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Irish footballer

John Mahon
Full name John Mahon
Date of birth (1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender

Current team

 Sligo Rovers
Number 21
2008–2015 Ballisodare United
2015–2017 Sligo Rovers
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Sligo Rovers 89 (2)
2022–2023 St Johnstone 3 (0)
2023– Sligo Rovers 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:29, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

John Mahon (born 26 November 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers.

Club career[edit]

Sligo Rovers[edit]

Mahon began playing for his local club Sligo Rovers at underage under 17 level in 2015, where he played for 2 years before progressing to the under 19 side and then the first team in 2017.[2] He made his first team debut on 17 April 2017 in a 1–0 win away to Finn Harps in a League of Ireland Cup tie at Finn Park.[3] That proved to be his only appearance of the season despite being named as an unused substitute in 19 league games.[4] His League of Ireland Premier Division debut came on 21 April 2018 in a 0–0 draw with St Patrick’s Athletic at The Showgrounds.[5] In June 2018 he earned a new two-and-a-half-year contract to keep him at the club until the end of the 2020 season.[6] Mahon scored his first goal in senior football on 26 October 2018 in a 2–0 win over Shamrock Rovers in the final game of the season.[7] He made a total of 29 appearances during his breakthrough season, scoring 1 goal.[4] February 2019 saw reported interest in Mahon from Scottish Premiership arch rivals Celtic and Rangers.[8] On 2 February 2020, Mahon suffered a broken tibia in a pre-season friendly against Athlone Town.[9][10] The injury kept him out of action for almost the entirety of the season but he returned to the side in October 2020 and made 5 appearances in all competitions by the season’s end.[4] Upon returning from injury in October 2020, Mahon signed a new two-year-contract with the club.[11][12] On 29 October 2021, Mahon scored his first goal in just over three years when he opened the scoring in a 2–0 win over Drogheda United.[13] On 21 December 2021, he signed a contract with to keep him at the club until the end of 2023.[14] Upon signing his new contract, Mahon stated that he had a desire to play abroad but for now his focus was on helping his club to win trophies.[15] The following month however, the six figure release clause in his contract was met and he departed the club.[16] He made 102 appearances in total for Sligo Rovers during his time at the club, scoring 2 goals.[4]

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St Johnstone[edit]

Mahon signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone for an undisclosed fee on 23 January 2022.

He left St. Johnstone only a year into his contract, with the club and player mutually agreeing to terminate his contract.

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Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 3 March 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sligo Rovers 2017 LOI Premier Division 0 0 0 0 1 0 0[c] 0 1 0
2018 LOI Premier Division 24 1 1 0 2 0 2[c] 0 29 1
2019 LOI Premier Division 34 0 4 0 1 0 – 39 0
2020 LOI Premier Division 3 0 2 0 – – 5 0
2021 LOI Premier Division 32 1 0 0 – 0[d] 0 32 1
Total 89 2 7 0 4 0 2 0 102 2
St Johnstone 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 3 0 – – 1[e] 0 4 0
2022–23 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 3 0 1[c] 0 4 0
Total 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 8 0
St Johnstone F.C. II 2022–23 — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
Sligo Rovers 2023 LOI Premier Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 93 2 7 0 4 0 5 0 109 2

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