Cathal Heffernan

Cathal Séan Heffernan Andrews (born 27 April 2005) is an Irish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Newcastle United.

Cathal Heffernan
Personal information
Full name Cathal Séan Heffernan Andrews [1]
Date of birth (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 50
Youth career
Ringmahon Rangers
2019–2021 Cork City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Cork City 1 (0)
2022 → AC Milan (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023 AC Milan 0 (0)
2023– Newcastle United 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U15 4 (0)
2021–2022 Republic of Ireland U17 6 (0)
2021– Republic of Ireland U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:07, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:33, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Heffernan was born in Cork.[2] His father Rob and mother Marian are both Olympians, in race walking and 400m relay respectively.[3]

Club career

Heffernan began his career with Ringmahon Rangers, signing for Cork City in 2019.[4] He made his senior debut for Cork City in the 2021 season.[3] In March 2021 he trained with Italian clubs Juventus, A.C. Milan, Roma and Atalanta,[5][6] and turned professional with Cork in June 2021.[4]

He moved on loan to AC Milan in January 2022.[3][7][8][9][10][11] He made his debut for Milan's under-18 team a few days later.[12] In May 2022 he made his debut for the under-19 team.[13]

His transfer to Milan was made permanent in June 2022.[14][15] He joined English club Newcastle United in August 2023.[16]

International career

Heffernan has played for the Republic of Ireland at youth level.[3][17]

References
  1. "Biografia". AC Milan.
  2. Fennessy, Paul. "'For us, it was never about him making it as a soccer player'". The42.
  3. "Heffernan, 16, confirms AC Milan move". BBC Sport.
  4. Claffey, Martin (16 June 2021). "Cork City sign Ireland U16 international Cathal Heffernan, son of world champion Rob, to pro deal". Irish Examiner.
  5. "15-year-old son of Olympians Rob and Marian Heffernan set to train with Juventus and AC Milan". independent.
  6. "Cathal Heffernan to train with four Serie A giants". 9 March 2021 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Cathal Heffernan: Cork City teenager and Republic of Ireland U17 captain heads to AC Milan in dream move". Sky Sports.
  8. O'Donoghue, Conor. "Ireland's U17 captain Cathal Heffernan seals loan move to Italian giants AC Milan". The Irish Post.
  9. McCadden, Mark (31 January 2022). "The inside story of Cathal Heffernan's transfer to AC Milan". Buzz.ie.
  10. McCadden, Mark (31 January 2022). "Cork City kid Cathal Heffernan to join Italian giants AC Milan". Cork Beo.
  11. McCadden, Mark (1 February 2022). "Cathal Heffernan opens up on dream AC Milan move as he thanks Stephen Ireland". Irish Mirror.
  12. Rountree, Sara; Donovan, Shane (6 February 2022). "Cork's Cathal Heffernan celebrates first win with teammates after Milan signing". Cork Beo.
  13. Fallon, John (15 May 2022). "Cathal Heffernan takes another step on path to Milan first-team". Irish Examiner.
  14. "Irish teenager Heffernan joins AC Milan". BBC Sport.
  15. "Cork native Cathal Heffernan completes permanent transfer to AC Milan". 20 June 2022.
  16. "Irish defender Cathal Heffernan joins Newcastle United". 16 August 2023.
  17. Cathal Heffernan at WorldFootball.net
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