The 2026 season is St Patrick's Athletic F.C.'s 97th year in existence and was the Supersaint's 75th consecutive season in the top-flight of Irish football. The league fixtures were announced on 16 December 2025, with Pats facing rivals Bohemians in their opening league game of the season in a marquee game at the Aviva Stadium.
Squad No.NamePosition(s)NationalityHometownDate of birth (age)Previous clubYear signedClub apps.Club goalsGoalkeepers1Danny RogersGK New York City, New York State Oldham Athletic202246043Darragh BruntonGKDublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20260044Luke CullenGKSaggart, Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20263049Sean MolloyGKDublin Inchicore Athletic20252094Joseph AnangGKTeshie, Accra West Ham United20241260–Sebastian ClarkeGKDublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy202600Defenders2Seán HoareCBCastleknock, Dublin Shamrock Rovers202514463Anthony BreslinLBBlanchardstown, Dublin Bohemians202217864Joe RedmondCBTallaght, Dublin Drogheda United2022190135Tom GrivostiCBWest Derby, Liverpool Ross County2022112315Ronan BoyceRBRamelton, Donegal Derry City20267023James BrownRB/RWBlanchardstown, Dublin Kilmarnock202631124Luke TurnerCBDrimnagh, Dublin Cliftonville202489830Josh O'ConnorCB/RBKilcoole, Wicklow St Patrick's Athletic Academy20261032Billy CannyRBHowth, Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20246033Sean McHaleCBDunboyne, Meath St Patrick's Athletic Academy20233039Sam StewardCBTyrrelstown, Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20247040Kimson KibagaLBCastleknock, Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20261050Ivan GraminschiiLB Blanchardstown, Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20243052Féilim DikčiusCBKilcock, Kildare St Patrick's Athletic Academy20261054Harry LeonardRBDublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20251055Cian DoyleLBDunboyne, Meath St Patrick's Athletic Academy202610–Luke FitzsimonsCBMullingar, Westmeath St Patrick's Athletic Academy202600Midfielders6Jamie LennonCDMSantry, Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy201728877Zack ElbouzediRWSwords, Dublin AIK202470108Chris ForresterCM/CAMSmithfield, Dublin Aberdeen20194519710Kian LeavyCAM/LW/RWArdee, Louth Reading20231191211Jason McClellandLW/CM/LBTempleogue, Dublin UCD20201991416Darragh NugentCMKnocklyon, Dublin Shamrock Rovers202633317Romal PalmerCMWigan, Greater Manchester Göztepe202453619Barry BaggleyCM/CDMTurf Lodge, Belfast Fleetwood Town202579325Simon PowerRW/LWGreystones, Wicklow Sligo Rovers202541428Rhys BartleyCMFinglas, Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20238031Billy HayesLWClontarf, Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20245034Kian QuigleyCM/CBGreystones, Wicklow St Patrick's Athletic Academy20255036Luke KehirCAM/CMLeixlip, Kildare St Patrick's Athletic Academy20242037Joe Carroll-ByrneRWDublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20264042Glory NzingoCAM/STBlanchardstown, Dublin Swansea City202610245Matty O'HaraCAM/CM/LBLeixlip, Kildare St Patrick's Athletic Academy20249046Niall SullivanCMDublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20253047Sammy OgungbeRWDublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy20255048Ryan SheridanCAM/CMKilcullen, Kildare St Patrick's Athletic Academy202515153Jason SpelmanCDMKilcolgan, Galway St Patrick's Athletic Academy202520–Blake Devereux LynchLWDublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy202610–Rhys WilliamsCMDublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy202600Forwards9Aidan KeenaSTMullingar, Westmeath Cheltenham Town2024823218Max MataSTAuckland, North Island Auckland FC202615121Anthony OlusanyaSTJakobstad, Ostrobothnia Kalmar20269222Yssouf SoroSTTreichville, Abidjan St Patrick's Athletic Academy20261027Ryan EdmondsonSTHarrogate, North Yorkshire Central Coast Mariners2026351035Sam RooneySTTallaght, Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy202514651Ashley OkeowoSTDublin St Patrick's Athletic Academy202600
