Oscar Kelly
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-02-05) 5 February 2007
Position(s) Forward, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rochdale
Number 27
Youth career
Rochdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Rochdale 1 (0)
International career‡
2022 Northern Ireland U16 4 (2)
2022– Northern Ireland U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Oscar Kelly (born 5 February 2007) is a professional footballer currently playing as a forward for Rochdale.

Club career

Kelly made his professional debut for Rochdale in a 2–0 FA Cup loss to Bristol Rovers on 5 November 2022, coming on as a substitute for Devante Rodney. In doing so, he became the third youngest player in Rochdale history, behind Peter Thomas and Kevin dos Santos.[1]

International career

He was called up to the Northern Ireland under-16 squad for a mini tournament in October 2022, playing against Finland and Estonia, scoring against both.[2][3][4] He was called up again for the Victory Shield.[5] He has also represented Northern Ireland at under-17 level.[6]

Career statistics

As of 21 February 2023.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rochdale 2022–23 League Two 1010000020
Career total 1010000020
Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Jagger, David (15 November 2022). "Blackburn schoolboy, 15, makes professional debut in FA Cup". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
    2. ↑ "Northern Ireland U16s set for mini tournament". irishfa.com. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
    3. ↑ "Northern Ireland U16s lose out to Finland". irishfa.com. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
    4. ↑ "Northern Ireland U16s defeat Estonia". irishfa.com. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
    5. ↑ "U16s get set for kick-off in Victory Shield". irishfa.com. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
    6. ↑ Oscar Kelly at WorldFootball.net
    7. ↑ Oscar Kelly at Soccerway
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