Joe Rafferty
 Rafferty in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Gerard Rafferty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rochdale | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2012 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Rochdale | 151 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011– | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:07, 24 May 2016 (UTC). | |||
Joseph Gerard "Joe" Rafferty (born 6 October 1993) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays as a right back for English club Rochdale. Rafferty can operate as a full-back and as a midfielder.
Rafferty has played internationally for the Republic of Ireland three times at under-18 and once at under-19 level.
Club career
Liverpool
Rafferty spent his youth career with Liverpool, and in 2011 was made captain of the Under-18 side.[2] Whilst at Liverpool he was capped by the Republic of Ireland at Under 18 level making his debut in 2010 in the Jerez tournament against Czech Republic in Prague.[3] The following season Rafferty represented Republic of Ireland at Under 19 levels.[4]
Rochdale
He joined Football League Two side Rochdale on 2 July 2012.[5] On 4 September 2012 Rafferty made his first-team debut for Rochdale in the Football League Trophy against Fleetwood Town coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Brian Barry-Murphy.[6] On 16 May 2013 Rafferty signed a new 1-year contract at Rochdale. on 8 October 2013 Rafferty scored his first professional goal with a header against Port Vale in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. On 26 April 2014 Rafferty was part of the Rochdale team which won promotion to League One. On 1 July 2014 Rafferty agreed a new two-year contract extending his stay at Spotland until May 2016.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 24 May 2016.[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rochdale | 2012–13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| Career total | 114 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 129 | 2 | |
References
- ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ Pearce, James (1 September 2011). "Joe Rafferty speaks of pride at captaining Liverpool FC under-18s". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "Late brace condemns U18s to defeat". Football Association of Ireland. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "Under-19s lose season opener". Football Association of Ireland. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "McIntyre, Rafferty and Edwards join Rochdale". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "Rochdale 2–2 Fleetwood Town". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "Contracts: Bunney, Rafferty & Rose". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ Joseph Rafferty career statistics at Soccerbase
