Gavin Molloy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 October 2001 | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aberdeen | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Drogheda United | ||
| 2018–2020 | Bohemians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Shelbourne | 71 | (4) |
| 2024– | Aberdeen | 25 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:19, 3 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Gavin Molloy (born 19 October 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen, as a defender.
Career
[edit | edit source]Molloy spent his early career with Drogheda United, Bohemians and Shelbourne,[1] and eventually became the captain of the latter team in March 2023.[2] He signed a new contract with Shelbourne in July 2022,[3] in April 2023,[4][5] and again in February 2024.[6] With Shelbourne he was a runner-up in the 2022 FAI Cup final.[7]
On 14 June 2024, it was announced that Molloy would sign a three-year contract with Scottish side Aberdeen on 1 July, joining the club for an undisclosed fee,[8][9][10] reported to be worth £75,000.[11] After Molloy's departure, Shelbourne won the league on the final day of the season.[12]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 3 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shelbourne | 2021[13] | League of Ireland First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022[13] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2023[13][14] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2024[13] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 71 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 5 | ||
| Aberdeen | 2024–25[15] | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[16] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 96 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes FAI Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
- ^ Appearance in Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
Personal life
[edit | edit source]His grandfather, Theo Dunne, was also a footballer and similarly captained Shelbourne.[2] His second cousin, Richard Dunne, was also a footballer.[17]
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Drogheda United F.C. players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Men's association football defenders
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen