| Cathal Heffernan | |
| Fullname: | Cathal Séan Heffernan Andrews [1] |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Cork, Ireland |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Newcastle United |
| Youthclubs1: | Ringmahon Rangers |
| Youthyears2: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Cork City |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Cork City |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → AC Milan (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | AC Milan |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Newcastle United |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Republic of Ireland U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13:07, 14 September 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:33, 14 October 2023 (UTC) |
Cathal Séan Heffernan Andrews (born 27 April 2005) is an Irish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Newcastle United.
Heffernan was born in Cork.[2] His father Rob and mother Marian are both Olympians, in race walking and 400m relay respectively.[3]
Heffernan began his career with Ringmahon Rangers, signing for Cork City in 2019.[4] He made his senior debut for Cork City in the 2021 season.[3] In March 2021 he trained with Italian clubs Juventus, AC Milan, Roma and Atalanta,[5] [6] and turned professional with Cork in June 2021.[4]
He moved on loan to AC Milan in January 2022.[3] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] He made his debut for Milan's under-18 team a few days later.[12] In May 2022 he made his debut for the under-19 team.[13]
His transfer to Milan was made permanent in June 2022.[14] [15] He joined English club Newcastle United in August 2023.[16]
Heffernan has played for the Republic of Ireland at youth level.[3]