The 2026 Galway United F.C. season is the football club's 48th season in the League of Ireland and their third consecutive season in the League of Ireland Premier Division since gaining promotion in 2023.
As a result of drainage work at the club's usual home Eamonn Deacy Park during the season, the club are playing some of their home games at the home of Galway GAA, Pearse Stadium. On 12 June as a result of Pearse Stadium being unavailable the club were forced to play their home game against Dundalk at Turners Cross in Cork.
Squad # Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous Club Signed Notes Goalkeepers 16 Hugo Cunha GK Famalicão 2026 32 Vincent Angelini GK Jerv 2026 Defenders 2 Anthony O'Connor DF Harrogate Town 2026 3 Connor Barratt DF Barnsley 2026 Loan 5 Killian Brouder DF Limerick 2019 12 Gianfranco Facchineri DF Valour FC 2026 15 Wasiri Williams DF Daugavpils 2026 19 Leigh Kavanagh DF Bohemians 2026 Loan 28 James Morahan DF Salthill Devon 2026 30 Al-Amin Kazeem DF St Patrick's Athletic 2026 Midfielders 4 Jimmy Keohane MF Rochdale 2024 Captain 6 Axel Piesold MF Luton Town 2025 8 Aaron Bolger MF St Patrick's Athletic 2025 10 David Hurley MF Cobh Ramblers 2021 Vice-captain 11 Kris Twardek MF Valour FC 2026 14 Matty Wolfe MF Sligo Rovers 2026 17 Junior Thiam MF Academy 2025 20 Lee Devitt MF Treaty United 2026 21 Dylan Connolly MF Glentoran 2026 24 Ed McCarthy MF Regional United 2022 Forwards 7 Stephen Walsh FW Galway Hibernians 2018 9 Francely Lomboto FW Glenavon 2026 23 Frantz Pierrot FW Bnei Yehuda 2026 27 Dara McGuinness FW Finn Harps 2025 Players who departed before the end of the season 1 Evan Watts GK Swansea City 2025 Loan 2 Arthur Parker DF Swansea City 2026 Loan 22 Conor McCormack MF Derry City 2021 29 Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau FW Vancouver Whitecaps 2026 32 Connor Gleeson GK Galway Gaelic 2026 37 Mitchell Bates MF Swansea City 2026
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name Last club Ref.26 November 2025DFWasiri Williams Daugavpilshttps://galwayunitedfc.ie/wasiri-williams-signs-for-galway-united/1 December 2025MFKris Twardek Valour FChttps://galwayunitedfc.ie/kris-twardek-signs-for-galway-united/2 December 2025MFLee Devitt Treaty Unitedhttps://galwayunitedfc.ie/lee-devitt-signs-for-galway-united/4 December 2025MFMatty Wolfe Sligo Rovershttps://galwayunitedfc.ie/matty-wolfe-signs-for-united/5 December 2025DFGianfranco Facchineri Valour FChttps://galwayunitedfc.ie/gianfranco-facchineri-signs-for-galway-united/6 January 2026DFAl-Amin Kazeem St Patrick's Athletichttps://galwayunitedfc.ie/al-amin-kazeem-signs-for-galway-united/7 January 2026FWFrancely Lomboto Glenavonhttps://galwayunitedfc.ie/franceley-lomboto-signs-for-galway-united/26 January 2026FWNicolas Fleuriau Chateau Vancouver Whitecapshttps://x.com/galwayunitedfc/status/2015900109997793781?s=46GKHugo Cunha Famalicão23 February 2026FWFrantz Pierrot Bnei Yehudahttps://www.extratime.com/articles/37048/frantz-pierrot-joins-galway-united-in-league-of-ireland-return/1 July 2026GKConnor Gleeson Galway Gaelic2 July 2026MFDylan Connolly Glentoran31 July 2026GKVincent Angelini JervMFMitchell Bates Swansea City13 August 2026DFAnthony O'Connor Harrogate Town
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.4 November 2025GKBrendan Clarke Athlone Townhttps://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/brendan-clarke-confirms-departure-from-galway-united-while-john-mountney-leaves-bohs/a1316488654.html#14 November 2025DFGarry Buckley Cobh Ramblershttps://x.com/GalwayUnitedFC/status/198997691113350394314 November 2025FWMalcolm Shaw St. Catharines Roma Wolveshttps://x.com/GalwayUnitedFC/status/198999758214862073221 November 2025DFJeannot Esua Sligo Rovershttps://www.instagram.com/p/DRUmTP3gHxL/22 November 2025MFPatrick Hickey Bohemianshttps://x.com/GalwayUnitedFC/status/1992284930580029846?t=rClKvYpKfCrIQV75V6sgIA&s=1923 November 2025MFVincent Borden Kerryhttps://x.com/GalwayUnitedFC/status/1992650593094013063?s=20DFRegan Donelon Dunmore TownDFBobby Burns DundalkMFJeremy Sivi FK Loznica30 