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Jack Moylan
Personal information
Full name Jack Moylan[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 8
Youth career
–2017 Malahide United
2017–2020 Bohemians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Bohemians 6 (0)
2021 → Wexford (loan) 14 (7)
2022–2023 Shelbourne 63 (22)
2024–2026 Lincoln City 77 (17)
2026– Cardiff City 8 (3)
International career‡
2026– Republic of Ireland 2 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:50, 19 September 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:30, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Jack Moylan (born 1 September 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for EFL Championship club Cardiff City and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Early life

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Jack Moylan was born on 1 September 2001 to Senan Moylan and Brenda Harrington.[3][4] A native of Bayside, Moylan played his youth football with Malahide United before signing for the Bohemian F.C. academy in March 2017.[4][5][6] His manager at the time, Keith Long, later revealed that Moylan was his "very first signing for the Bohemians Academy".[4]

Club career

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Bohemians

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Moylan's route through the Bohemians academy saw him win back-to-back Under-19 National League titles in 2018 and 2019, in addition to winning the Enda McGuill Cup in 2018. He was also exposed to underage European football in the 2018–19 season against Midtjylland of Denmark.[4] The following season, he scored in the UEFA Youth League first round 1–1 draw between Bohemians and PAOK at Dalymount Park. He made his first team league debut for Bohs on 24 October 2020 in a 2–0 defeat to Finn Harps.[7][4]

Wexford loan

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On 1 July 2021, Moylan was sent on loan to Wexford FC, where he stayed for the rest of the season. He scored 8 goals in 17 appearances. His first appearance came in a 4–4 draw with Athlone Town.[8]

Shelbourne

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On 1 January 2022, Moylan signed for Shelbourne as an attacking midfielder and a striker.[5] On 13 May 2023, Moylan scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 3–0 win against Sligo Rovers.[9] His goals came in the 9th minute and 41st minute, with a penalty in the 66th minute.[10] He was named League of Ireland Player of the Month for October 2023, his last month with the club, having scored five goals in his final two games to take him up to 15 league goals for the season, the joint most in the league along with Jonathan Afolabi.[11] At the end of the season he was named in the PFAI Team of the Year as voted by his fellow professionals in the league.[12]

Lincoln City

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On 4 September 2023, it was announced that Moylan had signed a pre-contract agreement with EFL League One side Lincoln City, with the contract effective from 1 January 2024.[13][14] On 13 January 2024, he made his debut coming off the bench in the 1–1 draw against Wycombe Wanderers.[15] His first goals for Lincoln came against Barnsley on 9 March 2024 where he netted a brace, the first of which was nominated for EFL League One Goal of the Month.[16][17] The following year, Moylan made his 50th appearance for the Imps.[3] At the start of the next season, he injured his ankle against Harrogate Town in August 2025 and was ruled out of action for three months after surgery.[18][19] After returning to the squad, he was nominated for the January 2026 Player of the Month award when his four goals helped drive Lincoln's promotion push.[20] On 13 March 2026, Moylan signed a three-year extension to his Lincoln City deal, which would keep him at the club until the summer of 2030.[21] After winning promotion from League One in the 2025–26 season, he was named in the EFL League One Team of the Season alongside teammates Tendayi Darikwa, Sonny Bradley and George Wickens. Moylan was also nominated for EFL League One Player of the Season, alongside teammates Sonny Bradley, Dom Ballard and Owen Bailey.[22][23] At the end of the season he was nominated for the League One PFA Players’ Player of the Year.[24]

Cardiff City

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On 5 August 2026, Moylan signed a four-year contract at EFL Championship club Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee, a club record fee received for Lincoln City.[25][26]

