Bolger playing for Southend United in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cian Thomas Bolger | ||
Date of birth | 12 March 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Celbridge, Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Fleetwood Town | ||
Youth career | |||
Celbridge Town | |||
200?–2010 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
2011 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 39 | (2) |
2012–2013 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2013 | → Colchester United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2014 | → Southend United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Southend United | 45 | (1) |
2016 | → Bury (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2016– | Fleetwood Town | 27 | (5) |
National team | |||
2010 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:46, 29 March 2017 (AEDT). |
Cian Thomas Bolger is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Fleetwood Town.
Bolger was born in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, and was Leicester City's academy Player of the Year in 2009.
He made his debut in the Football League, while on loan at Bristol Rovers, when he came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Carl Regan in a 6–1 defeat to Walsall on 29 January 2011. He scored an own goal against Brighton and Hove Albion on 5 February 2011 in a 2–4 defeat for Rovers, this defeat left Rovers 23rd in the league one point above Dagenham and Redbridge. In his 4th game for the club against Rochdale on 8 February 2011 he was sent off for the first time in his senior career after a second yellow card for a poor challenge on Chris O'Grady. Bolger's first win with the club came on his 6th appearance against Tranmere Rovers on 8 March 2011. Bolger played the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 victory.
On 11 July, Cian Bolger returned to Bristol Rovers on a 6-month loan deal. On 24 September 2011, Bolger scored the first professional goal of his career against Morecombe, and followed this up with the third Gas goal in a thrilling 5–2 victory at home to Rotherham United.
On 31 August, Cian Bolger returned to Bristol Rovers for a third time, until 1 January 2013. On 8 September 2012 he sustained cruciate ligament injury in Bristol Rovers 2–2 draw against Aldershot Town, which prevented him from playing for over 3 months. He made his comeback on Boxing Day, coincidentally in another 2–2 draw against Aldershot, playing the full 90 minutes.