Cian Coleman

Cian Coleman (born 1 January 1997) is an Irish professional footballer playing for League of Ireland Premier Division club, Cork City. He has previously played for St Patrick's Athletic, Limerick and Cobh Ramblers for a season each, having started his career at his local club, Cork City.

Club Career

Cork City

Coleman joined Cork City in 2013 aged 16, just after having spent time on trial with Aston Villa. He played for the clubs' under 19 side for four seasons alongside the likes of Chiedozie Ogbene, Aaron Drinan and Conor McCarthy among others. His first season saw Cork win the league, the third year in a row for the side. in 2015, they retained their title with a win over Limerick at Markets Field. Coleman made his first appearance for the senior team aged 18 on 31 August 2015 as he came on as a substitute for Kevin O'Connor in a 3–1 win over St Patrick's Athletic at Turners Cross. 2016 saw Coleman make 2 further appearances for the first team, in games against Wexford and Bray Wanderers. He captained the under 19 side to the Enda McGuill Cup, beating St Patrick's Athletic in the final and qualifying for the UEFA Youth League in the process. Coleman impressed in the UEFA Youth League, as he captained the side to a 1–0 win on aggregate against HJK Helsinki of Finland before losing 3–1 at home and 1–0 away to Italian giants AS Roma.

Cobh Ramblers

With Coleman facing an uphill battle for playing time in the first team at Cork City with midfield options of Gearoid Morrissey, Greg Bolger, Garry Buckley, Conor McCormack and Jimmy Keohane, Coleman opted to join Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland First Division in March 2017. Coleman's first senior career goal came on 18 March 2017 in a 5–1 win over Athlone Town at St Colman's Park. His first season in senior football under Stephen Henderson saw Coleman rack up as many as 27 appearances in all competitions, scoring 4 goals.

Limerick

Coleman made the step back up to th