Ciarán Kilduff

Ciarán Kilduff

Personal information
Full name	Ciarán Kilduff
Date of birth	29 September 1988 (1988-09-29) (age 23)
Place of birth	Kilcock, Ireland
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Shamrock Rovers
Number	11
Youth career
	Clane United
	Kilcock Celtic
	Maynooth Town
	Shamrock Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006-2008	Shamrock Rovers	3	(0)
2008	→ Kildare County (loan)	35	(8)
2009-2010	UCD	63	(29)
2011-	Shamrock Rovers	20	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 21, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Ciarán Kilduff (born 29 September 1988 in Kilcock), is a footballer currently playing with League of Ireland club Shamrock Rovers.

Biography

Ciaran "Killer" Kilduff played in the Kildare and District Schoolboys League for Clane Boys and Kilcock Celtic before moving to Maynooth Town in the Brenfer League. From Maynooth Town Ciaran Kilduff signed for Shamrock Rovers at under 16 level.^[1]

Kilduff was highly rated at Shamrock Rovers as a youngster and after a prolific season at under 21 level, where he scored over 20 goals, Kilduff made the breakthrough to the first team making his debut against Derry City in the Brandywell in May 2007 [1]. He went on to make a further three appearances for The Hoops.

As well as excelling for the Shamrock Rovers first team, Kilduff was a member of their title winning Futsal side ^[2][3] and he travelled to Portugal as part of the Irish under 21 Futsal team where they took on sides from Portuguese giants Benfica and Sporting Lisbon. He also competed in the Dallas Cup.^[4]

Kilduff joined Kildare County on loan from Shamrock Rovers in 2007. The 6 ft 3’ striker followed in the footsteps of Shamrock Rovers team mate Padraig Amond who spent the first half of the previous season on loan at Station Road. He finished the season as top scorer for The Thoroughbreds with 11 league and cup goals, including his perfect hat-trick against Fanad United. The fans voted him as their player of the season 2008.

He moved to UCD for the 2009 season where he had a blistering start, scoring 5 goals in his opening 4 starts for The Students. Kilduff was UCD's top scorer during the 2009 season with 16 goals in 31 league and cup appearances. His goals helped the students secure the First Division title and an immediate return to the Premier Division.

In January 2011 Kilduff returned to Shamrock Rovers [2].

Career statistics

Club Performance

Club	Season	League		FAI Cup		League Cup		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
UCD AFC	2010	23	9	1	0	1	0	25	9
UCD AFC	2009	28	14	2	2	1	0	31	16
Kildare County	2008	35	8	2	3	0	0	37	11
Shamrock Rovers	2007	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Total		88	31	5	5	2	0	95	36

Honours

• Setanta Cup: 1
  • Shamrock Rovers - 2011

• League of Ireland First Division: 1
  • UCD - 2009

• FAI Futsal U21 Championship: 1
  • Shamrock Rovers - 2006
• Shamrock Rovers U21 Player of the year 2006

References

1. ^ Interview with Ciaran Kilduff, http://www.kildarecountyfc.com/news/news-details.asp?NewsID=957, retrieved 01-05-2009 
2. ^ Shamrock Rovers Crowned Under 21 FAI eircom League of Ireland Futsal Champions, http://www.futsal.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64:shamrock-rovers-crowned-under-21-fai-eircom-league-of-ireland-futsal-champions&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50, retrieved 01-05-2009 
3. ^ Rovers claim Futsal League, http://www.a2zsoccer.com/index.cfm/search/unlucky/loc/2-1/articleId/418CD842-C483-C871-8143A735B928D5E5.htm, retrieved 01-05-2009 
4. ^ News, http://www.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=7272, retrieved 01-05-2009 

External links

• Player profile Kildare County F.C. [3]

Persondata
Name	Kilduff, Ciaran
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Short description
Date of birth	29 September 1988
Place of birth	Kilcock, Republic of Ireland
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