Padraig Amond

Football player infobox
playername = Padraig Amond


fullname = Padraig Amond
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|4|15
cityofbirth = Carlow
countryofbirth = Ireland
currentclub = Shamrock Rovers
| position = Striker
youthclubs = Shamrock Rovers
youthyears = 2003-2005
years = 2006-present
2007
2007-
clubs = Shamrock Rovers
→Kildare County (loan)
Shamrock Rovers
caps(goals) = 2 (1)
13 (5)
nationalyears = 2008
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (0)

Padraig Amond (born 15 April 1988) is an Irish football striker, who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers in the Eircom League of Ireland.

Biography

Amond joined Shamrock Rovers in 2003 and has since steadily progressed through the schoolboy ranks of the club. He was promoted to the senior squad for the 2006 season, making his debut coming on as a substitute against Athlone Town on 16 March 2006. He made ten appearances, eight from the bench, for the whole season and scored his only goal against Finn Harps in September 2006.

Amond joined Kildare County on season long loan for the 2007 season. He became the first opposition player to score at Athlone Town's new Stadium at Lissywollen in the Eircom League Division One game between Kildare County and Athlone town on the 16th of April 2007. Amond scored twice in what was Kildare County's first victory of the season. He went on to score 5 goals for Kildare before being recalled by Shamrock Rovers's manager Pat Scully [http://www.eleven-a-side.com/premier/irish_soccer_detail.asp?newsid=28266] .

Padraig is also an extremely talented hurler and has represented his native county of Carlow at minor level, starring in their run to the Leinster Final at Gaelic Athletic Association headquarters Croke Park in 2006.

In recognition of his sporting achievements he was awarded the Carlow Sportsperson of the Year Award for soccer.

Padraig scored Rovers 4000th League goal in a 4-0 win over Galway United on the 14th of September 2007.

Scored his first goal of the 2008 season on the 18th of April [http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/reports/2008_18_Apr_vUCD.php] and followed that up with another three weeks later [http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/reports/2008_09_May_vDerry.php] .

Earned his first cap with team mate Simon Madden (footballer) for the Republic of Ireland U21 game in Austria on the 19th of August 2008 [http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3455] .

Earned his second cap in Bulgaria [http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3538] . He made his first start against Portugal for his third cap [http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3565] .

Honours

Carlow Sportsperson of the Year Award (Soccer): 2006

References

Amond joins the Thoroughbreds on loan (Kildare County website): [http://www.kildarecountyfc.com/news/news-details.asp?NewsID=826]

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRlvLCNKSRA Amond for Kildare on youtube]