Joe Rafferty

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Joe Rafferty

Rafferty in 2015
Personal information
Full name Joseph Gerard Rafferty[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Rochdale
Number 2
Youth career
2003–2012 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Rochdale 98 (2)
National team
2010–2011 Republic of Ireland U18 3 (0)
2011– Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:27, 08 February 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:09, 26 October 2013 (UTC)

Joseph Gerard "Joe" Rafferty (born 6 October 1993) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays as a right back for English club Rochdale. Rafferty can operate as a full-back and as a midfielder.

Rafferty has played internationally for the Republic of Ireland three times at under-18 and once at under-19 level.

Club career

Liverpool

Rafferty spent his youth career with Liverpool, and in 2011 was made captain of the Under-18 side.[2] Whilst at Liverpool he was capped by the Republic of Ireland at Under 18 level making his debut in 2010 in the Jerez tournament against Czech Republic in Prague.[3] The following season Rafferty represented Republic of Ireland at Under 19 levels.[4]

Rochdale

He joined Football League Two side Rochdale on 2 July 2012.[5] On 4 September 2012 Rafferty made his first-team debut for Rochdale in the Football League Trophy against Fleetwood Town coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Brian Barry-Murphy.[6] On 16 May 2013 Rafferty signed a new 1-year contract at Rochdale. on 8 October 2013 Rafferty scored his first professional goal with a header against Port Vale in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. On 26 April 2014 Rafferty was part of the Rochdale team which won promotion to League One. On 1 July 2014 Rafferty agreed a new two-year contract extending his stay at Spotland until May 2016.[7]

Career statistics

As of 17 June 2015.[8]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rochdale 2012–13 210000020230
2013–14 310101011341
2014–15 311501020391
Career total 831602051962

References

  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 69. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. Pearce, James (1 September 2011). "Joe Rafferty speaks of pride at captaining Liverpool FC under-18s". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. "Late brace condemns U18s to defeat". Football Association of Ireland. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  4. "Under-19s lose season opener". Football Association of Ireland. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  5. "McIntyre, Rafferty and Edwards join Rochdale". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  6. "Rochdale 2–2 Fleetwood Town". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  7. "Contracts: Bunney, Rafferty & Rose". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  8. Joseph Rafferty career statistics at Soccerbase

External links

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