# Fiacre Kelleher

Fiacre Blane Kelleher (born 10 March 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Colchester United.

## 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.

### Wrexham

On 12 September 2020, Kelleher signed for National League side Wrexham.
Kelleher was released by Wrexham on 2 June 2021.

### Bradford City

On 29 June 2021 it was announced that he had signed a two-year contract with Bradford City. He later said that he was "excited" to train with his new teammates. He entered the starting line-up after an injury to captain Niall Canavan, later saying that the club's dip in form was not enjoyable.
In April 2022 he said was "gobsmacked" that the club had hired Mark Hughes as manager.
He moved on loan to Solihull Moors in July 2022, for the entire season. He was recalled by Bradford City in January 2023, with a view to making a permanent transfer elsewhere.

### Colchester United

The next day, he signed for Colchester United for an undisclosed fee. He had said that his time at Bradford had "not worked out", having made 11 appearances for the club. After signing for Colchester he became "in the heart of the defence".

## International career

Kelleher has represented Ireland at under-19 level.

## 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 |
| Celtic | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peterhead (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| Oxford United | 2017–18 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oxford United | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oxford United | Total | Total | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| Solihull Moors (loan) | 2017–18 | National League | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Solihull Moors (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Solihull Moors (loan) | Total | Total | 56 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 3 |
| Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Macclesfield Town | 2019–20 | League Two | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Wrexham | 2020–21 | National League | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Bradford City | 2021–22 | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bradford City | Total | Total | 129 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 142 | 4 |
| Colchester United | 2022–23 | League Two | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Colchester United | 2023–24 | League Two | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Colchester United | 2024–25 | League Two | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| Colchester United | Total | Total | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 254 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 285 | 15 |
* ↑ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
* ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy