Jamie Lennon

Jamie Lennon (born 9 May 1998) is an Irish professional footballer playing for League of Ireland Premier Division club, St Patrick's Athletic, the club where he started his professional career.

Jamie Lennon
Personal information
Full name Jamie Lennon
Date of birth (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998
Place of birth Santry, Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
Club information
Current team
 St Patrick's Athletic
Number 6
Youth career
2009–2015 Shelbourne
2016–2017 St Patrick's Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– St Patrick's Athletic 73 (0)
National team
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U21 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:30, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Youth career

Lennon spent seven years in the youth setup of Shelbourne but was let go ahead of his first year at under 19 level. It was then that he made the move to Dublin rivals St Patrick's Athletic in 2016, where he played at under 19 level for two years.[1] At Pats he captained the side as they reached the league final but lost out to Bohemians at Dalymount Park on 1 November 2017.[2]

St Patrick's Athletic

Lennon made his first team debut on 8 August 2017, starting a Leinster Senior Cup game against Firhouse Clover, scoring after 15 minutes when he smashed a shot into the top corner from 30 yards to help his side to a 2–1 win.[3] He went on to make a second first team appearance that season, playing the full 90 minutes again as Pats lost 1–0 to Shelbourne in the next round of the Leinster Senior Cup[4] On 19 December 2017, ahead of the 2018 season Lennon signed his first professional contract with the first team.[5]

Lennon made his League of Ireland Premier Division debut on 26 February 2018 in a 2–0 loss to Waterford, replacing Owen Garvan after 50 minutes.[6] His first league start came in Pats next game, a 1–0 win away to Bohemians.[7] After his first start, he cemented his place in the team earning great plaudits from manager Liam Buckley[8] as he ended the season with 36 appearances in all competitions with all but 3 of those being in the starting XI, as the Saints finished up in 5th place.[9] For his performances, Lennon was voted as St Patrick's Athletic Young Player of the Year by the club's supporters.[10]

On 7 December 2018 it was announced that Lennon had signed a contract extension for the 2019 season.[11][12]

International career

On 24 January 2019, Lennon was called up to a Republic of Ireland U21 home-based squad by newly appointed manager Stephen Kenny, for a friendly against the Ireland Amateur squad.[13][14] Lennon received great plaudits as he captained the side as they won 1–0 at Whitehall Stadium on 6 February 2019.[15][16] On 13 March 2019, Lennon was named in his first competitive underage international side as he was called up to the full Republic of Ireland U21 side for their 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification game against Luxembourg U21 at Tallaght Stadium.[17][18] Lennon came off the bench for Jayson Molumby in the 77th minute of a 3–0 win to earn his first international cap.[19][20] On the 21st May 2019, Lennon was called up to the Ireland Under-21 side for the prestigious 2019 Toulon Tournament in France where they were drawn against China, Mexico and Bahrain.[21] On the 18th November 2020, Lennon scored his first international goal, scoring the winner away to Luxembourg in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier.[22]

Career statistics

Professional appearances – correct as of 1 February 2021.[23]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Patrick's Athletic 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division 000000—2[lower-alpha 1]121
2018 2902010—4[lower-alpha 1]0360
2019 28010002[lower-alpha 2]00[lower-alpha 1]0310
2020 16010———170
2021 0000———00
St Patrick's Athletic Total 73040102061861
Career Total 73040102061861
  1. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

References
  1. Paul O'Hehir. "St Pat's young star Jamie Lennon thinking outside dreams of overseas riches". Irish Mirror Online. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. "SSE Airtricity League". sseairtricityleague.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. "Result: Saints 2 - Firhouse 1". stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. "Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2017 Leinster Senior Cup Semi Finals - St. Patrick's Athletic -v- Shelbourne". extratime.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. "Extratime.ie - Underage star Jamie Lennon signs senior contract with St Patrick's Athletic". extratime.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  6. "Waterford (2) - St Patrick's Athletic (0)". stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. "Bohemians (0) - St Patrick's Athletic (1)". stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  8. "'He's a top player and he'll get a career out of it, that's for sure' - Saints boss singles out young duo". the42.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  9. "Republic of Ireland - J. Lennon - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  10. "St Patrick's Athletic FC on Twitter: The senior team young player of the year is Jamie Lennon #SaintsAwards 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻… "". twitter.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  11. "Extratime.ie - Jamie Lennon re-signs with the Saints". extratime.ie. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  12. "Jamie Lennon Looks Ahead To 2019". stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  13. "Ireland U21: Kenny announces squad and coaching staff". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  14. "Lennon Named In U21 Squad". stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  15. "Lennon Captains Ireland U21's To 1-0 Win". stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  16. "Ireland U21: Kavanagh strike seals Amateur win". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  17. "Ireland U21: Kenny announces Luxembourg squad". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  18. "Lennon Included In Kenny's U21 Squad". stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  19. "Lennon Makes U21 Appearance". stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  20. "Republic of Ireland 3 - 0 Luxembourg | 2021 - U21 Mens Friendlies | 2026497". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  21. https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/ireland-u21-kenny-names-toulon-tournament-squad
  22. https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2020/1118/1179053-ireland-end-european-u21-qualifying-campaign-with-a-win/
  23. "Republic of Ireland – J.Lennon". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

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