| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niall Morahan | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-05-30)30 May 2000 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Leitrim, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bohemians | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carrick Town | |||
| –2015 | Strand Celtic | ||
| 2015–2018 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Sligo Rovers | 172 | (4) |
| 2024– | Bohemians | 31 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:38, 16 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:30, 16 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Niall Morahan (born 30 May 2000) is an Irish professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder ordefender forLeague of Ireland Premier Division clubBohemians, having previously played forSligo Rovers, where he started his career.
Morahan is a native ofLeitrim village,County Leitrim and began playing football with Carrick Town and then Strand Celtic, before undergoing a successful trial with the academy ofLeague of Ireland clubSligo Rovers in 2015.[1] He spent 3 seasons with their under 17 side, before progressing on to the under 19 side for the 2018 season.[2][3]
On 18 August 2018, Morahan made his senior debut forSligo Rovers, replacingKris Twardek from the bench in injury time of a 3–1 win away toLimerick at theMarkets Field.[4] He made 4 further appearances in 2018, before impressing in pre-season[5] and becoming a first team regular during the2019 season, featuring 27 times in all competitions during the year.[6] He scored the first senior of his career on 8 March 2020 in a 3–2 loss toShamrock Rovers atThe Showgrounds.[7] In July 2021, Morahan made the first European appearances of his career, when Sligo facedFH ofIceland in theUEFA Europa Conference League.[8][9] On 29 November 2021, Morahan signed a 2 year contract with the club.[10] Morahan featured in all 6 of the club's games during their European run in the summer of 2022, as they knocked outBala Town of Wales andMotherwell of Scotland before being knocked out byViking from Norway.[11] On 5 December 2023, he signed a new 1 year contract with the club.[12][13] Morahan was made club captain ahead of the2024 season.[14] At the end of the 2024 season, Morahan left the club after 190 appearances and 4 goals over 7 seasons.[15]
On 14 November 2024, Morahan signed forLeague of Ireland Premier Division clubBohemians ahead of their2025 season.[16][17][18][19]
Morahan featured twice for theRepublic of Ireland U19 team in February 2019, before receiving his first call up to theRepublic of Ireland U21 side in October 2021, but was not capped.[20]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sligo Rovers | 2018 | LOI Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6[c] | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 34 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 37 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 172 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 4 | ||
| Bohemians | 2025 | LOI Premier Division | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1[d] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 203 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 224 | 5 | ||