Irish Football Potential breakout stars in 2025
Some of them you will have heard of, others not — but you can expect all of them to impress this season and kick on in their burgeoning careers.
Every season, new names breakthrough and a number of young players will be hoping 2025 will be the year to truly announce themselves at home or abroad…
From Michael Noonan to Rhys Brennan, Roy Lawlor to Ethan Haddock, Billy O’Neill to James Lukau, Brian Cunningham to Jamie Gamble, Noah Sowinski to Killian Cailloce…
With the news yesterday that 17-year-old Darragh Coyle has signed a new two-year deal at Finn Harps having suffered a grade 3 tear of his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in a summer friendly against Ballinamallard United and is currently on a lengthy recovery period.
It got us thinking and we invite you to have your say…
Irish clubs are churning out plenty of homegrown youngsters who have made their mark on the League of Ireland Premier and First Divisions this season from Gavin McAteer to Cory O’Sullivan to Kaylem Harnett to Cathal O'Sullivan…
Over in England, Europe and beyond, meanwhile, there are increasing numbers of Irish players making the move and trying to break into teams on the continent after impressing in their youth ranks from James Abankwah to Sam Curtis to Charlie Cummins to Peter Grogan who recently swapped the League of Ireland for the MLS in America.
Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh has impressed for Southampton, Trent Kone-Doherty at Liverpool to Jamie Mullins of Brighton.
Luke O'Donnell has signed for Wolves, Jaden Umeh to Benfica, Freddie Turley to Derby County, Oisin McDonagh to Venezia FC…. Razi, McJannett, Ferizaj, Orazi, Jauny, Negry-McGrath, O'Brien-Whitmarsh, Murphy, Lawal, Moran, Vaughan, Vata, Costelloe, O'Mahony, Lonergan, Sherlock, Martos, Cannon, Adegboyega the list is endless…
We also have the Swedish Ytterhogdals IK Irish contingent of Charles McGee, Darragh Dunne, Jack O’Reilly, Thomas Morgan, Sam Blair and Billy Brooks.
Manchester United’s Jacob Devaney, Cian Dillon of Shamrock Rovers, Cian O’Shea of Stockport County, UCD’s Cathal McCarthy, Finn Harp’s Aaron McLaughlin and Declan Osagie of Bohemians have all stepped up for Irish U19 duty recently.
This week we'll see a number of young Irish players making their International Debuts, from Matthew Kiernan of Cork City, Thomas Morley of Sligo Rovers and Daniel Isichei of Birmingham City for the Irish MU19's while Mason Melia of St Pat's has the opportunity to make his Irish MU21 debut…
While not forgetting Evan Ferguson only turns 20 next week….
The question:
Name YOUR contender as your Irish rising star going into 2025 ? Just pick one player aged 21 or younger and in a few short words in the comment section below, let us know why you believe that player is destined to have a break-out year in 2025 👇