The 2022 Galway United F.C. season was the football club's 44th season in the League of Ireland and their fifth consecutive season in the League of Ireland First Division since being relegated in 2017.
The club finished the season in 3rd, qualifying for the play-offs where they would defeat Longford Town in the semi-finals, before being defeated by Waterford in the final.
Squad # Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous Club Signed Notes Goalkeepers 1 Conor Kearns GK St Patrick's Athletic 2021 16 Matthew Connor GK Waterford 2022 23 Connal Doran GK Salthill Devon 2022 Defenders 2 Conor O'Keeffe DF Newry City 2021 4 Charlie Lyons DF Cobh Ramblers 2022 5 Killian Brouder DF Limerick 2019 6 Diego Portilla DF Atlético Paso 2022 12 James Finnerty DF Bohemians 2022 Loan 20 Evan O'Connor DF Regional United 2022 21 Oisín O'Reilly DF Athlone Town 2022 29 Adam Thomas DF Shelbourne 2022 Loan Midfielders 7 Steven Healy MF Academy 2022 10 David Hurley MF Cobh Ramblers 2021 14 Ronan Manning MF Athlone Town 2021 17 Bastien Héry MF Finn Harps 2022 Loan 22 Conor McCormack MF Derry City 2021 Captain 24 Ed McCarthy MF Regional United 2022 26 Mikey McCullagh MF Academy 2022 27 Max Hemmings MF Greenville Triumph 2022 31 Adam O'Halloran MF Mervue United 2022 Forwards 3 Stephen Walsh FW Galway Hibernians 2018 8 Mikie Rowe FW Tormenta 2021 9 Manu Dimas FW Unión Viera 2022 11 Aaron Neary FW Mervue United 2022 15 David Tarmey FW Academy 2022 18 Wilson Waweru FW Academy 2018 19 Francely Lomboto FW Galway Hibernians 2020 28 Rob Manley FW Bray Wanderers 2022 Players who departed before the end of the season 7 Gary Boylan DF Cork City 2021 Loaned out 11 Shane Doherty MF Rowan 2019 12 Jordan Adeyemo FW Drogheda United 2022 15 Dean O'Shea MF Bray Wanderers 2021 23 Conor Brann GK Limerick 2022 25 Alex Murphy DF Corrib Celtic 2021 31 Mark Russell DF Greenock Morton 2022
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name Last club Ref.25 December 2021FWJordan Adeyemo Drogheda United9 January 2022DFDiego Portilla Atlético Paso10 January 2022FWManu Dimas Unión Viera1 February 2022MFEd McCarthy Regional UnitedDFEvan O'Connor2 February 2022DFCharlie Lyons Cobh Ramblers6 February 2022DFOisín O'Reilly Athlone Town20 February 2022MFMax Hemmings Greenville Triumph2 March 2022GKMatthew Connor Waterford2 July 2022DFMark Russell Greenock Morton6 July 2022FWRob Manley Bray Wanderers
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.8 November 2021DFChristopher Horgan Treaty United9 December 2021FWRuairí Keating Cork City11 January 2022FWMikey Place Ballymena United31 January 2022DFJoe Gorman Treaty United1 July 2022DFAlex Murphy Newcastle United8 July 2022FWJordan Adeyemo Longford Town4 August 2022DFMark Russell Portadown1 September 2022GKConor Brann Swindon Town
Loan in Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.3 July 2022DFJames Finnerty Bohemians4 November 202228 July 2022DFAdam Thomas Shelbourne29 July 2022MFBastien Héry Finn Harps
Loan out Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.29 July 2022DFGary Boylan Finn Harps4 November 2022
Club Coaching staff Manager: John Caulfield Assistant Manager: Colin Fortune Goalkeeping Coach: Gianluca Aimi Strength and Conditioning Coach: Danny Broderick Physiotherapist: Richard Grier Analyst: Robert Crosbie
Competitions League of Ireland First Division
As a result of the merger between Bray Wanderers and Cabinteely, there were only 9 teams who would play 32 games each instead of the usual 10 teams playing 36 games each that the division would return to the season after following the addition of Kerry.
League Table
Results summary
Matches
Play-offs Semi-finals
Final
FAI Cup
First Round
Second Round
Statistics Appearances and goals This table shows all of the players who have featured in a first team squad for Galway United this season Brackets denotes how many of the listed appearances were made as a substitute
No. Pos. Player League FAI Cup Play-offs Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK Conor Kearns3200030350 2 DF Conor O'Keeffe27(4)01030310 3 DF Stephen Walsh29(5)1622303418 4 DF Charlie Lyons25(13)12(1)02(2)0291 5 DF Killian Brouder2330030263 6 DF Diego Portilla25(3)02(2)000270 7 DF Gary Boylan19(13)00000190 7 MF Steven Healy1(1)0000010 8 MF Mikie Rowe18(5)12(1)13(3)3235 9 FW Manu Dimas25(11)40000251 10 MF David Hurley32(2)62131378 11 MF Shane Doherty4(4)0000040 11 FW Aaron Neary1(1)0000010 12 FW Jordan Adeyemo16(13)10000161 12 DF James Finnerty1102030160 14 MF Ronan Manning19(5)22100213 15 MF Dean O'Shea1(1)0000010 15 FW David Tarmey6(5)01(1)10071 16 GK Matthew Connor00200020 17 MF Bastien Héry8(4)02(1)02(1)0120 18 FW Wilson Waweru28(7)4101(1)0304 19 FW Francely Lomboto20(16)12(2)21(1)0233 20 DF Evan O'Connor111(1)00021 21 DF Oisín O'Reilly7(5)0100080 22 MF Conor McCormack2702030320 23 GK Conor Brann00000000 23 GK Connal Doran00000000 24 MF Ed McCarthy29(2)31030339 25 DF Alex Murphy2020000202 26 MF Mikey McCullagh1(1)0000010 27 DF Max Hemmings23(5)32130274 28 FW Rob Manley10(3)52(1)13(3)1157 29 DF Adam Thomas6(4)01(1)030100 30 DF Ben Molloy00000000 31 DF Mark Russell1(1)0000010 31 MF Adam O'Halloran1(1)0000010
Clean sheets Player League FAI Cup Play-offs Total 1 Conor Kearns130114 16 Matthew Connor0101
Disciplinary record No. Player League FAI Cup Play-offs Total 3Stephen Walsh80000010090022Conor McCormack60010000070010David Hurley50010000060024Ed McCarthy3010001004012Conor O'Keeffe3000001004006Diego Portilla4000000004004Charlie Lyons3000000003008Mikie Rowe30000000030014Ronan Manning30000000030027Max Hemmings30000000030018Wilson Waweru2100000002105Killian Brouder20000000020029Adam Thomas1000001002001Conor Kearns10000000010012James Finnerty00000010010017Bastien Héry10000000010021Oisín O'Reilly100000000100Totals49112005005611
International call-ups
Madagascar National Team
Player Fixture Date Location EventBastien Héry vs. Congo 24 September 2022 Brazzaville, Congo Friendly vs. Benin 27 September 2022 Mohammedia, Morocco Friendly
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