Luke O'Regan

Luke O'Regan
Personal information
Full name Luke O'Regan
Date of birth (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Shamrock Rovers
Number 17
Youth career
–2022 Mount Merrion
2022–2024 UCD
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 UCD 53 (0)
2026– Shamrock Rovers 1 (0)
2026 → UCD (loan) 13 (0)
International career‡
2023 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:00, 31 July 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:13, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Luke O'Regan (born 17 February 2005) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers.

Club career

Youth career

O'Regan began playing football with local club Mount Merrion[2] and attended secondary school at Blackrock College,[3] joined the academy at UCD early in 2022 while still in school, initially playing in the League of Ireland U17 Division before working his way through the academy system up to the first team.[4] In 2024, he played in the UEFA Youth League for the club's U19 side, in a 3–1 defeat to Kosovan side FC 2 Korriku.[5]

UCD

On 31 March 2023, O'Regan made his senior debut for UCD, coming off the bench in the 70th minute of a 3–0 defeat in their League of Ireland Premier Division fixture at Richmond Park.[6] On 17 August 2024, he scored the first goal of his career, in a 2–0 win away to Sligo Rovers in an FAI Cup upset at The Showgrounds.[7] O'Regan was named UCD's Young Player of the Year for 2024, but missed a lot of 2025 through injury.[8][9]

Shamrock Rovers

On 21 February 2026, it was announced that he had signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Shamrock Rovers, with O'Regan set to remain on loan at UCD for the first half of the season alongside training with Shamrock Rovers by day.[10][9][11] He made 13 appearances back on loan at UCD before returning to Rovers in July 2026.[12] On 7 July 2026, he made his Rovers debut, replacing Jake Mulraney from the bench in a 2–0 loss away to Maltese side Floriana in the UEFA Champions League.[13]

International career

O'Regan made his international debut on 9 September 2023, for the Republic of Ireland U19 side in a 1–0 loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina U19.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played on 31 July 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
UCD 2023 LOI Premier Division 15000–0[b]0150
2024 LOI First Division 20031–3[c]0261
2025 14000–0[b]000
2026 40––0[b]040
Total 49031–30551
Shamrock Rovers 2026 LOI Premier Division 10102[d]0–40
UCD (loan) 2026 LOI First Division 130–––130
Career total 670412030761
  1. ↑ Includes FAI Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
  3. ↑ 1 appearance in the Leinster Senior Cup; 2 appearances in the 2024 League of Ireland First Division Playoffs
  4. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ↑ "Luke O'Regan: Career, Stats & Clubs". worldfootball.net.
  2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DVOTbhDDLSU/?igsh=MWM1NXFxcXcyN254MQ==
  3. ↑ "Soccer - Luke O'Regan 6th Year - UCD 1st Team".
  4. ↑ "Luke O'Regan | UCD U17". extratime.com.
  5. ↑ "UCD vs 2 Korriku | Line-ups | UEFA Youth League 2024/25 | UEFA.com".
  6. ↑ "League Report: St Patrick's Athletic 3 - 0 UCD". extratime.com.
  7. ↑ Goulden, David (17 August 2024). "UCD stun Sligo Rovers to progress in FAI Cup" – via www.rte.ie.
  8. ↑ "UCD FC (@UCDAFC) on X". 9 November 2024.
  9. 1 2 Fennessy, Paul (21 February 2026). "UCD youngster joins Shamrock Rovers". The 42.
  10. ↑ Rovers, Shamrock (21 February 2026). "Rovers sign Luke O'Regan 21 February 2026".
  11. ↑ Ferris, Macdara. "Stephen Bradley on another Hoops signing from the Students: 'Luke O'Regan has really strong attributes, especially in the attacking part of the pitch. He can be a really exciting player for us'". extratime.com.
  12. 1 2 "Republic of Ireland - L. O'Regan - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
  13. ↑ Rovers, Shamrock (13 July 2026). "Team News - Home vs Floriana - 14-07-2026 13 July 2026".
  14. ↑ "REPORT | MU19 | Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-0 Ireland". www.fai.ie.
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