Ger Hanley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerard Hanley | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Knocknacarra | |||
| –2008 | Salthill Devon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Galway United | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Mervue United | 54 | (0) |
| 2012 | Dundalk | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Mervue United | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | Shelbourne | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | Mervue United | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Galway United | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 85 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland U15 | ||
| 2007–2008 | Republic of Ireland U17 | ||
| 2008–2009 | Republic of Ireland U19 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gerard Hanley (born 4 April 1991) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Hanley played youth football with Knocknacarra and Salthill Devon before starting his professional career with Galway United. Hanley go on to have multiple stints with Mervue United, as well as spells with Dundalk, Shelbourne and a second spell with Galway United.
Hanley is a former Republic of Ireland youth international.
Youth career
[edit]Hanley played youth football with Knocknacarra[1] and Salthill Devon.[2]
In a 2012 interview, Hanley stated that he had turned down an opportunity to play professionally in Scotland.[3]
Club career
[edit]Galway United
[edit]On 13 April 2009, Hanley made his debut for League of Ireland Premier Division side Galway United in a League of Ireland Cup game against the team he played youth football with, Salthill Devon.[4]
Mervue United
[edit]Hanley signed for League of Ireland First Division club Mervue United ahead of the 2010 season.[2]
On 19 August 2011, Hanley saved a penalty in a game against Cork City, however Cork striker, Graham Cummins scored the rebound.[5]
Dundalk
[edit]On 27 January 2012, Hanley was signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk by their manager Sean McCaffrey who had previously managed Hanley for the Republic of Ireland U17s and U19s.[1]
On 10 April 2012, Hanley made his debut for Dundalk as they won 2–1 against Longford Town in the League of Ireland Cup.[6] On 22 June 2012 Hanley made his league debut for Dundalk against UCD at the UCD Bowl, however Hanley had to be withdrawn for Peter Cherrie after only 28 minutes due to an injury.[7][2]
Return to Mervue United
[edit]Hanley returned to Mervue United for the second half of the 2012 season. On 21 September 2012, Hanley played his first game back with the club in a victory over Athlone Town.[8]
Shelbourne
[edit]On 15 January 2013, Hanley signed for Premier Division side Shelbourne ahead of the 2013 season.[2]
Third spell with Mervue United
[edit]Hanley once again returned to Mervue as they were chasing promotion in the second half of 2013 season.[9] That season Mervue made it to the play-offs where they would face Longford Town, where they would lose on penalties.[10]
Return to Galway United
[edit]Hnaley joined the newly formed, Galway FC ahead of the 2014 season,[2] where he would rotate with Connor Gleeson.[11]
Hanley re-signed with the re-named Galway United for the 2015 season, where he would be competing for a starting spot with Connor Gleeson, Kevin Horgan and Conor Winn.[12]
That season Galway made it to the League of Ireland Cup semi-finals, where they faced Hanley’s former club Dundalk. Hanley would emerge the hero as the game went to penalties, as he saved two penalties to get Galway to the 2015 League of Ireland Cup final.[13]
International career
[edit]Hanley was the starting goalkeeper for the Republic of Ireland U17s at the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Galway United | 2008 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mervue United | 2010 | LOI First Division | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Dundalk | 2012 | LOI Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mervue United | 2012 | LOI First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Shelbourne | 2013 | LOI Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mervue United | 2013 | LOI First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Galway United | 2014 | LOI First Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2015 | LOI Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 85 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes FAI Cup
- ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup
- ^ Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
Honours
[edit]Galway United
- League of Ireland Cup; runner up: 2015
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dundalk complete Hanley signing". extratime.com. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "Ger Hanley". extratime.com. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ^ "Dundalk's the team for me". independent.ie. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ^ "Galway United 2 - 2 Salthill Devon (Galway win 5-3 on penalties)". extratime.com. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ^ "Mervue United 1 - 2 Cork City". extratime.com. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ^ "Dundalk defeat Longford Town in EA SPORTS CUP". lonfordleader.ie. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ^ "UCD 1 - 1 Dundalk". extratime.com. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ^ "Mervue keen to continue stylish win when Wexford visit". advertiser.ie. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ^ "Mervue hope to dent hopes of promotion-chasing Waterford". advertiser.ie. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ^ "Longford Town's penalty shoot-out drama win over Mervue". longfordleader.ie. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ^ "Cup quarter-final kickstarts tough trio of fixtures for Galway". advertiser.ie. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ^ "Winn-ing mentality gets Conor new deal". extratime.com. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ^ "Galway shock Dundalk to reach cup final". rte.ie. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Galway (city)
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Salthill Devon F.C. players
- Galway United F.C. (1937–2011) players
- Mervue United A.F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- Galway United F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Sportspeople from Galway (city)
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen