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Cian Bolger Personal information Full name Cian Bolger Date of birth 12 March 1992 Place of birth Republic of Ireland Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Playing position Centre Back Club information Current club Bristol Rovers Number 5 Youth career Celbridge Town 200?–2010 Leicester City Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2010– Leicester City 0 (0) 2011 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 6 (0) 2011– → Bristol Rovers (loan) 13 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:37, 14 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Cian Bolger is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Bristol Rovers as a defender, on loan from Football League Championship side Leicester City.
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Career
Leicester City
Bolger was born in Ireland, and was Leicester City's academy Player of the Year in 2009.[1]
Loans to Bristol Rovers
He made his debut in the Football League, while on loan at Bristol Rovers, when he came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Carl Regan in a 6–1 defeat to Walsall on 29 January 2011.[2] He scored an own goal against Brighton and Hove Albion on 5 February 2011 in a 2-4 defeat for Rovers, this defeat left Rovers 23rd in the league one point above Dagenham and Redbridge. In his 4th game for the club against Rochdale on 8 February 2011 he was sent off for the first time in his senior career after a second yellow card for a poor challenge on Chris O'Grady.[3] Bolger's first win with the club came on his 6th appearance against Tranmere Rovers on 8 March 2011. Bolger played the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 victory.[4]
On 11 July, Cian Bolger returned to Bristol Rovers on a 6 month loan deal.[5] On 24th September 2011, Bolger scored the first professional goal of his career against Morecombe, and followed this up with the third Gas goal in a thrilling 5-2 victory at home to Rotherham United.
References
- ^ "Bristol Rovers sign Leicester defender Bolger on loan". BBC Sport. 17 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/9364445.stm. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Walsall 6 - 1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 29 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9376406.stm. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ Rochdale 3 - 1 Bristol Rovers Match Report bbc.co.uk, 8 Feb 2011
- ^ Tranmere 0 - 1 Bristol Rovers Match Report bbc.co.uk, 8 March 2011
- ^ "Leicester City's Cian Bolger returns to Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 July 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14106547.stm. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
External links
Bristol Rovers F.C. – current squad 1 Bevan · 2 Smith · 3 Sawyer · 4 Woodards · 5 Bolger · 6 Stanley · 7 Campbell · 8 Gill · 9 Harrold · 10 McGleish · 11 Carayol · 14 L. Brown · 15 Anthony · 16 Anyinsah · 18 Richards · 19 Virgo · 21 W. Brown · 24 Clarke · 25 Cronin · 26 Zebroski · 28 Powell · 29 Jefferies · 31 Hunter · 33 Norburn · 34 Dorman · 35 Goddard · Manager: Buckle
Categories:- Living people
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Association football defenders
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- The Football League players
- 1992 births
- Republic of Ireland football biography stubs
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