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Gareth McElroy

Sligo Rovers
52
Shirt
17 years
Jun 1, 2007
Ireland
Country
Position
Primary
Center-back
Others
Left-back
CB
LB

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches43%Shot attempts86%Goals76%
Chances created21%Aerial duels won69%Defensive actions99%

Premier Division 2025

1
Goals
0
Assists
9
Started
12
Matches
857
Minutes played
6.82
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

May 5

Shamrock Rovers
2-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.2

May 2

Drogheda United
2-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.9

Apr 26

Cork City
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.6

Apr 22

Derry City
3-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.2

Apr 18

Waterford FC
0-4
90
1
0
1
0
8.6

Apr 12

Galway United FC
1-2
90
0
0
0
0
6.9

Apr 4

Bohemian FC
4-2
90
0
0
0
0
5.2

Mar 28

Shelbourne
1-2
45
0
0
0
0
6.8

Mar 15

Derry City
0-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 7

Cork City
1-1
1
0
0
0
0
-
Sligo Rovers

May 5

Premier Division
Shamrock Rovers
2-0
90’
6.2

May 2

Premier Division
Drogheda United
2-2
90’
7.9

Apr 26

Premier Division
Cork City
1-1
90’
7.6

Apr 22

Premier Division
Derry City
3-0
90’
6.2

Apr 18

Premier Division
Waterford FC
0-4
90’
8.6
2025

Season performance
Minutes played: 857

Shooting

Goals
1
Shots
9
Shots on target
4

Passing

Assists
0
Successful passes
322
Pass accuracy
73.7%
Accurate long balls
37
Long ball accuracy
37.4%
Chances created
1

Possession

Successful dribbles
2
Dribble success
66.7%
Touches
617
Touches in opposition box
14
Dispossessed
2
Fouls won
5

Defending

Tackles won
11
Tackles won %
73.3%
Duels won
53
Duels won %
64.6%
Aerial duels won
32
Aerial duels won %
65.3%
Interceptions
14
Blocked
2
Fouls committed
6
Recoveries
32
Dribbled past
3

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches43%Shot attempts86%Goals76%
Chances created21%Aerial duels won69%Defensive actions99%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

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