Stephen Dooley

Stephen Dooley

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Paul Dooley
Date of birth	(1991-10-19) 19 October 1991
Place of birth	Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Height
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Harrogate Town
Number	22
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Loyola Greyhounds
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Coleraine	20	(3)
2013–2014	Coleraine	1	(1)
2014–2016	Derry City	29	(3)
2016–2017	Cork City	53	(9)
2017–2018	Coleraine	10	(1)
2018–2022	Rochdale	111	(4)
2022–	Harrogate Town	6	(0)
International career
	Northern Ireland U17
	Northern Ireland U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Stephen Paul Dooley (born 19 October 1991) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for English club Harrogate Town, as a winger.

Early and personal life

Born in Ballymoney, Dooley grew up in Portstewart and attended Loreto College, Coleraine.

Club career

Dooley began his career with Coleraine. He left in 2010 to play college soccer in the United States for the Loyola Greyhounds. He returned to Coleraine in 2013. He signed for Derry City in January 2014, before moving to Cork City in January 2016. He returned to Coleraine for a third spell in December 2017.

He signed for English club Rochdale in May 2018. On 19 June 2021, Dooley signed a new one-year contract.

On 14 June 2022, it was announced that Dooley would move to fellow League Two club Harrogate Town on a two-year deal, at the end of his current contract with Rochdale.

International career

Dooley represented Northern Ireland at under-17 and under-19 levels.