Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ciaran Patrick Gilligan [1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Burton Albion | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | Burton Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020– | Burton Albion | 46 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:15, 14 April 2024 (UTC) |
Ciaran Patrick Gilligan (born 19 January 2002) is an professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Burton Albion. Born in England, he has represented the Republic of Ireland as a youth international.
Born in Derby, [2] Gilligan signed his first professional contract with Burton in June 2020. [3] Gilligan joined Burton Albion's academy at under-8 level. [4] He broke into the club's first team in the 2020–21 season, and made his full debut for the club in a 3–3 EFL Trophy draw against Peterborough United on 8 September 2020. [5] [6] He made his first League One start on 17 October 2020 against Bristol Rovers. [5] [4] In doing so, he became the first Burton player to progress through every age group of Burton's youth system before appearing in the first team. [7] In November 2020, Gilligan signed a new contract with the club, valid until summer 2022, with the option for a further year. [4] Over the course of the season, he made 22 appearances, 18 of which were in the league. [5] He missed a number of games during the second half of the 2021–22 season through a hamstring injury. [8] In April 2022, he signed a new contract until summer 2024. [9] He made 10 appearances over the 2021–22 season in total. [10] Gilligan picked up a further hamstring injury in September 2022. [11]
On 10 February 2024, he scored his first senior goal with a "looping shot" in a 2–1 win away at Bristol Rovers. [12]
Gilligan was called up to a training camp for the Republic of Ireland under-19 team in May 2021. [13] In March 2022, he was called up to the under-20 team for a fixture against an Ireland Amateurs team. [14] [15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Burton Albion | 2020–21 [5] | League One | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
2021–22 [10] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
2022–23 [16] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2023–24 [17] | League One | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
Career total | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 1 |