Pierce Sweeney

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Pierce Sweeney
Personal information
Full name Pierce Liam Sweeney[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 26
Youth career
2006–2012 Belvedere
2012 Bray Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Bray Wanderers 12 (0)
2012–2016 Reading 0 (0)
2016– Exeter City 334 (19)
International career‡
2010–2011 Republic of Ireland U17 2 (0)
2011–2013 Republic of Ireland U19 6 (0)
2013 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:51, September 7, 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:00, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Pierce Liam Sweeney (born 11 September 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One side Exeter City.

Career

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Schoolboy football

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Sweeney began his career at Ardmore Rovers in his hometown of Bray, before moving on to the under-13 level with Belvedere.[3]

Bray Wanderers

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In 2012, Sweeney joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Bray Wanderers. He made 12 appearances for the Seagulls during the 2012 season.

Reading

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On 6 July 2012, Sweeney signed with then-Premier League side Reading. Although he was a member of Reading's Under 21 2013-14 Premier League Cup-winning side, on 9 May 2016, Sweeney was released by Reading without having made a first-team appearance for the club.[4]

Exeter City

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On 22 July 2016, Sweeney signed with Exeter City as the 1931 Fund fan-funded player after a successful trial.[5] He scored two goals and an assist in Exeter's 5–1 defeat of Notts County on 8 September 2018,[6] and had already scored two additional goals before the end of September 2018.

Swindon Town

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On 11 June 2021, Sweeney signed a two-year deal with Swindon Town to begin on 1 July 2021,[7] after rejecting an offer from Exeter City.[8] His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 2 July 2021, with Sweeney stating that 'due to family circumstances at this current moment I am unable to fulfil relocating to be part of the team'.[9]

Exeter City return

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Following his abrupt departure from Swindon Town, Sweeney returned to Exeter City on 8 July 2021.[10][11] He was vice-captain as Exeter City secured a return to League One for the first time since 2012. In June 2022, Sweeney signed a new two-year deal with the club.[12]

On 14 January 2023, in his first match as club captain following the departure of Matt Jay, Sweeney made his 300th appearance for Exeter City in all competitions.[13] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Sweeney was chosen as Exeter's Player of the Year.[14]

International career

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Sweeney has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-U17, under-U19, and under-U21 levels.[15]

Career statistics

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As of 6 September 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bray Wanderers 2012[15] LOI Premier Division 12 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 13 0
Reading 2012–13[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2013–14[17] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[18] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2015–16[19] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Exeter City 2016–17[20] League Two 29 0 1 0 2 0 5[b] 0 37 0
2017–18[21] League Two 40 8 4 1 1 0 4[c] 0 49 9
2018–19[22] League Two 43 4 1 0 1 0 1[d] 0 46 4
2019–20[23] League Two 36 2 4 0 1 1 6[e] 0 47 3
2020–21[24] League Two 38 3 2 0 0 0 2[d] 0 42 3
2021–22[25] League Two 43 0 2 0 1 0 3[d] 0 49 0
2022–23[26] League One 43 2 2 0 2 0 2[d] 0 49 2
2023–24[27] League One 42 0 1 0 3 0 2[d] 0 48 0
2024–25[28] League One 18 0 2 0 1 0 2[d] 1 23 1
2025–26[29] League One 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total 334 19 19 1 13 1 27 1 393 22
Career total 346 19 19 1 13 1 28 1 406 22
  1. ^ Appearance in Setanta Sports Cup
  2. ^ Three appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
  3. ^ One appearance in EFL Trophy, three appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
  4. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  5. ^ Three appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in EFL League Two play-offs

Honours

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Reading

Exeter City

Individual

References

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