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 December 2025 RW Jason Folarin Oyenuga Athlone Town Return from loan 1 December 2025 CB Sean McHale Dundalk Return from loan 1 December 2025 CM Rhys Bartley Bray Wanderers Return from loan 1 December 2025 CM Luke Kehir Wexford Return from loan 1 December 2025 ST Max Mata Auckland FC Free transfer 6 December 2025 RB Ronan Boyce Derry City Free transfer 8 January 2026 CM Darragh Nugent Shamrock Rovers Swap deal 27 January 2026 ST Ryan Edmondson Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 22 February 2026 RB James Brown Kilmarnock Free transfer 28 July 2026 CB Sean McHale Sligo Rovers Recalled from loan 28 July 2026 ST Anthony Olusanya Kalmar Undisclosed fee
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name Next club Fee Ref. 21 November 2025 CAM Brandon Kavanagh Drogheda United Undisclosed fee 1 December 2025 CDM Darren Robinson Derby County End of loan 1 December 2025 RB Axel Sjöberg Eskilsminne Released 1 December 2025 RB Ryan McLaughlin Brooklyn FC Released 1 December 2025 LB Al-Amin Kazeem Galway United Released 1 December 2025 LW Jordon Garrick Merthyr Town Released 1 December 2025 CM Anthony Dodd Kilbarrack United Released 1 December 2025 CB Jonathan Kehir Athlone Town Released 12 December 2025 ST Conor Carty Waterford €40,000 1 January 2026 ST Mason Melia Tottenham Hotspur €2,000,000 8 January 2026 RW Jake Mulraney Shamrock Rovers Swap deal 13 February 2026 RW Jason Folarin Oyenuga Treaty United Loan 22 February 2026 CB Sean McHale Sligo Rovers Loan 3 July 2026 CM Rhys Bartley Wexford Loan 27 July 2026 CAM Glory Nzingo Free agent Released 28 July 2026 CB Tom Grivosti Dundalk Undisclosed fee 29 July 2026 CAM Matty O'Hara Free agent Released 5 August 2026 CB Luke Fitzsimons Torino Undisclosed fee
Squad statistics
Appearances, goals and cards Number in brackets represents (appearances of which were substituted ON). Last updated – 20 September 2026 No.PlayerSSE Airtricity LeagueFAI CupLeinster Senior CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1Danny Rogers400010502Seán Hoare2623(1)00029(1)23Anthony Breslin27(19)13(2)11031(21)24Joe Redmond32130003516Jamie Lennon29(3)13(1)00032(4)17Zack Elbouzedi19(3)42(1)00021(4)48Chris Forrester24(15)3303030(15)39Aidan Keena27(10)10322532(10)1710Kian Leavy256100026611Jason McClelland23(9)1312128(9)315Ronan Boyce5(4)000207(4)016Darragh Nugent29(16)12(1)02233(17)317Romal Palmer21(8)31(1)00022(9)318Max Mata14(13)1001015(13)119Barry Baggley31(8)12(1)01134(9)221Anthony Olusanya7(3)220009(3)222Yssouf Soro00001(1)01(1)023James Brown29(2)12(1)00031(3)124Luke Turner312311035325Simon Power1(1)01(1)0002(2)027Ryan Edmondson32(5)103(2)00035(7)1030Josh O'Connor00001(1)01(1)031Billy Hayes00003(1)03(1)032Billy Canny1(1)0005(1)06(2)033Sean McHale1(1)000001(1)034Kian Quigley00004(1)04(1)035Sam Rooney7(7)01(1)15(1)513(9)636Luke Kehir00001(1)01(1)037Joe Carroll-Byrne00004(1)04(1)039Sam Steward0000505040Kimson Kibaga00001(1)01(1)043Darragh Brunton0000000044Luke Cullen00003(1)03(1)046Niall Sullivan0000202047Sammy Ogungbe00004(4)04(4)048Ryan Sheridan8(5)12(1)04(1)014(7)149Sean Molloy0000202050Ivan Graminschii00001(1)01(1)051Ashley Okeowo0000000052Féilim Dikčius00001(1)01(1)053Jason Spelman0000202054Harry Leonard00001(1)01(1)055Cian Doyle00001(1)01(1)094Joseph Anang2803000310–Blake Devereux Lynch00001(1)01(1)0–Sebastian Clarke00000000–Rhys Williams00000000Players that left during the season5Tom Grivosti10(4)0101012(4)028Rhys Bartley2(2)000103(2)038Jason Folarin Oyenuga0000000042Glory Nzingo7(7)0003210(7)245Matty O'Hara00002020–Luke Fitzsimons00000000
Top scorers Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 20 September 2026
NumberNameSSE Airtricity LeagueFAI CupLeinster Senior CupTotal9Aidan Keena10 2 5 17 18Ryan Edmondson10 0 0 10 35Sam Rooney0 1 5 6 10Kian Leavy6 0 0 6 7Zack Elbouzedi4 0 0 4 11Jason McClelland1 1 1 3 24Luke Turner2 1 0 3 8Chris Forrester3 0 0 3 16Darragh Nugent1 0 2 3 17Romal Palmer3 0 0 3 3Anthony Breslin1 1 0 2 19Barry Baggley1 0 1 2 21Anthony Olusanya2 0 0 2 2Seán Hoare2 0 0 2 42Glory Nzingo0 0 2 2 48Ryan Sheridan1 0 0 1 23James Brown1 0 0 1 4Joe Redmond1 0 0 1 6Jamie Lennon1 0 0 1 18Max Mata1 0 0 1 –Own goal1 0 1 2
Top assists Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 20 September 2026
NumberNameSSE Airtricity LeagueFAI CupLeinster Senior CupTotal23James Brown5 1 0 6 9Aidan Keena4 1 1 6 7Zack Elbouzedi4 0 0 4 4Joe Redmond3 1 0 4 48Ryan Sheridan1 0 3 4 8Chris Forrester3 0 1 4 24Luke Turner3 0 1 4 10Kian Leavy4 0 0 4 19Barry Baggley2 0 2 4 6Jamie Lennon3 0 0 3 2Seán Hoare2 0 0 2 27Ryan Edmondson1 1 0 2 3Anthony Breslin0 1 1 2 53Jason Spelman0 0 2 2 11Jason McClelland2 0 0 2 21Anthony Olusanya1 0 0 1 16Darragh Nugent1 0 0 1 35Sam Rooney1 0 0 1 39Sam Steward0 0 1 1 42Glory Nzingo0 0 1 1 17Romal Palmer1 0 0 1 18Max Mata0 0 1 1 5Tom Grivosti0 0 1 1
Top clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. Number in brackets indicates clean sheet from substitute appearances. Last updated 20 September 2026
NumberNameSSE Airtricity LeagueFAI CupLeinster Senior CupTotal1Danny Rogers3/40/01/14/544Luke Cullen0/00/02/3(1)2/3(1)49Sean Molloy0/00/01/21/294Joseph Anang10/280/30/010/31–Sebastian Clarke0/00/00/00/0
Disciplinary record Last updated 20 September 2026 NumberNameSSE Airtricity LeagueFAI CupLeinster Senior CupTotal2Seán Hoare712000916Jamie Lennon7010008023James Brown5000005024Luke Turner302000504Joe Redmond5000005017Romal Palmer3010004027Ryan Edmondson400000408Chris Forrester101010303Anthony Breslin3000003016Darragh Nugent1010103021Anthony Olusanya2000002048Ryan Sheridan2000002010Kian Leavy2000002035Sam Rooney0010001050Ivan Graminschii0000101053Jason Spelman0000101094Joseph Anang1000001011Jason McClelland1000001045Matty O'Hara0000101018Max Mata1000001015Ronan Boyce1000001019Barry Baggley100000105Tom Grivosti1000001032Billy Canny00001010Totals4815060591
Captains
Club Coaching staff
First-team Manager: Stephen Kenny Assistant Coach: Brian Gartland Assistant Coach: Seán O'Connor (until 14 July) Goalkeeping coach: Pat Jennings Director of Football: Ger O'Brien Technical Director: Alan Mathews Head of Performance: Graham Byrne Assistant Head of Performance: Harry Cornally Sports Performance Coach: Kevin McManamon Analyst: Chris Jenkins Head of Medical: Sam Rice Physio: David Mugalu Athletic Therapist: Cian O'Malley Club Doctor: Eoin Godkin Masseuse: Christy O'Neill Equipment Manager: David McGill Head of Academy Football: Ian Bermingham Assistant Head of Academy: Jamie Moore Lead Academy Player Development Coach: Karl Lambe Academy Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach: James McCrudden Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach: Tony Flanagan Head of Academy Goalkeeping: Pat Jennings Head of Academy Medical: David Mugalu Academy Physio: Christy O'Neill Head of Academy Data: Philip Power Academy Kit & Equipment: Ross Murray Player Welfare: Vicky Fisher Under 20s Head Coach: Alan Brady Under 20s Assistant Coach: Ciaran Creagh Under 20s Assistant Coach: Ian Cully Under 20s Goalkeeping Coach: Gabriel Sava Under 17s Head Coach: Ian Bermingham Under 17s Assistant Coach: Ian Dunne Under 17s Goalkeeping Coach: Sean Molloy Under 15s Head Coach: Chris Byrne Under 15s Assistant Coach: Philip Hughes Under 15s Assistant Coach: Jamie Moore Under 15s Goalkeeping Coach: Sean Molloy Under 14s Head Coach: Mark Connolly Under 14s Assistant Coach: Philip Power Under 14s Goalkeeping Coach: Mick Coakley Elite Training Programme Coach: Karl Lambe Elite Training Programme Coach: Chris Forrester Head of Cherry Orchard Partnership: Paul Webb
Kit
The club released new Home, Away and Third kits for the season, with the previous season's Away kit being repurposed as a Fourth kit.