Fiacre Kelleher


Fiacre Blane Kelleher is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Macclesfield Town.

Early and personal life

Born in Cork, Kelleher is from Blackrock. He has three older brothers who played hurling, as did he. He is the older brother of Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher.

Club career

Early career

Kelleher began his career with local Cork club Avondale, before signing for Scottish club Celtic in 2012. He moved on loan to Peterhead in July 2016.
He signed for English club Oxford United in June 2017. He moved on loan to Solihull Moors in August 2017, extending the deal in January 2018 until the end of the season.

Macclesfield Town

He joined Macclesfield Town on loan in June 2018. Kelleher made his professional debut on the first day of the 2018–19 season, starting the game against Swindon Town. He scored his first goal for club in an EFL Cup draw with Bradford City in August, and his first league goal in a 3–3 draw with Newport County at the beginning of October. After being released by Oxford at the end of the season, he returned to Macclesfield and was named captain of the side for the 2019–20 season.

International career

Kelleher has represented Ireland at under-19 level.

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