List of the best soccer players from Ireland. List includes the top soccer (or “football”) players from Ireland, along with photos when available. This list of best Irish soccer players is ordered by popularity, so only the greatest players are at the top of the list. If you're searching for a particular famous Irish soccer player you can use the "search" box to find what you're looking for.
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Roy Maurice Keane is an Irish football manager and former professional football player. He is the assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team. In his 18-year-long playing ...more
Paul McGrath is a retired Irish footballer, who played as a defender from 1981 until 1998. McGrath is widely recognised as one of the greatest players to have ever come out of Ireland. In a ...more
Robert David "Robbie" Keane is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker and is captain of both Los Angeles Galaxy and the Republic of Ireland national football team. ...more
Liam Brady is an Irish former football player, and former assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team. In his playing days, Brady was a midfielder renowned for his ...more
Denis Joseph Irwin is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a full-back from 1983 to 2004. Born in Cork, Ireland, he is best known for his long and successful stint at Manchester ...more
Shay John James Given is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Aston Villa. He plays at international level for the Republic of Ireland national football team. As he ...more
Michael John "Johnny" Giles is a former association footballer and manager best remembered for his time as a midfielder with Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s. Since retiring from ...more
Damien Anthony Duff is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Melbourne City. Duff has previously played for Blackburn Rovers, with whom he won the Football League Cup; ...more
John James "Johnny" Carey, also known as Jackie Carey, was an Irish professional footballer and manager. As a player Carey spent most of his career at Manchester United, where he was ...more
Ronald Andrew "Ronnie" Whelan is a former Irish association football midfielder, and sometimes defender, who was an integral part of the dominant Liverpool side of the 1980s. He was at ...more
James "Jimmy" Dunne was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Shamrock Rovers, Sheffield United, Arsenal and Southampton. Dunne was also a dual internationalist and played ...more
John William Aldridge is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football manager. He was a prolific record-breaking striker best known for his productive time with Liverpool ...more
Raymond James "Ray" Houghton is a retired football player, and current analyst and commentator with RTÉ Sport. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Houghton played international football ...more
Séamus Coleman is an Irish footballer who plays for Everton and the Republic of Ireland. Originally a Gaelic footballer, Coleman started his association football career with Sligo Rovers ...more
David Anthony O'Leary is an Irish football manager and former player. His managerial career began at Leeds United and later he managed Aston Villa. He most recently worked as the manager of ...more
Francis Anthony "Frank" Stapleton is an Irish former football player and manager, and current assistant manager to Ray Wilkins with Jordan. He is best remembered for his time at ...more
Patrick Joseph "Packie" Bonner is an Irish former football goalkeeper for Celtic. He earned 80 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team after making his debut on his ...more
Kevin Bernard Moran is a former Irish footballer who excelled at the top levels in both Gaelic and soccer. In Gaelic football, he is known for his time as a Dublin senior team player, winning ...more
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William Augustine Whelan, also known as Billy Whelan or Liam Whelan, was an Irish footballer and one of the eight Manchester United players who were killed in the Munich air disaster. He was 22 ...more
Stephen "Steve" Staunton is an Irish association football manager and former professional footballer, who was most recently manager of Darlington. He earned 102 caps for the Republic ...more
John Francis O'Shea is an Irish footballer, who plays as a defender for Sunderland and the Republic of Ireland national football team. He is known for his versatility in playing several ...more
Mark Thomas Lawrenson is a former professional footballer, a defender in the Liverpool and Ireland football teams of the 1980s. After a short career as a manager, he has since been a radio, ...more
Niall John Quinn is an Irish former professional footballer and businessman, and the ex-chairman of Sunderland A.F.C.. Quinn continued as Sunderland's director responsible for international ...more
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Daniel Joseph "Don" Givens is a football player and coach, and former Republic of Ireland U21 team manager. He was part of the FAI's three-man selection committee in helping to select ...more
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