| Stephen Dooley | |
| Fullname: | Stephen Paul Dooley |
| Birth Date: | 19 October 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Ballymoney, Northern Ireland |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Harrogate Town |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2010–2013 |
| College1: | Loyola Greyhounds |
| Years1: | 2007–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Coleraine |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Coleraine |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Derry City |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Cork City |
| Caps4: | 53 |
| Goals4: | 9 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Coleraine |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Rochdale |
| Caps6: | 111 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2022– |
| Clubs7: | Harrogate Town |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Northern Ireland U17 |
| Nationalteam2: | Northern Ireland U19 |
| Club-Update: | 15:00, 16 October 2022 (UTC) |
Stephen Paul Dooley (born 19 October 1991) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Harrogate Town.
Born in Ballymoney, Dooley grew up in Portstewart and attended Loreto College, Coleraine.
Dooley began his career with Coleraine.[1] He left in 2010 to play college soccer in the United States for the Loyola Greyhounds.[2] [1] He returned to Coleraine in 2013.[1] He signed for Derry City in January 2014, before moving to Cork City in January 2016.[1] [3] [4] He returned to Coleraine for a third spell in December 2017.[5] [6] [7]
He signed for English club Rochdale in May 2018.[8] On 19 June 2021, Dooley signed a new one-year contract.[9]
On 14 June 2022, it was announced that Dooley would move to fellow League Two club Harrogate Town on a two-year deal, at the end of his current contract with Rochdale.[10] [11]
Dooley represented Northern Ireland at under-17 and under-19 levels.[2]