International career

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In May 2026, he received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland squad for their friendly against Grenada on 16 May 2026.[27] He made his debut in the game, scoring a second half hat-trick in a 5–0 win, becoming the first Ireland player to do so in 39 years.[28][29] On 28 May 2026, Moylan was sent-off for a studs-up challenge in his second match for the Republic of Ireland against Qatar.[30]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 19 September 2026[31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bohemians 2019 LOI Premier Division 0000001[a]010
2020 LOI Premier Division 2010—0030
2021 LOI Premier Division 40——0040
Total 6010001080
Wexford (loan) 2021 LOI First Division 14731——178
Shelbourne 2022[32] LOI Premier Division 27753——3210
2023[33] LOI Premier Division 361510—1[a]13816
Total 632263—117026
Lincoln City 2023–24[34] League One 184———184
2024–25[35] League One 28232103[b]1355
2025–26[36] League One 311100112[b]03412
Total 77173221518721
Cardiff City 2026–27[37] Championship 830021—104
Career total 16849136427219259
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

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As of match played on 28 May 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland
202623
Total23
List of international goals scored by Jack Moylan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
116 May 2026Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain Grenada3–05–0Friendly
24–0
35–0

Honours

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Lincoln City

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 17th May 2025" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jack Moylan Football Statistics | WhoScored.com". www.whoscored.com.
  3. 1 2 "J. Moylan | Lincoln City Football Club". Lincoln City Football Club. Archived from the original on 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Long, Keith (29 June 2026). "Progression Elsewhere - Jack Moylan is a model of success for LOI Academy players". The Sports Hacks. Archived from the original on 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Shels sign attacking midfielder Jack Moylan". Shelbourne FC. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "All-Ireland win for Malahide United". Dublin Gazette Newspapers. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Bohemian Football Club - Congratulations to Jack Moylan who made his SSE Airtricity League debut in last night's game against Finn Harps | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Wexford FC 4-4 Athlone Town. Wexford will always claim Jack as one of their own.", YouTube.com, 3 July 2021, retrieved 19 May 2023
  9. ↑ Goulden, David (13 May 2023). "Moylan bags hat-trick as Shels sink below-par Sligo". RTÉ.ie.
  10. ↑ Sofascore. "Football Live Score - Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Shels striker Jack Moylan scoops Player of the Month award". Irish Independent. 9 November 2023.
  12. 1 2 "PFAI Team of Year includes one Shamrock Rovers player". RTÉ.ie. 15 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "City secure Moylan signature". www.redimps.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Lincoln complete signing of forward Moylan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers 1 Imps 1". Lincoln City FC. 13 January 2024. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Barnsley 1-5 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 9 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Moylan nominated for March Goal of the Month". Lincoln City F.C. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  18. ↑ "Skubala aiming for Carabao Cup progression". Lincoln City F.C. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Imps Injury Agony As Popular Attacker Out For Months". Stacey West. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Sky Bet League One Manager and Player of the Month nominees". EFL. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  21. ↑ "Imps secure Moylan future with new contract". Lincoln City FC. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  22. ↑ "EFL Awards 2026: Shortlist and how to watch". EFL. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  23. 1 2 "Four Imps players in League One Team of the Season". Lincoln City. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  24. ↑ "PFA Awards 2026: Top Six Shortlists Announced". Lincoln City. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "Jack Moylan is a Bluebird". Cardiff City FC. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  26. ↑ "Moylan completes move to Cardiff". www.weareimps.com. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  27. ↑ "Hallgrímsson names 21-player squad for Grenada international friendly". FAI. 5 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  28. ↑ Sneyd, David (16 May 2026). "Jack Moylan becomes first Ireland player in 39 years to score debut hat-trick in 5-0 win". The 42.
  29. ↑ Text, Live. "Republic of Ireland 5-0 Grenada: Jack Moylan hat-trick as Republic of Ireland beat Grenada". BBC Sport.
  30. ↑ "Republic of Ireland 1 Qatar 0". BBC Sport. 29 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  31. ↑ "Republic of Ireland - J. Moylan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  32. ↑ "Jack Moylan | Football Stats | Shelbourne | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  33. ↑ "Jack Moylan | Football Stats | Shelbourne | Season 2023/2024 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Jack Moylan in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Jack Moylan in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Jack Moylan in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Jack Moylan in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  38. ↑ "Lincoln beat Doncaster to clinch League One title". BBC Sport. 21 April 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  39. ↑ "Irish Premier Division Top Scorers". BBC News. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  40. ↑ "PFA Awards 2026: EFL Winners". PFA. 25 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
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