John Mahon (Irish footballer)

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John Mahon
Personal information
Full name John Mahon
Date of birth (1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sligo Rovers
Number 21
Youth career
2008–2015 Ballisodare United
2015–2017 Sligo Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Sligo Rovers 89 (2)
2022–2023 St Johnstone 3 (0)
2023– Sligo Rovers 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:37, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

John Mahon (born 26 November 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers.

Club career[edit]

Sligo Rovers[edit]

Mahon began playing for his local club Sligo Rovers at underage under 17 level in 2015, where he played for 2 years before progressing to the under 19 side and then the first team in 2017.[2] He made his first team debut on 17 April 2017 in a 1–0 win away to Finn Harps in a League of Ireland Cup tie at Finn Park.[3] That proved to be his only appearance of the season despite being named as an unused substitute in 19 league games.[4] His League of Ireland Premier Division debut came on 21 April 2018 in a 0–0 draw with St Patrick's Athletic at The Showgrounds.[5] In June 2018 he earned a new two-and-a-half-year contract to keep him at the club until the end of the 2020 season.[6] Mahon scored his first goal in senior football on 26 October 2018 in a 2–0 win over Shamrock Rovers in the final game of the season.[7] He made a total of 29 appearances during his breakthrough season, scoring 1 goal.[4] February 2019 saw reported interest in Mahon from Scottish Premiership arch rivals Celtic and Rangers.[8] On 2 February 2020, Mahon suffered a broken tibia in a pre-season friendly against Athlone Town.[9][10] The injury kept him out of action for almost the entirety of the season but he returned to the side in October 2020 and made 5 appearances in all competitions by the season's end.[4] Upon returning from injury in October 2020, Mahon signed a new two-year-contract with the club.[11][12] On 29 October 2021, Mahon scored his first goal in just over three years when he opened the scoring in a 2–0 win over Drogheda United.[13] On 21 December 2021, he signed a contract with to keep him at the club until the end of 2023.[14] Upon signing his new contract, Mahon stated that he had a desire to play abroad but for now his focus was on helping his club to win trophies.[15] The following month however, the six figure release clause in his contract was met and he departed the club.[16] He made 102 appearances in total for Sligo Rovers during his time at the club, scoring 2 goals.[4]

St Johnstone[edit]

Mahon signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone for an undisclosed fee on 23 January 2022.

He left St. Johnstone only a year into his contract, with the club and player mutually agreeing to terminate his contract.

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Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 3 November 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sligo Rovers 2017 LOI Premier Division 0 0 0 0 1 0 0[c] 0 1 0
2018 LOI Premier Division 24 1 1 0 2 0 2[c] 0 29 1
2019 LOI Premier Division 34 0 4 0 1 0 – 39 0
2020 LOI Premier Division 3 0 2 0 – – 5 0
2021 LOI Premier Division 32 1 0 0 – 0[d] 0 32 1
Total 89 2 7 0 4 0 2 0 102 2
St Johnstone 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 3 0 – – 1[e] 0 4 0
2022–23 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 3 0 1[c] 0 4 0
Total 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 8 0
St Johnstone II 2022–23 — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
Sligo Rovers 2023 LOI Premier Division 27 0 1 0 — — 28 0
Career total 119 2 8 0 4 0 5 0 136 2
  1. ^ Includes FAI Cup & Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup & Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Republic of Ireland - J. Mahon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - John Mahon". www.extratime.com.
  3. ^ "EA Sports Cup Preview: Finn Harps -v- Sligo Rovers". extratime.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Republic of Ireland - J. Mahon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "SSE Airtricity League". www.sseairtricityleague.ie.
  6. ^ "John Mahon signs new deal with the Bit O' Red". 8 June 2018.
  7. ^ Goulden, David (26 October 2018). "Sligo end season on a high beating Hoops" – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "Who is John Mahon? All you need to know about the Sligo Rovers defender linked with Rangers and Celtic". Belfasttelegraph – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  9. ^ "John Mahon injury update – Sligo Rovers".
  10. ^ "Sligo Rovers John Mahon suffers leg break". 2 February 2020.
  11. ^ "John Mahon signs new two-year contract with Sligo Rovers". ExtraTime.com.
  12. ^ "Mahon signs new two-year contract – Sligo Rovers".
  13. ^ Farry, Jessica. "Sligo Rovers end long winless run to tighten their grip on third place". The42.
  14. ^ "New deal keeps Mahon at Rovers until end of 2023". independent.
  15. ^ "John Mahon: 'I have a desire to go on to play outside of the League of Ireland. For now my ambition is to help Rovers win things.'". ExtraTime.com.
  16. ^ "Blow for Sligo Rovers as St Johnstone finalise deal with a six-figure sum for defender John Mahon". www.msn.com.
  17. ^ "Saints finalise John Mahon transfer". St Johnstone Football Club.
  18. ^ "Mahon transfers to St Johnstone – Sligo Rovers".
  19. ^ Dollery, Paul. "Sligo Rovers confirm sale of 'magnificent' Mahon to Scottish Cup holders". The42.
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