# Dara Costelloe

Dara James Morgan Costelloe (born 11 December 2002) is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward for Northampton Town on loan from Burnley.

## Club career

Costelloe was born in Limerick, County Limerick and was a part of the youth team at Aisling Annacotty before joining Galway United under-15 side in 2017. He made his first team debut for Galway a year later on 31 August 2018, aged 15, when he came on as a substitute in the 2–0 defeat to Finn Harps. This broke the record for the youngest every player to play for the first team. A day later he signed a first team contract having impressed for manager, Alan Murphy's, under-17 side.
In February 2021, it was announced that Costelloe had signed a contract for Premier League side Burnley having trained and featured for the under-18 and under-23 setups since the previous summer. He signed a deal with Steve Stone's Academy side until June 2022. After two successful campaigns in the Academy, he signed a new contract with Burnley in the summer of 2022. He finished as top scorer for the under-23 side with twelve goals and also made the bench for the first team for the last seven games of the Premier League season as Burnley were relegated.
Costelloe made his first team debut on 29 July 2022, starting the first league game of the season in a 1–0 win over Huddersfield Town at the Kirklees Stadium. It was also Vincent Kompany's managerial debut for the Clarets.
On 13 January 2023, Costelloe joined EFL League Two side Bradford City on loan for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.
In August 2023, he signed on loan for St Johnstone of the Scottish Premiership. After being recalled on 1 January 2024, Costelloe immediately joined fellow Scottish side Dundee on loan until the end of the season. Costelloe made his debut for the Dark Blues on 20 January in a Scottish Cup game away to Kilmarnock. On 21 May 2024, Burnley said the player would be returning once the loan ended.
In August 2024, Costelloe joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on a season-long loan deal. He made his debut from the bench in the league opener against Doncaster Rovers. Costelloe scored his first goal for Stanley on 1 October against Cheltenham Town. He was recalled from his loan in January 2025. On 3 February 2025, he signed a new contract with Burnley and moved on loan to League One club Northampton Town for the rest of the season. Costelloe made his debut for the Cobblers on 15 February. The following week, Costelloe scored his first goal for Northampton in a home win over Bristol Rovers.

## International career

Costelloe made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut on 16 June 2023, in a 2–2 draw with Ukraine U21 in a friendly played in Bad Blumau, Austria.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Galway United | 2018 | LOI First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Galway United | 2019 | LOI First Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Galway United | 2020 | LOI First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Galway United | Total | Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Burnley | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Burnley | 2022–23 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Burnley | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Bradford City (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Dundee (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2024–25 | League Two | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2024–25 | League One | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 83 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 8 |

### Notes

* ↑ Includes Scottish Cup
* ↑ Includes League of Ireland Cup, EFL Cup
* ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy