| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronan Liam Coughlan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-10-02)2 October 1996 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Limerick,Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2012 | Mungret Regional | ||
| 2012–2014 | Limerick | ||
| 2014–2017 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Bray Wanderers | 21 | (4) |
| 2018 | Cork City | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Sligo Rovers | 45 | (14) |
| 2021–2022 | St Patrick's Athletic | 38 | (7) |
| 2023 | Waterford | 29 | (33) |
| 2024– | Fleetwood Town | 36 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:37, 27 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ronan Liam Coughlan (born 2 October 1996) is an Irish professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forEFL League Two clubFleetwood Town.
He previously played forBray Wanderers,Cork City,Sligo Rovers,St Patrick's Athletic andWaterford.
A native ofLimerick, Coughlan played his schoolboy football with local side Mungret Regional. During his schoolboy career he was also a member of the Limerick Regional Emerging Talent Centre and won local league cups from under-11s to under-16s level and holds local league medals at both under 11s and under 12s. Coughlan representedMunster in theFAI U-17 Interprovincial Tournament inWexford in 2012–13 season. He signed forLimerick's academy aged 16 and featured for their Under-17 & Under-19 sides.[2] Coughlan moved to England in January 2014 aged 17, to train withHuddersfield Town while awaitingFIFA international clearance for a move to the club. On 10 July 2014, it was announced by the club that he had officially signed, initially joining their under 18 side.[3][4] He quickly progressed into the under 21 side and signed his first professional contract in October 2014, a deal running to the summer of 2017.[5][6] He was released by the club in the summer of 2017 at the end of his contract, following their promotion to thePremier League.[7]
In February 2018, it was announced that Coughlan had signed forLeague of Ireland Premier Division clubBray Wanderers.[8] He made his debut in senior football on 9 February 2018, opening the scoring in a 1–1 draw withDrogheda United in a pre-season friendly atUnited Park.[9] His competitive debut in senior football came on 16 February 2016, in a 0–0 draw away to champions,Dundalk atOriel Park.[10] Coughlan scored his first league goal on 16 April 2018 in a 1–0 win overShamrock Rovers at theCarlisle Grounds.[11] He was released at the start of the summer transfer window by Bray who were in financial difficulty and were looking to lower their wage bill.[12] Coughlan made a total of 21 appearances for the club, scoring 4 goals.[1]
Coughlan signed forCork City on 11 July 2018 until the end of the season.[13][12] He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 league win overDerry City atTurners Cross on 23 July 2018.[14] His first appearances in European football came in August 2018 when he came off the bench at home[15] and away[16] toNorwegian clubRosenborg BK in theUEFA Europa League. He scored 4 goals in 4 games in the club'sFAI Cup campaign[17] but remained an unused substitute in the2018 FAI Cup Final at theAviva Stadium as his side lost 2–1 toDundalk, who had also pipped them to the league title.[18] He made a total of 10 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 5 goals.[17]
On 14 February 2019, Coughlan signed forSligo Rovers on a season long deal.[19] He scored his first goal for the club with a 90th-minute penalty at home toFinn Harps on 26 April 2019.[20] His first career hat-trick came in a 5–1 win over UCD on 1 July 2019.[21] Over the2019 season, he made 30 appearances in all competitions, scoring 10 goals.[1] He extended his contract by another year in October 2019 to keep him at the club until the end of the2020 season.[22] On 9 November 2020, Coughlan scored an injury time goal to confirm a 2–0 win overDundalk to secureUEFA Europa League football for his club.[23] He scored 7 goals in 21 appearances in all competitions over the season.[24] Coughlan announced on 22 December 2020 that he would be leaving the club.[25]
On 22 December 2020, it was announced that Coughlan had signed forDublin clubSt Patrick's Athletic ahead of the2021 season.[26][27][28][29] On 3 April 2021, he scored the winning goal atDalymount Park as his side beatDublin rivalsBohemians for the first time in 9 games.[30] He scored a penalty in a 2–0 win over his former clubSligo Rovers on 18 June 2021, in what was his club's first game with supporters in attendance in 470 days due toCOVID-19 restrictions.[31][32] On 28 November 2021 Coughlan scored his penalty in the2021 FAI Cup Final penalty shootout, as his side defeated rivalsBohemians 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a recordFAI Cup Final crowd of 37,126 at theAviva Stadium.[33] His side finished in 2nd place, securingUEFA Europa Conference League football for the following season, as he scored 8 goals in 32 appearances through the year.[34] Coughlan signed a new contract with the club on 1 January 2022.[35] Coughlan's first goal of the season came on 31 July 2022 in anFAI Cup tie withWaterford in what was his first start in over 3 months following a hamstring injury.[36] He made a total of 13 appearances in all competitions in 2022, scoring 1 goal in an injury plagued campaign.[1]
On 14 February 2023, it was announced that Coughlan had signed forLeague of Ireland First Division sideWaterford.[37] Coughlan's first goals for the club came on 18 March 2023, when he scored both his side's goals in a 2–2 draw with one of his former clubs,Bray Wanderers at theRSC.[38] Coughlan was namedLeague of Ireland Player of the Month for April 2023 after scoring 11 goals in 5 appearances during the month.[39] On 10 November 2023, he scored the winning goal in the Play-Off Final in a 2–1 win overCork City atTallaght Stadium, to help his side to promotion to theLeague of Ireland Premier Division.[40] He finished the season with 37 goals in 35 games in all competitions.[41] On 28 December 2023, Waterford announced that Coughlan had left the club, despite their offers of contract extensions, in order to move to England.[42]
On 3 January 2024, Coughlan signed forEFL League One clubFleetwood Town on an 18-month contract.[43] On 3 February 2024, he scored his first senior goal in English football, in a 3–0 win at home toPort Vale.[44] On 25 January 2025, in the process of scoring his 10th goal of the season in all competitions, againstCarlisle United, he snapped hisAchilles tendon, with the injury set to keep him out of action for 9 months.[45]
His brotherGarbhan Coughlan is also a footballer, having played in theLeague of Ireland before moving to play inNew Zealand.[46]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bray Wanderers | 2018 | LOI Premier Division | 21 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
| Cork City | 2018 | LOI Premier Division | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 10 | 5 | ||
| Sligo Rovers | 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 10 | ||
| 2020 | LOI Premier Division | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 17 | ||||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 8 | |||
| 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 38 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9 | |||
| Waterford | 2023 | LOI First Division | 29 | 33 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4[c] | 3 | 35 | 37 | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 2023–24 | EFL League One | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | EFL League Two | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[d] | 1 | 27 | 10 | ||
| Total | 36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 40 | 12 | |||
| Total | 173 | 69 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 202 | 84 | ||
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