Egor Vassenin

Egor Vassenin
Personal information
Full name Egor Vassenin
Date of birth (2007-10-24) 24 October 2007
Place of birth Kilcullen, County Kildare, Ireland[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Dundalk (on loan from Shamrock Rovers)
Number 16
Youth career
2014–2021 Kilcullen AFC
2021–2025 Klub Kildare
2025– Shamrock Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Shamrock Rovers 1 (0)
2026– → Dundalk (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Republic of Ireland U16 3 (0)
2024 Republic of Ireland U17 2 (0)
2024 Republic of Ireland U18 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:28, 25 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:00, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Egor Vassenin (born 24 October 2007) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk, on loan from Shamrock Rovers.

Club career

Youth career

A native of Kilcullen, County Kildare, Vassenin began playing football with local club Kilcullen AFC up to Under-13 level, he then joined League of Ireland underage academy side Klub Kildare in June 2021 and remained there until July 2025 when he signed a professional contract with Shamrock Rovers, where he would initially play games in their academy.[2][3]

Shamrock Rovers

On 5 July 2025, Vassenin signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers on professional terms.[4] On 1 November 2025, he made his senior debut for the club, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 defeat to Sligo Rovers at Tallaght Stadium in the final league game of the season, before his side lifted the league trophy as 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division winners.[5]

Dundalk loan

On 16 July 2026, Vassenin signed for fellow League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk on loan until the end of the season.[6] The following day he made his debut for the club, in a 3–1 win over St Mochta's in the FAI Cup at Oriel Park.[7][8]

International career

On 30 October 2022, he made his debut in international football, for the Republic of Ireland U16's penalty shootout win over Wales U16 with Vassenin scoring in the 5–4 shootout victory after a 2–2 draw in his side's opening Victory Shield fixture.[9] On 14 February 2024, he made his Republic of Ireland U17 debut in a 2–0 defeat to Hungary U17 in a friendly in Spain.[10] In November 2024, he received his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland U18 side for their friendlies in Croatia against Japan U18, Croatia U18 and Portugal U18.[1][11] He made his debut for the side in a 4–0 defeat to Portugal U19 on 19 November 2024.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played on 25 August 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shamrock Rovers 2025 LOI Premier Division 10000[b]0–10
2026 00–0[c]00[d]000
Total 1000000010
Dundalk (loan) 2026 LOI Premier Division 3020––50
Career total 4020000060
  1. ↑ Includes FAI Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

Shamrock Rovers

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kildare's Vassenin named in Ireland U18 squad - Homepage - Kildare Nationalist". kildare-nationalist.ie. 11 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Egor Vassenin | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com.
  3. ↑ "Vassenin joins Shamrock Rovers - Homepage - Kildare Nationalist". kildare-nationalist.ie. 5 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Rovers, Shamrock (5 July 2025). "New Signing - Egor Vassenin 5 July 2025".
  5. 1 2 "Shamrock Rovers' Kildare contingent enjoy title success - Homepage - Kildare Nationalist". kildare-nationalist.ie. 2 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Murphy, Colm (16 July 2026). "Loan Signing: Egor Vassenin". Dundalk FC.
  7. ↑ Murphy, Colm (18 July 2026). "Dundalk FC 3-1 St Mochta's: Report". Dundalk FC.
  8. ↑ O'Flaherty, Deniese. "Premier Division Dundalk prove too strong for non-league St Mochta's". extratime.com.
  9. ↑ "REPORT | MU16 | Ireland beat Wales on penalties". www.fai.ie.
  10. ↑ "MU17 | REPORT | Ireland 0-2 Hungary". www.fai.ie.
  11. ↑ "MU18 | Squad named for Japan, Croatia and Portugal games". www.fai.ie.
  12. ↑ "REPORT | MU18 | Portugal 4-0 Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  13. ↑ "Republic of Ireland - E. Vassenin - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
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