Luke O'Regan (born 17 February 2005) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers.
Club career Youth career O'Regan began playing football with local club Mount Merrionhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DVOTbhDDLSU/?igsh=MWM1NXFxcXcyN254MQ== and attended secondary school at Blackrock College, joined the academy at UCD early in 2022 while still in school, initially playing in the League of Ireland U17 Division before working his way through the academy system up to the first team. In 2024, he played in the UEFA Youth League for the club's U19 side, in a 3–1 defeat to Kosovan side FC 2 Korriku.
UCD On 31 March 2023, O'Regan made his senior debut for UCD, coming off the bench in the 70th minute of a 3–0 defeat in their League of Ireland Premier Division fixture at Richmond Park. On 17 August 2024, he scored the first goal of his career, in a 2–0 win away to Sligo Rovers in an FAI Cup upset at The Showgrounds. O'Regan was named UCD's Young Player of the Year for 2024, but missed a lot of 2025 through injury.
Shamrock Rovers On 21 February 2026, it was announced that he had signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Shamrock Rovers, with O'Regan set to remain on loan at UCD for the first half of the season alongside training with Shamrock Rovers by day. He made 15 appearances back on loan at UCD before returning to Rovers in July 2026. On 7 July 2026, he made his Rovers debut, replacing Jake Mulraney from the bench in a 2–0 loss away to Maltese side Floriana in the UEFA Champions League.
International career O'Regan made his international debut on 9 September 2023, for the Republic of Ireland U19 side in a 1–0 loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina U19.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUCD2023LOI Premier Division15000–001502024LOI First Division20031–30261202514000–00140202620––0020Total51031–30571Shamrock Rovers2026LOI Premier Division202020–60UCD (loan)2026LOI First Division150–––150Career total680512030781
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