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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Keith Molloy | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Carlow, Ireland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Arklow Town[2] | |||
| 2012–2016[3] | Wexford | 103 | (15) |
| 2016–2017[4] | Southern United | 15 | (6) |
| 2017–2019 | Team Wellington[5] | 27 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Stomil Olsztyn | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Waterford | 9 | (2) |
| 2021 | Shelbourne | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Longford Town | 27 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Killeshin | 4 | (3) |
| 2025– | Bray Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:06, 11 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Eric Molloy (born 12 December 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for League of Ireland First Division club Bray Wanderers.
Career
[edit]Molloy was born in Carlow, Ireland. He started his senior career with Arklow Town. After that, he played for Wexford, Southern United, and Team Wellington. In 2019, he signed for Stomil Olsztyn in the Polish I liga.[6][7] Molloy returned to home and signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford on 25 March 2021.[8] He made his debut a day later in a 2–1 loss to Sligo Rovers.[9] Molloy signed for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne on 22 July 2021.[10] Having been released by Shels at the end of the 2021 season, Molloy joined Longford Town for the 2022 campaign.[11]
After leaving Longford at the end of 2022, Molloy started playing gaelic football for the team in his hometown of Carlow in 2023.[12][13]
In July 2024, he became a player-assistant manager of Killeshin FC.[14]
On 11 March 2025, Molloy signed for League of Ireland First Division club Bray Wanderers.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played on 11 January 2025[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wexford | 2012 | League of Ireland First Division | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2013 | League of Ireland First Division | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
| 2014 | League of Ireland First Division | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | League of Ireland First Division | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 1 | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 4 | 28 | 7 | ||
| Total | 103 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 5 | 119 | 22 | |||
| Southern United | 2016–17 | New Zealand Football Championship | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | |||
| Team Wellington | 2017–18 | New Zealand Football Championship | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8[d] | 2 | 1[e] | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | New Zealand Football Championship | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 5 | |||
| Stomil Olsztyn | 2019–20 | I liga | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Waterford | 2021 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Shelbourne | 2021 | League of Ireland First Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Longford Town | 2022 | League of Ireland First Division | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Killeshin | 2024–25 | Carlow & District Football League | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1[g] | 0 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Bray Wanderers | 2025 | League of Ireland First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 205 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 247 | 40 | ||
- ↑ Includes FAI Cup, Chatham Cup & Polish Cup
- ↑ Includes League of Ireland Cup
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in the OFC Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in the Charity Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ Appearance in the Carlow & District Football League Shield
Honours
[edit]Wexford
Team Wellington
Shelbourne
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Eric Molloy at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Understrength Arklow lose out against Crumlin Independent.ie
- ↑ Wexford say farewell to Last, Ledwith, O'Keefe, Molloy and Mulligan Wexford FC
- ↑ Irish striker Molloy released by Southern United Otago Daily Times Online News
- ↑ 2017/18 Men's Team Team Wellington FC
- ↑ Eric Molloy i Willian Pozo-Venta w Stomilu Olsztyn Stomil Olsztyn
- ↑ "Eric Molloy". www.90minut.pl.
- ↑ "Waterford FC". 25 March 2021.
- ↑ "League Report: Waterford 1 - 2 Sligo Rovers".
- ↑ "Shels sign winger Eric Molloy". 22 July 2021.
- ↑ "Eric Molloy Signs for 2022!". Longford Town FC. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ↑ FORMER SOCCER STAR MOLLOY ONE OF THE NEW ADDITIONS FOR CARLOW AHEAD OF O'BYRNE CUP, carlow-nationalist.ie, 4 January 2023
- ↑ Eric Molloy – Gaelic Football, finalwhistle.ie
- ↑ "Eric Molloy keen to give back to soccer in Carlow - Soccer - Carlow Nationalist". www.carlow-nationalist.ie. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ↑ @braywanderers (11 March 2025). "𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "E. Molloy". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Molloy thriving in Poland[link removed]
- Molloy: Olsztyn jest bardzo przyjemnym miejscem do życia[link removed]
- Southern United's Irish import Eric Molloy enjoying the attacking nature of NZ league[link removed]
- 'I was working at a chocolate factory in Carlow. Two years later I'm at the Fifa Club World Cup alongside Real Madrid'[link removed]
- Carlow's Molloy on a high after booking ticket to World stage[link removed]
- Southern United's backflipping Irish import Eric Molloy keeping feet on the ground[link removed]
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