| Michael Kelly | |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 1996 |
| Height: | 1.96m[1] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Accrington Stanley |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Youthclubs1: | Confey |
| Youthclubs2: | Cherry Orchard |
| Youthclubs3: | Dunboyne |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Clubs1: | Shamrock Rovers II |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | Shamrock Rovers |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Cabinteely |
| Caps3: | 50 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | Longford Town |
| Caps4: | 26 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | Bohemians |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020 |
| Clubs6: | Cabinteely |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Clubs7: | Longford Town |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022 |
| Clubs8: | Bray Wanderers |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs9: | Carlisle United |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs10: | Milton Keynes Dons |
| Caps10: | 15 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Clubs11: | Accrington Stanley |
| Caps11: | 2 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:09, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Michael Kelly (born 13 July 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for side Accrington Stanley.
A native of Confey in Leixlip, Kelly began playing with local side Confey FC,[2] before continuing his youth football with Cherry Orchard and Dunboyne.[3] He then played senior football in the League of Ireland for Shamrock Rovers II, Shamrock Rovers, Cabinteely, Longford Town, Bohemians and Bray Wanderers,[1] [4] before signing for English club Carlisle United on 30 July 2022.[5] On 30 May 2023, it was announced that Kelly had been released by the club following their promotion, without making a league appearance during the season.[6]
After over three months without a club,[7] on 9 September 2023 Kelly joined League Two club Milton Keynes Dons on a short-term deal following injury to Dons goalkeeper Nathan Harness.[8] Kelly was released by MK Dons at the end of the 2023–24 season.[9]
On 23 May 2024, Kelly was announced to have agreed to join EFL League Two side Accrington Stanley on a two-year contract.[10] He made his debut on 10 August 2024, in a 4–1 defeat away to Doncaster Rovers on the opening day of the season.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Shamrock Rovers II | 2014 | LOI First Division | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2015 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cabinteely | 2016 | LOI First Division | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 0 | |||
| Longford Town | 2018 | LOI First Division | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Bohemians | 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cabinteely | 2020 | LOI First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Longford Town | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Bray Wanderers | 2022 | LOI First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Carlisle United | 2022–23 | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2023–24 | EFL League Two | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 2024–25 | EFL League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 129 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 149 | 0 | |||