Brian Lenihan (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 June 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Right back, Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hull City | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| College Corinthians | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Cork City | 27 | (0) |
| 2014– | Hull City | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Blackpool (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Republic of Ireland U19 | |||
| 2014– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:24, 30 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Brian Lenihan (born 8 June 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a right back or midfielder for Premier League club Hull City.
Club career
Born in Cork, Lenihan began his career with College Corinthians.[3] He moved to Cork City in July 2012, making a total of 27 League of Ireland appearances for them.[2]
After receiving interest from a number of English clubs,[4] he signed for Hull City on 31 August 2014.[5] The transfer fee was believed to be £200,000.[6]
He signed a one-month loan deal with Blackpool in November 2014.[7] He made his debut on 8 November 2014 in a 3–1 away defeat to Leeds United.[8] He returned to Hull on 25 November after sustaining a knee injury.[9]
He made his debut for Hull on 30 April 2016 in a 1–0 away defeat to Bolton Wanderers.[10]
International career
Lenihan represented the Republic of Ireland under-19s.[3]
Lenihan made his debut for the Republic of Ireland under-21s in May 2014.[11] He was called up to the senior squad in November 2014.[11] However, later that month he was sent back to the under-21s.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 30 April 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cork City[2] | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Hull City | 2014–15[13] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16[14] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Blackpool (loan) | 2014–15[13] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Brian Lenihan". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 Brian Lenihan profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Profile". Cork City F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ Daniel McDonnell (27 August 2014). "D-day is looming for Cork City star Brian Lenihan". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Brian Lenihan: Hull City sign Cork City defender on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ Garry Doyle (1 September 2014). "'One for the future' Lenihan joins Hull in £200,000 deal". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ "Brian Lenihan: Blackpool sign Hull City defender on loan". BBC Sport. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ "Leeds 3–1 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ↑ "Lenihan Returns To Hull". Blackpool F.C. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Hull City". BBC Sport. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Noel King's under-21s eager to follow Brian Lenihan's lead". Irish Times. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ "Lenihan for U21s but no Grealish". Irish Times. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- 1 2 "Games played by Brian Lenihan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Brian Lenihan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2016.