Brian Philip Maher (born 1 November 2000) is an Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City. He previously played for St Patrick's Athletic and Bray Wanderers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Philip Maher | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Derry City | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Raheny United | |||
| St Kevin's Boys | |||
| 2016–2018 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Bray Wanderers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Bray Wanderers | 44 | (0) |
| 2022– | Derry City | 75 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:02, 12 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:46, 20 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editMaher was born in Dublin in 2000 and played for local clubs Raheny United and St Kevin's Boys in Dublin at underage level before signing for St Patrick's Athletic in 2016.
Club career
editMaher joined St Patrick's Athletic's under-17 side in 2016 and signed his first contract for the club in 2018, although never made a senior league appearance for the club and left to join Bray Wanderers in 2020, initially as a loan move, but then made permanent later that year.[1] Maher made his debut for Bray in a 4–2 loss to Cabinteely.[2] Maher went on to make 19 total appearances for Bray that season, helping them to a second-place finish. The next season Maher would become a regular for Bray and he would make 29 appearances in the 2021 First Division season.
In 2022 Maher signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City.[3] It would go on to be a very successful season for Derry and Maher as they would finish second in the table and win the FAI Cup for the first time in 10 years.[4] Maher would even be shortlisted for Soccer Writers Ireland Goalkeeper of the Year award.[5]
International career
editMaher has been a regular for the Republic of Ireland at underage level since he first played for the U17, and has since went on to play for the country at U19 and U21 level.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 3 November 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2018 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Bray Wanderers (loan) | 2020 | LOI First Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Bray Wanderers | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3[d] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||||
| Derry City | 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[g] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 75 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 121 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 143 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in the 2020 League of Ireland First Division Promotion Play-Offs
- ^ Appearances in the 2021 League of Ireland First Division Promotion Play-Offs
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
Honours
editClub
editSt Patrick's Athletic
Derry City
Individual
- League of Ireland Premier Division Most cleansheet: 2022,[8] 2023[9]
References
edit- ^ "Maher signs for Bray". braywanderersfc.ie.
- ^ "Cabinteely 4-2 Bray Wanderers". www.rte.ie.
- ^ "Maher signs for Derry". the42.ie. 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Derry win FAI Cup". www.the42.ie. 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Maher shortlisted for award". www.derryjournal.com.
- ^ "Brian Maher ROI stats". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland - B. Maher - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "LOI Premier Division Clean Sheets". Final Whistle. Retrieved 21 Apr 2022.
- ^ "LOI Premier Division Clean Sheets". Final Whistle. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
External links
edit- Brian Maher at Soccerway