Cathal Heffernan
Personal information
Full name Cathal Séan Heffernan Andrews [1]
Date of birth (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 50
Youth career
Ringmahon Rangers
2019–2021 Cork City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Cork City 1 (0)
2022 → AC Milan (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023 AC Milan 0 (0)
2023– Newcastle United 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U15 4 (0)
2021–2022 Republic of Ireland U17 6 (0)
2021– Republic of Ireland U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:07, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:33, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Cathal Séan Heffernan Andrews (born 27 April 2005) is an Irish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Newcastle United.

Early and personal life

Heffernan was born in Cork.[2] His father Rob and mother Marian are both Olympians, in race walking and 400m relay respectively.[3]

Club career

Heffernan began his career with Ringmahon Rangers, signing for Cork City in 2019.[4] He made his senior debut for Cork City in the 2021 season.[3] In March 2021 he trained with Italian clubs Juventus, AC Milan, Roma and Atalanta,[5][6] and turned professional with Cork in June 2021.[4]

He moved on loan to AC Milan in January 2022.[3][7][8][9][10][11] He made his debut for Milan's under-18 team a few days later.[12] In May 2022 he made his debut for the under-19 team.[13]

His transfer to Milan was made permanent in June 2022.[14][15] He joined English club Newcastle United in August 2023.[16]

International career

Heffernan has played for the Republic of Ireland at youth level.[3][17]

References

  1. ↑ "Biografia". AC Milan.
  2. ↑ Fennessy, Paul. "'For us, it was never about him making it as a soccer player'". The42.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Heffernan, 16, confirms AC Milan move". BBC Sport.
  4. 1 2 Claffey, Martin (16 June 2021). "Cork City sign Ireland U16 international Cathal Heffernan, son of world champion Rob, to pro deal". Irish Examiner.
  5. ↑ "15-year-old son of Olympians Rob and Marian Heffernan set to train with Juventus and AC Milan". independent.
  6. ↑ "Cathal Heffernan to train with four Serie A giants". 9 March 2021 – via www.rte.ie.
  7. ↑ "Cathal Heffernan: Cork City teenager and Republic of Ireland U17 captain heads to AC Milan in dream move". Sky Sports.
  8. ↑ O'Donoghue, Conor. "Ireland's U17 captain Cathal Heffernan seals loan move to Italian giants AC Milan". The Irish Post.
  9. ↑ McCadden, Mark (31 January 2022). "The inside story of Cathal Heffernan's transfer to AC Milan". Buzz.ie.
  10. ↑ McCadden, Mark (31 January 2022). "Cork City kid Cathal Heffernan to join Italian giants AC Milan". Cork Beo.
  11. ↑ McCadden, Mark (1 February 2022). "Cathal Heffernan opens up on dream AC Milan move as he thanks Stephen Ireland". Irish Mirror.
  12. ↑ Rountree, Sara; Donovan, Shane (6 February 2022). "Cork's Cathal Heffernan celebrates first win with teammates after Milan signing". Cork Beo.
  13. ↑ Fallon, John (15 May 2022). "Cathal Heffernan takes another step on path to Milan first-team". Irish Examiner.
  14. ↑ "Irish teenager Heffernan joins AC Milan". BBC Sport.
  15. ↑ "Cork native Cathal Heffernan completes permanent transfer to AC Milan". 20 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Irish defender Cathal Heffernan joins Newcastle United". 16 August 2023.
  17. ↑ Cathal Heffernan at WorldFootball.net
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