer who most recently played for Bray Wanderers in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
Career[edit]
Foran began playing football with Lourdes Celtic where he would play alongside future teammate Ian Bermingham.[1] His form earned him a move to the club where he spent the majority of his youth football with, St Patrick's Athletic playing all the way up until he signed professional forms aged 16. He spent the 2008 League of Ireland season on loan at Bray Wanderers before making the move permanent for the following season. Two seasons at Sligo Rovers were followed by a season long stint at Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers and back at his first club St Patrick's Athletic followed for Foran, winning a total of 3 FAI Cups, 3 League Cups, 1 Setanta Sports Cup. across those years. In 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Sacramento Republic in America.[2] Foran returned home and signed for another spell at Bray Wanderers in January 2017 ahead of the 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division.[3]
Honours[edit]
- Sligo Rovers
- FAI Cup (2): 2010, 2011
- League of Ireland Cup (1): 2010
- St Patrick's Athletic
References[edit]
- ^ "Ian Bermingham".
- ^ Republic FC Adds Four New Faces Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine USL Soccer, 10 March 2015
- ^ "Foran joins the Seagulls".
External links[edit]
- Derek Foran on Twitter
- Derek Foran at Soccerway
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Association footballers from Dublin (city)
- Sligo Rovers F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players
- Bray Wanderers F.C. players
- Sacramento Republic FC players
- USL Championship players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Men's association football defenders