| Gavin Molloy | |
| Birth Date: | 19 October 2001 |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Aberdeen |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Drogheda United |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Bohemians |
| Years1: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Shelbourne |
| Caps1: | 71 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Aberdeen |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:57, 4 December 2024 (UTC) |
Gavin Molloy (born 19 October 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen, as a defender.
Molloy spent his early career with Drogheda United, Bohemians and Shelbourne,[1] and eventually became the captain of the latter team in March 2023.[2] He signed a new contract with Shelbourne in July 2022,[3] in April 2023,[4] [5] and again in February 2024.[6] With Shelbourne he was a runner-up in the 2022 FAI Cup final.[7]
On 14 June 2024, it was announced that Molloy would sign a three-year contract with Scottish side Aberdeen on 1 July, joining the club for an undisclosed fee,[8] [9] [10] reported to be worth £75,000.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Shelbourne | 2021 | League of Ireland First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 2023[12] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 5 | |||
| Aberdeen | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 86 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 5 | |||
His grandfather, Theo Dunne, was also a footballer and similarly captained Shelbourne.[2] His second cousin, Richard Dunne, was also a footballer.[13]