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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sean Jake Spaight[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackrock, County Louth, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dundalk | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rock Celtic | |||
| Dundalk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Dundalk | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Republic of Ireland U15 | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2025– | Republic of Ireland U17 | 17 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:17, 20 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:17, 20 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Sean Jake Spaight (born 25 January 2009) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]A native of Blackrock, County Louth,[2] Spaight began playing football with local club Rock Celtic, before joining the academy at Dundalk.[3]
Dundalk
[edit]Spaight's first involvement with the first team at Dundalk was on 1 November 2024 when he was an unused substitute on the bench in the final game of the season away to Drogheda United.[4] On 20 January 2025, he made his first team debut aged 15 in a 2–1 defeat to Usher Celtic in the Leinster Senior Cup.[5] He made his league debut for the club on 7 March 2025, replacing Sean Keogh from the bench as a late substitute in a 2–2 draw with Treaty United at Oriel Park.[6] He made 8 appearances in all competitions in his breakthrough season, as his side won the 2025 League of Ireland First Division to gain promotion back to the Premier Division,[7] before also winning the 2024–25 Leinster Senior Cup on 26 October 2025 by defeating St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 in the final.[8] On 20 March 2026, he made his League of Ireland Premier Division debut in a 1–1 draw away to Bohemians, with Spaight forcing an own goal from Bohs goalkeeper Kacper Chorążka in the 59th minute, as manager Ciarán Kilduff praised his performance after the match stating "He didn't look out of place at all" despite his young age.[9]
International career
[edit]In November 2023, Spaight received his first callup to the Republic of Ireland U15 team, for a UEFA Development Tournament in Serbia.[10] He made his debut for the side on 21 November 2023, in a 3–1 victory over Greece U15.[11] 2 days later, he captained the side for the first time, as they beat Serbia U15 on penalties following a 1–1 draw.[12] On 29 September 2024, he made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U16s in a 2–2 draw with Belgium U16.[13] On 10 October 2024, he scored his first international goal, the winner in a 3–2 win over Wales U16 in the Victory Shield.[14] He captained the U16s to the Victory Shield title and was also nominated for the U15 Player of the Year award in November 2024 for his excellent performances for the side.[15] On 7 June 2025, Spaight made his Republic of Ireland U17 debut, in a 2–0 defeat to Turkey U18 in a friendly.[16] Spaight was named in the squad for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar in November 2025, the first time his country had ever reached the tournament.[17] On 31 March 2026, he was part of the side that secured back to back FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifications following a 7–0 victory over Slovakia U17.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played on 16 August 2026[19]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundalk | 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | LOI First Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2026 | LOI Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes FAI Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
Honours
[edit]Dundalk
References
[edit]- 1 2 https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce246/pdf/SquadLists-French.pdf
- ↑ "Dundalk duo Seán Spaight and TJ Molloy selected for Republic of Ireland international duty". Irish Independent. 15 January 2024.
- ↑ "What a week for ex-Rock Celtic player,... - Rock Celtic F.C."
- ↑ "Sean Spaight | Dundalk". extratime.com.
- ↑ "Young Dundalk FC player Sean Spaight is one to watch for the future". Louth Live. 27 January 2025.
- ↑ "Dundalk FC settle for a frustrating draw against Treaty". Louth Live. 7 March 2025.
- 1 2 Rogers, James (10 October 2025). "Dundalk beat Harps to seal return to Premier Division" – via www.rte.ie.
- 1 2 Team, Extratime. "Dundalk claim Leinster Senior Cup glory at expense of St Pat's". extratime.com.
- ↑ "'He didn't look out of place at all' – Dundalk boss hails 17-year-old prospect Sean Spaight in Dalymount draw". Irish Independent. 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "MU15 | Donohue names squad for Serbia tournament". www.fai.ie.
- ↑ "REPORT | MU15 | Winning start over Greece for Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ↑ "REPORT | MU15 | Ireland beat Serbia on penalties". www.fai.ie.
- ↑ "BU16 | Belgium 2-2 Ireland - late goal earns draw". www.fai.ie.
- ↑ "REPORT | BU16 | Ireland 3-2 Cymru". www.fai.ie.
- ↑ Agency, ZOMA Brand (8 November 2024). "SPAIGHT NOMINATED FOR IRELAND U15 POTY". Dundalk FC.
- ↑ "REPORT | MU17 | Ireland fall to defeat against Türkiye U18". www.fai.ie.
- ↑ "Ireland squad named for FIFA Under-17 World Cup". www.fai.ie.
- ↑ "Ireland MU17 reach FIFA U17 World Cup with 7-0 win". www.fai.ie.
- ↑ "Republic of Ireland - R. Sheridan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
External links
[edit]- 2009 births
- Living people
- People from Kilcullen
- Sportspeople from County Louth
- Association footballers from County Louth
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Dundalk F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen