| Dara Costelloe | |
| Fullname: | Dara James Morgan Costelloe |
| Birth Date: | 11 December 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Limerick, Ireland |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Accrington Stanley (on loan from Burnley) |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Galway United |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Galway United |
| Caps1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | Burnley |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Bradford City (loan) |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → St Johnstone (loan) |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Dundee (loan) |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | → Accrington Stanley (loan) |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 17:00, 10 August 2024 (UTC) |
Dara James Morgan Costelloe (born 11 December 2002) is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward for Accrington Stanley on loan from club Burnley.
Costelloe was born in Limerick, County Limerick and was a part of the youth team at Aisling Annacotty before joining Galway United under-15 side in 2017.[1] He made his first team debut for Galway a year later on 31 August 2018, aged 15, when he came on as a substitute in the 2–0 defeat to Finn Harps.[1] This broke the record for the youngest every player to play for the first team. A day later he signed a first team contract having impressed for manager, Alan Murphy's, under-17 side.[2]
In February 2021, it was announced that Costelloe had signed a contract for Premier League side Burnley having trained and featured for the under-18 and under-23 setups since the previous summer.[3] He signed a deal with Steve Stone's Academy side until June 2022.[3] After two successful campaigns in the Academy, he signed a new contract with Burnley in the summer of 2022.[4] He finished as top scorer for the under-23 side with twelve goals and also made the bench for the first team for the last seven games of the Premier League season as Burnley were relegated.[4]
Costelloe made his first team debut on 29 July 2022, starting the first league game of the season in a 1–0 win over Huddersfield Town at the Kirklees Stadium.[5] It was also Vincent Kompany's managerial debut for the Clarets.[5]
On 13 January 2023, Costelloe joined EFL League Two side Bradford City on loan for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.[6]
In August 2023, he signed on loan for St Johnstone of the Scottish Premiership.[7] After being recalled on 1 January 2024, Costelloe immediately joined fellow Scottish side Dundee on loan until the end of the season.[8] Costelloe made his debut for the Dark Blues on 20 January in a Scottish Cup game away to Kilmarnock.[9] On 21 May 2024, Burnley said the player would be returning once the loan ended.[10]
In August 2024, Costelloe joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on a season-long loan deal.[11] He made his debut from the bench in the league opener against Doncaster Rovers.[12]
Costelloe made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut on 16 June 2023, in a 2–2 draw with Ukraine U21 in a friendly played in Bad Blumau, Austria.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Galway United | 2018 | LOI First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | LOI First Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | LOI First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Burnley | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Bradford City (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Dundee (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2024–25 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1 | |||