November 2025DFRob Slevin Derry Cityhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DRsRHRGiCjG/1 January 2026MFSteven Healy Treaty Unitedhttps://treatyunitedfc.com/steven-healy-signs-on-a-permanent-deal/28 January 2026DFGreg CunninghamRetiredhttps://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0128/1555578-former-ireland-defender-cunningham-announces-retirement/12 July 2026MFConor McCormackRetired14 July 2026FWNicolas Fleuriau Chateau Atlético Ottawa16 July 2026DFBilly Regan Treaty United31 July 2026GKConnor Gleeson Dunmore MacHales27 August 2026FWCillian Tollett Bologna1 September 2026MFMitchell Bates Briton Ferry Llansawel
Loan In Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.23 January 2026DFArthur Parker Swansea City31 June 2026https://galwayunitedfc.ie/watts-parker-on-loan-to-united/GKEvan Watts3 February 2026DFConnor Barratt Barnsley1 November 2026https://x.com/GalwayUnitedFC/status/2018701344102604964?s=201 July 2026DFLeigh Kavanagh Bohemians1 November 2026
Loan Out Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.13 February 2026FWCillian Tollett Athlone Town27 August 2026https://x.com/GalwayUnitedFC/status/2022302130363585002?s=20
Club Coaching staff
Manager: John Caulfield Assistant Manager: Richie Holland Goalkeeping Coach: Gianluca Aimi Strength and Conditioning Coach: Sean Murphy Performance Coach: Danny Broderick Physiotherapist: Richard Grier Analyst: Robert Crosbie Team Operations: Robbie O'Sullivan Opposition Analyst: Mark Herrick
Competitions League of Ireland Premier Division
League Table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
FAI Cup
Friendlies
Pre-season Friendlies
Statistics
Player of the month Galway United POTM Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by members of Galway United Co Op
Month Player Ref. February Arthur Parker March Kris Twardek April Aaron Bolger May Ed McCarthy June Stephen Walsh July Matty Wolfe August Hugo Cunha
Appearances and goals This table shows all of the players who have featured in a first team squad for Galway United this season Brackets denotes appearances made as a substitute
Player League FAI Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK Evan Watts21000210 2 DF Arthur Parker12(1)000120 2 DF Anthony O'Connor602080 3 DF Connor Barratt23(4)03(1)0260 4 MF Jimmy Keohane28(1)630316 5 DF Killian Brouder22110231 6 MF Axel Piesold14(13)110151 7 FW Stephen Walsh31(4)632348 8 MF Aaron Bolger30(2)33(1)0333 9 FW Francely Lomboto23(17)23(1)1263 10 MF David Hurley 32(1)211343 11 MF Kris Twardek25(11)83(1)0288 12 DF Gianfranco Facchineri2802(1)0300 14 MF Matty Wolfe23(15)312245 15 DF Wasiri Williams30(11)12(1)0321 16 GK Hugo Cunha11030140 17 MF Junior Thiam5(5)02(2)070 19 DF Leigh Kavanagh6(2)03090 20 MF Lee Devitt31(9)03(1)1341 21 MF Dylan Connolly7(6)02(1)090 22 MF Conor McCormack13(6)000130 23 FW Frantz Pierrot27(17)51(1)0285 24 MF Ed McCarthy27(5)310283 27 FW Dara McGuinness000000 28 DF James Morahan1(1)01(1)020 29 FW Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau3(3)00030 30 DF Al-Amin Kazeem16(8)02(1)0180 32 GK Connor Gleeson000000 32 GK Vincent Angelini000000 35 GK Eoin Doyle000000 37 MF Mitchell Bates000000 54 MF Connor Whittaker001(1)010
Clean sheets Player League FAI Cup Total 1 Evan Watts101 16 Hugo Cunha213
Disciplinary record Player League FAI Cup Total 10David Hurley7001008008Aaron Bolger60010070012Gianfranco Facchineri7000007007Stephen Walsh60000060015Wasiri Williams60000060020Lee Devitt5000005003Connor Barratt3001004004Jimmy Keohane40000040014Matty Wolfe40000040011Kris Twardek3000003001Evan Watts2000002002Anthony O'Connor20000020019Leigh Kavanagh20000020022Conor McCormack20000020023Frantz Pierrot20000020030Al-Amin Kazeem2000002002Arthur Parker1000001005Killian Brouder1000001006Axel Piesold1000001009Francely Lomboto10000010024Ed McCarthy10000010028James Morahan000100100Totals68004007200
International call-ups
Wales Under 21 National Team
Player Fixture Date Location EventEvan Watts vs. Denmark 31 March 2026 Vejle Stadium, Vejle 2027 UEFA European U21 Championship qualification
Notes
References