Pierce Sweeney

Pierce Liam Sweeney (born 11 September 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Exeter City in League Two.

Pierce Sweeney

Personal information
Full name	Pierce Liam Sweeney[1]
Date of birth	11 September 1994
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Exeter City
Number	26
Youth career
2006–2012	Belvedere
2012	Bray Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Bray Wanderers	12	(0)
2012–2016	Reading	0	(0)
2016–	Exeter City	134	(13)
National team^‡
2010–2011	Republic of Ireland U17	2	(0)
2011–2013	Republic of Ireland U19	6	(0)
2013	Republic of Ireland U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:15, 28 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:00, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Career

Belvedere

Sweeney began his career at the under-12 level with Belvedere.[3]

Bray Wanderers

In 2012, Sweeney joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Bray Wanderers. He made 12 appearances for the Seagulls during the 2012 season.

Reading

On 6 July 2012, Sweeney signed with then-Premier League side Reading. Although he was a member of Reading's Under 21 2013-14 Premier League Cup-winning side, on 9 May 2016, Sweeney was released by Reading without having made a first-team appearance for the club.[4]

Exeter City

On 22 July 2016, Sweeney signed with Exeter City as the 1931 Fund fan-funded player after a successful trial.[5] He scored two goals and an assist in Exeter's 5–1 defeat of Notts County on 8 September 2018,[6] and had already scored two additional goals before the end of September 2018.

International career

Sweeney has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-U17, under-U19, and under-U21 levels.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 December 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bray Wanderers	2012[7]	LOI Premier Division	12	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	13	0
Reading	2012–13[8]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2013–14[9]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15[10]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2015–16[11]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Exeter City	2016–17[12]	League Two	29	0	1	0	2	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	0	37	0
	2017–18[13]	League Two	40	8	4	1	1	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	0	49	9
	2018–19[14]	League Two	43	4	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	46	4
	2019–20[15]	League Two	22	1	4	0	1	1	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	30	2
	Total		134	13	10	1	5	1	13	0	162	15
Career total			146	13	10	1	5	1	14	0	175	15

1. Appearance in Setanta Sports Cup
2. Three appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
3. One appearance in EFL Trophy, three appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
4. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Club

Reading

• Premier League Cup Champions: 2013-14

Individual

• FAI Under-19 Irish International Player of the Year: 2013

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
2. "Pierce Sweeney - Defender - First Team - Exeter City". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
3. "Pierce Sweeney Interview (Ireland U19 Player Of The Year)". Belvedere Football Club. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
4. "Ex-Bray Wanderers Player Pierce Sweeney Released By Reading". League of Ireland. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
5. "Exeter City: Defender Pierce Sweeney signs permanent deal". BBC Sport. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
6. "Exeter City: Harry Kewell sent off in first league game in charge of Notts Country". BBC Sport. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
7. "P. Sweeney Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
8. "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
9. "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
10. "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
11. "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
12. "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
13. "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
14. "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
15. "Games played by Pierce Sweeney in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

External links

• Pierce Sweeney at Soccerbase