Shane

Farrell

CM Drogheda United #17

Central Midfield · Midfielder · #17

Shane Farrell

Drogheda United Premier Division

Date of birth / Age: 26 · 26 Jun 2000
Citizenship: Ireland
Foot: Right
Height · Weight: 1.77 m · 72 kg
Main position: Central Midfield
Contract until: 2026

#1337 central midfielder aged 26–29

Benchmarks

central midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank: #4374; central midfielder in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #1337; among central midfielders aged 26–29
In his league: 9%; of Premier Division central midfielders rank below him
Finishing: +4.2; goals above expected · better than 96% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons · no penalties

Goals

8 Expected

3.8

85 shots. He scores more than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

7 Expected

10.4

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Season 2026

Appearances: 30
Starting eleven: 24
Goals: 5
Assists: 0
Yellow cards: 9
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 2,054

Starting eleven80%

24 of 30 appearances

Minutes played2,054

68 per appearance

Goal involvement5

5 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

192 matches · since 2020

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Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	60	6	6
Attacking Midfield	34	3	3
Right-Back	26	1	4
Right Winger	24	4	2
Other · CF, DM, LW, LB, CB	48	3	5

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026	Premier Division	Drogheda United	27	21	5	0	9	0	0	1,817
2026	FAI Cup	Drogheda United	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	237
2025	Premier Division	Drogheda United	35	30	2	5	9	0	0	2,553
2025	FAI Cup	Drogheda United	3	1	0	–	0	–	0	155
2024	Play-offs 1/2	Drogheda United	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	18
2025	FAI President's Cup	Drogheda United	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	64
2024	Premier Division	Shelbourne	17	2	0	–	4	–	0	328
2024	Premier Division	Drogheda United	11	10	1	–	5	–	0	877
2024	FAI Cup	Drogheda United	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	291
2023	FAI Cup	Shelbourne	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	31
2023	Premier Division	Shelbourne	33	22	0	4	4	0	1	1,793
2022	FAI Cup	Shelbourne	5	5	0	–	0	–	0	307
2022	Premier Division	Shelbourne	34	30	6	5	8	0	0	2,634
2021	FAI Cup	Shelbourne	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	60
2021	First Division	Shelbourne	24	23	3	4	4	0	0	1,950
2020	FAI Cup	Shelbourne	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	29
2020	Play-offs 1/2	Shelbourne	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	28
2020	Premier Division	Shelbourne	11	4	0	0	3	0	0	432

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			213	159	17	18^*	47	0^*	1	13,604

By competition	Apps	G	A
Premier Division	168	14	14
First Division	24	3	4
FAI Cup	18	0	–
Play-offs 1/2	2	0	–
FAI President's Cup	1	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2024 Jul 2024 · Transfer Shelbourne Drogheda United Transfer
Jan 2020 Jan 2020 · Free Transfer – Shelbourne Free Transfer Free

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